Our First Visitors!

Last week we had our first visitors, Henry and his daughter Natalie.  Natalie was Camryn's first friend and actually came to see her in the hospital when she was born.  Here they are as newborns and toddlers...

Camryn's Youngest Visitor

And 10 years later...

Cruising in a tuk tuk

Sipping fruit smoothies in Cambodia

We had a full week which included a visit to Chatachuk, a huge weekend market in Bangkok where you can buy everything from a giant horse to place in the foyer to a bag (or 500 bags) of fish or other yummy treats.

The next day we visited the Grand Palace, home of the Emerald Buddah, and Wat Po, home to the reclining Buddah.  I have to admit that my phone was dying so I didn't get many pictures, so more to come on another visit.  Rather than taking a cab into the city, we took the river taxi along the Chao Phraya River.

The river taxi is a great way to travel into Bangkok for dirt cheap (50 cents/ticket)

Can you tell which one's the monkey and which one's the demon?  Of course I'm referring to the statues, not the girls.  The statues wearing the shoes are the demons, and those without are the monkeys.

The design in the Reclining Buddah's feet is mother of pearl.  As Henry put it, "Now that's some fancy footwork!"

Though I didn't take this photo, this gives you the idea of what the Reclining Buddah looks like.

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/thailand

This Standing Buddah may not have fancy feet, but at least he can stand up straight.

After two full days, Henry had an in-house massage, while Jason had his Thai lesson in the next room.   Only in Thailand!  But the girls were not neglected as they got mani-pedis earlier in the day.

How can you not want to come see us?  And I didn't even mention authentic Thai meals, laundry service, dinner by the pool, and cruising around in the golf cart.

Now, we're ready for Cambodia!  Up next!