Andy's Asia - Life in the Village

Another scene from the Grand Palace 

This is the head of the giant reclining Buddha at Wat Po. 

On their first day, we did a marathon tour of the canals, Wat Arun, Wat Po and the Grand Palace!! Here are Doug and Sage at the Grand Palace! 

A mother and her two daughters at Wat Arun. 

At Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) I found these particularly photogenic Buddhas.  

It was the Queen's birthday when I first arrived and we went to a friend's daughter's school for a special dance performance in honor of the Queen and all the mothers. 

On a tour of the Klong with Sage and Doug, this jovial lady came by to sell us some trinkets. 

Hello all! It's been a long time, but I hope the posts will be a bit more frequent in the future. I'm no longer just visiting. I moved here about two weeks ago, here specifically being Bangkok. It's been a hectic and exhilirating ride so far. After a few days of just getting my feet on the ground again, I spent a week doing apartment searching. I had a few requirements and it was tough to find a place that met all of the most important ones let alone the optional ones. But finally, at the last minute, I found a nice but small studio condo. It's a 10 minute walk from skytrain, has a cooktop, washing machine and I was able to get hi speed internet access. It took some wrangling and haggling to finalize the price but I'm settled in and set up with my internet access. After getting the condo set up, my friends Sage and Doug Haughey arrived for a whirlwind visit. We 'did' Bangkok in three plus days. It was fun to play tour guide and I'll get a few