Sa-wut dee! Poot pah-sah tai mai bpen. That means…Hello! I cant speak Thai. Hi! So, we are just beginning day 3, I think. It has been an incredible whirlwind here in Bangkok, and it's hard to believe we are already off to Chiang Mai today. Yesterday we spent the day fishing on a lake loaded with monster catfish as you can see above. I've been trying to think of something witty for a holiday card later this year to accompany the pic. Anyway, Greg's largest fish was about 68 or so pounds! Huge! Together we caught about 10 fish, and had quite a few get away and broken hooks. When we started planning the trip here, this activity was at the top of Greg's list and it definitely did not disappoint!
The day before fishing we did all kinds of things...hired a long tail boat to take us up the river to Wat Pho, home of the beautiful golden reclining buddha. Traveled by tuk-tuk to the weekend market and made friends with some ladies over a Pad Thai for lunch. Saw squirrels being sold as pets (we think) as well as all kinds of puppies. It wasn't the depressing kind of animal sale I have seen before. After the market we returned for a little nap before we navigated Bangkok public transportation (including a train transfer) to attend a Thai boxing match. It was not all that we had hoped for, but still entertaining. Apparently, there was a big football match on so many thais had gone to watch that. But, we still had fun watching the matches as well as the locals placing their gambling bets with enthusiasm.
So, now we are leaving our magic home in the sky above the canal (our Bangkok hotel has been marvelous), and headed to the jungles of Chiang Mai. Tomorrow morning we leave for our jungle trek, so it will be a few days before I post next!
Till then!
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That is the scarriest thing I think I've ever seen!!
Be careful in the jungle!! I can't wait to hear what $50 gets you!!
Those are really, really, really scary looking fish. *shivers*
:)
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