Thailand

Time to move on again!

We are just about to close the Thailand chapter of our trip, and thought we'd include some thoughts and photos.

Bangkok is crazy busy. Every form of transportation is over crowded and in a constant deadlock. You can walk, but scooters drive on the sidewalks too. Its a little crazy for our liking. We visited some of their many many malls and markets, checked out their amusement parks and wave pool, and found an amazing church to attend. 

We also took a trip to Kanchanaburi, which is a smaller town a few hours outside of Bangkok. We stayed in a guest house with a pool and cheap mango shakes, which was a welcome change from the craziness. We visited animal parks, rode elephants, fed giraffes and zebras, and got bucked off an elephant into a river! We also discovered the worlds lousiest beach (especially given the extra three hour bus ride).

We are glad to be moving onto new things and perhaps a little less heat. As it stands now, it is uncomfortable to walk in the sun for more than a few minutes, as all clothes become soaked with sweat. We have many many stories, but to write them all here would not do them justice!

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One final note, we have a prayer request. We are scheduled to stop in China after Vietnam, but have had some difficulty getting a visa. We have non refundable tickets (doh!) and so we need to make every effort to get the necessary documents. Theres a lot...    Anyways, we could use some prayer for either entry into china, or acceptance of a bit of collateral damage financially. Either way, we always appreciate your prayers!

The WORLDS LARGEST WAVE POOL (felt all warm...not very refreshing)

 A log flume. And ice cream

The Double BIG SHOCK! A walk through horror house that was ultimately very lame. But this guy puking blood made me laugh.

Kanchanaburi Sunset

Sprayed in the face. Later bucked off.

Our stubborn friend.

He is actually quite alive and did some roaring, but we decided the lady need not poke him with a stick to have him pose for us. We were cool if he just chilled. 

We were bombarded by giraffes, who wanted our banananananas

Zebras too!

No visit to the (crappy) beach is complete without an undersized 'hello kitty' themed tandem bike ride!