Wednesday ,( Malaysia), 19 Oct., 2016  -  Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok
   A day of travel, not particularly exciting.  A taxi picked us up at 8:50 am for a drive of almost an hour to the airport.  Our flight was at 12:20 on a Boeing 737 and was uneventful.  (The fish for lunch on board was tasty.)  Again it was a long drive into the city and our hotel, the ‘On 8' which is located at the end of a little short street, I’ve yet to get my bearings as to where it is in the city.  For dinner we went up the street to what appeared to be a genuine Thai restaurant for a typical meal.

Thursday ,( Malaysia), 20 Oct., 2016  -  Bangkok
   Our first day got off to a late start with a need to do a little laundry.  We then walked to the Subway station, about 15 minutes slow walk, and took the subway to the ‘Thailand Cultural Centre’ station. 

On our way back to the subway we stopped at an ‘open air restaurant’ for lunch.  It was busy with well dressed Thais and we assumed the food was quality and typical, although Eva had some reservations as it was so different. The soups we chose were tasty, but a wee bit on the spicy side despite our attempts to pick something milder.  (Mine was spicier and I picked out several pieces of hot chili peppers.)  By the time we got back to our hotel we were hot, tired, and ready for a shower and a rest.

After a few false starts we found the centre and spent a couple of hours touring their display of the history and culture of Thailand.  This centre was not designed for tourists but for the Thai people themselves.  Every sign was in the Thai language with the Thai alphabet.  The odd little bit was translated.    At the entrance to the centre we watched a video describing the 6 rooms of the exhibit, in Thai with English subtitles. The exhibits were well done, and we enjoyed the freedom the children had to handle some of the exhibits without the usual admonitions to “be quiet,” and “be careful.”




Thought you’d enjoy this sign we saw this morning!

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