3 days ago after an inconvenient delay in the hectic airport that is Kathmandu we touched down in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. Even though we had been through a long day our excitement for new cuisine, culture and, hopefully soon, beaches, energized us like caffeine.
We admit that even though we have been here about half a week we have been very disappointing tourists, opting to skip on pretty much every big sight. Some members of the family have been suffering from illness and it’s hard for us to adjust to the hot and humid temps after coming from Nepal where it was been dry and chilly.
We have visited some of the shopping districts in town, searching for decorations to get us in the holiday spirit, but that’s not saying much because from what we have seen most of Bangkok is a shopping mecca. Just yesterday we went to well known colossal mall Terminal 21. The shopping center has many many levels, each themed like a destination in the world. It just a few minutes we visited “Rome”, “Paris”, “Tokyo”, “London”, “Istanbul”, “The Caribbean” and “San Francisco”. It was kind of tacky, with tuk tuks, double decker buses, trolleys and the Golden Gate Bridge serving solely as selfie props but still a unique experience.
We also have been enjoying the Thai cuisine, which is a firework show of flavor compared to the modest tastes of Nepal. Adjusting to the enthusiasm for spice in this country has been a bit of a challenge but everyone is really embracing green papaya salad, sticky rice and fresh, sliced and cheap fruit sold on every corner. Yum!
In the next few days we will hail various modes of transportation to the popular and tropical island of Koh Panghnan. Justin will be hunting for a good property (Hopefully close to the beach!) where we can relax and settle down for the holidays. It will be nice to take some time to get the dust of the trail off our clothes before continuing on to the rest of South East Asia.
(Sorry there are no pictures accompanying this post, many of our images were lost on account of a cheap memory card)
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