Our only plans for the day were to have some solo time, some pool time of course, and see a Muay Thai match.

The time alone was good.  I had a great lunch and some walking around. There is some seriously great “urban art” here.

The boxing match started promptly only 20 minutes late. TBH, it was really entertaining if not exactly real. It’s the first set of matches I’ve ever seen. So I’ll have to see more for a comparison.

Having a fun time with Crystal here!

Tomorrow…more nothing!

Yay!

Up late, coffee, more coffee,  taxi,  more coffee,  plane, taxi, minimart, pool, dinner.

Not a lot to report.

❤

It was super awesome!

Up early-ish for breakfast and an Uber to the train station. Both of us are early nerds, so we had lots of time for coffee.

The train wasn’t too horribly late. We arrived,  air-conditioned and excited to see some ruins and some Wats. The tuk-tuk had a husband and wife team driving. They were really nice and didn’t try to make us ride elephants or go to some shopping places. The day just flew by. 

For lunch we were taken to a great little restaurant. Sometimes in this situation the place is overpriced and the food is terrible. Of course our awesome drivers picked a good place! It wasn’t *cheap* but the service was fast and the meal delicious and the portion large. 😄

The UNESCO areas were clean and the bathrooms far superior to the spots I saw in Vietnam. We were happy to pay the 2 dollar admissions.

Before the train ride home, an hour in a riverside cafe watching the ferry go back and forth.

Overall a fantastic day. Not a sunburn or mosquito bite between us!

Dinner was some okay Indian food.

Having a day off today, only travelling to Chiang Mai and pool time planned.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

I had a great one!

A breakfast filled with drama, a canal tour, a six ton solid gold Buddha, pool time,  beers, and too much talking was enough to exhaust me and Crystal both!

The breakfast buffet at the hotel is a microcosm of society,  minus the usual niceties of civilization. It is kill or be killed. It was fantastic to just sit and watch the chaos.

After the carnage palled, it was time for cappuccinos and a canal tour. So neat to see the back waters of Bangkok. The boat driver just tooled around for a couple of hours. We saw lots of birds, reptiles, and other wildlife. An orchid farm too.

After the boat driver dropped us off, we went to Wat Traimit. It’s got a great story. The golden Buddha was hidden inside a layer of plaster and forgotten. Hundreds of years later, a 5.5 ton solid gold statue was revealed after a crane accident. Can you imagine forgetting you own a 5.5 TON golden statue? It was really impressive of course!

A nice relaxing rest of the afternoon led to a walk along Rambutree Alley as usual. This backpacker street is more chill than the drunken cesspool that we stay on, so we eat dinner here most every night.

After the day and all that sun we called it a night kinda early. Busy day tomorrow with all that World Heritage we’ll be seeing!

Love to everyone on Valentine’s Day!