Thailand adventures

Sitting in here on a flight on November 6^th, Tessa’s 10^th birthday, coming home from a trip to Thailand to visit our friends. The day we left India for the home of sticky rice and mango, the reports of flooding were at their peak and it was unclear if the airport would be shut down. Luckily we risked it and boarded our plane.

The leader of the country makes the decision to keep the water out of central Bangkok…just like the mayor of Seattle made sure to have snow plows where he needed them for his own comfort.  There were parts of Bangkok that were closed on the outskirts and we walked in those areas having sewage water up to our knees.

The word “elephant” means ivory in German that is why everyone calls Elephants, Elephants.  Did you know elephants live to be 70 years old and that they are great swimmers? Well, Tessa is doing a report on elephants and will post it soon!!!

 

Thailand is a country of 80 million people and there are over 3,000 Buddhist temples. The food is unbelievable and most big meals on the street, such as yummy chicken dishes and pad Thai are only $1.00.  The malls are so fancy in Bangkok that it is well, scary. They sell Lamborghinis in the mall and have more restaurants than some small cities. 

                       -tessa and delaney