...which direction we are going!
Today was a relaxing day spent with a long lunch with friends talking about all manners of things and then it was time to hop into a taxi and purchase train tickets for our trip to Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. It will be a 12 hour train ride and due to the fact that we bought them so close to the travel date, Carl and I are in separate cars. I'm not thrilled to be locked in another metal tube for 12 hours but I am eager to get to Chiang Mai and to see the elephants!
After the train station we took a taxi in search of the Grand Palace in the center of the city, despite many poor attempts at speaking Thai, we seemed to get quite lost and stopped at a large temple we assumed was the Grand Palace. It wasn't, but it was beautiful!
We spent awhile walking around and then decided to see if we could find the REAL Grand Palace. In our search for a taxi we stopped for snacks and drinks and I got my first taste of Coke in a bag!
Well, I guess I didn't really get to taste it because even though I was thirsty and it looked delicious, I was nagged about the dangers of the ice (it is made from the tap water which isn't potable) so I had to throw it away.
By the time we caught a taxi and stumbled our way through enough Thai to explain where we were going and navigated traffic, the Grand Palace was closed! We made an agreement to make time to see it at the end of our trip and decided to just head back to the hostel.
Tonight we are planning our next move, tomorrow we take our train up to Chiang Mai where we are going to visit an elephant sanctuary! We don't plan to stay long in Chiang Mai, from there we move towards Laos and start our boat trip down the Mekong.
Off we go apparently!
Today was a relaxing day spent with a long lunch with friends talking about all manners of things and then it was time to hop into a taxi and purchase train tickets for our trip to Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. It will be a 12 hour train ride and due to the fact that we bought them so close to the travel date, Carl and I are in separate cars. I'm not thrilled to be locked in another metal tube for 12 hours but I am eager to get to Chiang Mai and to see the elephants!
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| The sign reads "Do Not Litter - $2000 Fine" |
After the train station we took a taxi in search of the Grand Palace in the center of the city, despite many poor attempts at speaking Thai, we seemed to get quite lost and stopped at a large temple we assumed was the Grand Palace. It wasn't, but it was beautiful!
We spent awhile walking around and then decided to see if we could find the REAL Grand Palace. In our search for a taxi we stopped for snacks and drinks and I got my first taste of Coke in a bag!
Well, I guess I didn't really get to taste it because even though I was thirsty and it looked delicious, I was nagged about the dangers of the ice (it is made from the tap water which isn't potable) so I had to throw it away.
By the time we caught a taxi and stumbled our way through enough Thai to explain where we were going and navigated traffic, the Grand Palace was closed! We made an agreement to make time to see it at the end of our trip and decided to just head back to the hostel.
On our walk, Carl found a bit of home!
Tonight we are planning our next move, tomorrow we take our train up to Chiang Mai where we are going to visit an elephant sanctuary! We don't plan to stay long in Chiang Mai, from there we move towards Laos and start our boat trip down the Mekong.
Off we go apparently!
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