This will be a very quick summary of today as it is after 10 pm and I have to be up and ready to leave at 4:30 am for the Northern part of Thailand bordering Laos and Myanmer. We will be visiting what is known as the Golden Triangle, and may even cross the Mekong River into Laos.
The morning today was spent at our schools. I had a fantastic lunch with Pau (the word for school leader or principal) Tawin. With us was the head of the English department and several other teachers. We had some of the best Pad Thai I have ever had. Pad Thai is a wonderful noodle dish with meat, bean sprouts, peanuts, cilantro, and maybe a spoonful of sugar on top if you are really Thai. Desserts are rare in Thailand, however, today we had Shaved Ice topped with sweetened coconut milk and several different jelled fruits. To drink I had oneof my favorite, Chai yen - Thai Iced Tea....tea served with sweetened milk over crushed ice.
This afternoon I met up with Judy and Russ and we were taken to the Ancient city of Si Satchanalai....There is a modern city which Russ and Judy are living, however, the ancient city is ruins from the 1300s and 1400s as part of the first Capitol City of Thailand....These ruins along with ruins at Sukhothai (which we will visit later) were the capitol cities of the ancient empire.
The ruins are amazing and include many ancient ruins of buildings temples and city walls scattered over a 5 square mile site. We also visited the ancient kilns that produced pottery in the 1300s that was shipped to Indonesia and China. In this area they still produce modern pottery and of course we went shopping and found some beautiful and very cheap pottery.
This evening we hosted our guests for dinner....we ordered 8 different dishes to share along with beer and Thai whiskey. The bill for 9 people.....$30.....Lee Ann, you would be proud we didnt bust the budget!!!
more in a few days when we get back from the North.
Fred
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I am glad to hear that you are keeping a close eye on the finances over there. Russ it is a good thing that things are so cheap. Maybe rings are reasonably priced too!!!
ReplyDeleteI was a little concerned about the high cost of the boat rides. You might want to think about swimming the next time. I hope that you are both taking a lot of pictures.It sounds like the scenery is amazing. Have you tried any bugs yet? I am starting to get hungry for Thai food now. Have a good weekend:)
Lee Ann
No bugs yet, but that may happen.....
ReplyDeletethey also sell smoked rats in the market....havent had that yet either.
Mr. Tawin has a daughter that is 28 and eligible. He was thrilled to hear Russ was single.
Fred