Bangkok!

We arrive in Bangkok around 7 AM, just in time for the floating market, but unfortunately the floating market in Bangkok isn't much of a floating market. The real one was too far away though considering we only had a day in the capital. Since that wasn't that interesting, we headed straight for the temples and palaces. I have to admit that I don't know the names of the temples or the palaces that we saw. That's embarrassing. But anyway...they were pretty cool!

So we get there and we have to have our legs covered down to our knee for girls (pants for guys) and we need to cover our shoulders. Since the King's sister had just died, everyone was wearing black and was in mourning (the King is a BIG deal in Thailand), so I, trying to be respectful, did the best I could with what I had in my backpack. I wore my black yoga pants, a black tank top and the purple scarf I had bought the day before, around my shoulders like a shawl. Unfortunately, they spotted me and this wasn't going to cut it so I ended up having to "rent" a HUGE ORANGE men's shirt instead. Mind you it was hotter than HADES as Mom would say. I was not in a very good mood, but was trying for the sake of the beauty of the temples. I really did like those little temple guys that hold up the temples. (See picture, hard to explain)

Afterward we went to the Weekend Market. Oh child! (that's for you Wheels) did I do some damage and some good bargaining too! I managed to buy 3 really interesting pieces - a dark wood bowl thing, a cool shaped vase, and some wood elephants holding up a plate - for about 1,000 thai baht or maybe less? (there are 30 baht to a $1, you do the math, I'm really tired right now). Yeah! Freaking sweet. Afterward we all decided we were in dire need of air-conditioning so we went to Phil's favorite restaurant the Magic Chicken. It was seriously magic chicken. Soooooo good again! Thai food is SO good that it makes me eat spicy stuff and like it! If you know me and my eating habits, you know I'd never eat curry, but the Thai people make it so well that I don't even care it's hot! I eat curry now! Can you believe it!?! They are so good those Thai chefs...

Honestly, I don't remember what we did until we went out that night. I just know we had Subway for dinner and found out later that tuna in Thailand from a Subway should be avoided (as Caz was sick for about 4 days after our trip). Then we went to this sweet place to play pool and I freakin' won the game. How that happened I don't really know. I know many of you have tried time and time again to teach me and I never seem to get it, but when Matt said think angles, that was it! Me and my math/geometry head. Haha! So that was rather exciting. Then we rode in a tuk tuk (aka a little tricycle taxi that was pop-a-wheeling all over the place, so fun!) and I quite enjoyed it. And then we had some chocolate/banana crepe-ish Thai dessert off the streets and then went to bed, got up had a yummy breakfast once again and headed back to HK! I love Thailand!