Wat Arun Temple
Grand Palace
Surprise, Emma found the "perfect" purse at the Floating Market!
Zach found a fedora (his favorite hat!) at the Floating Market!
Easter Brunch at the Asiana Hotel-yummy-but I sure did miss Mom's coconut cake!
We spent Easter in Bangkok, Thailand and had a wonderful holiday weekend. I was not at all sure what to expect and really didn't know much about Bangkok, but we were pleasantly surprised! While the city is not as spotless as Kuala Lumpur, it sure beats Chennai! We did encounter more people working in shops and restaurants that did not speak English, but we managed. We spent the first day on a boat ride through the canals of the city and visited the Wat Arun Temple where Zach and I climbed up I don't know how many NARROW steps to reach the top. We had a beautiful view of the city and then--had to climb back down. My muscles are still feeling it! Emma and Farid might have been smarter than the two of us and decided to bypass the climb. Next we stopped at a Snake Farm (part of the tour or we would never have been there). They did a cheesy little demonstration with some venomous snakes and then we walked around a sad little zoo where the animals are kept in wire cages with dirt floors. They had bears, tigers, deer, monkeys, etc in these enclosures. Zach and Emma were both ready to leave pretty quickly because it was pretty depressing. That was the least favorite part of our trip. Third stop was the Grand Palace which is a Buddhist temple, actually several temples, covering several acres. We were given a blessing by a Buddhist monk who tied prayer beads on each of our wrists.
Day two we went to the Floating Market where you ride in a boat through several canals and vendors are lined up in shops over the water or boats float by you selling goods. It was everything you could imagine from souvenirs to fruit, vegetables, even hot cooked meals cooked on the boats or docks. From there we went to the weekend market which is a huge flea market covering about 30 acres. Again it was sensory overload. Crowded and hot were the best two words to describe this place but still I'm glad we went. We saw one old woman with several bowls of "raw" ingredients that she would cook up for you at your request. However, since one of the bowls contained what we believed to be live grubs---we passed! So instead we went to a nice mall and had Thai food which was wonderful. Fear Factor doesn't need to worry about contacting us! Up at 4 a.m. Sunday morning, we arrived back in Chennai just in time to go to Santhome Cathedral and then to Easter brunch. It was a very different but fun holiday for us!
Day two we went to the Floating Market where you ride in a boat through several canals and vendors are lined up in shops over the water or boats float by you selling goods. It was everything you could imagine from souvenirs to fruit, vegetables, even hot cooked meals cooked on the boats or docks. From there we went to the weekend market which is a huge flea market covering about 30 acres. Again it was sensory overload. Crowded and hot were the best two words to describe this place but still I'm glad we went. We saw one old woman with several bowls of "raw" ingredients that she would cook up for you at your request. However, since one of the bowls contained what we believed to be live grubs---we passed! So instead we went to a nice mall and had Thai food which was wonderful. Fear Factor doesn't need to worry about contacting us! Up at 4 a.m. Sunday morning, we arrived back in Chennai just in time to go to Santhome Cathedral and then to Easter brunch. It was a very different but fun holiday for us!
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