Victoria's first trip to Bangkok
Victoria and I made it ! No trouble or major challenges. The funniest part of the journey over was Victoria's observation of the inflight emergency video and "What to do in a water landing." She looked over at me during the life vest demonstration wide-eyed and said, "THAT guy is SMILING!!! WHAT on earth does he have to be so happy about. I would NOT be so chipper if I actually had to USE that life vest." I got a good laugh out of that one.
Our first day out we headed to Chatuchak Market because as anyone who has been here knows ...Thailand is much about the markets. This is the largest indoor market in the country and has everything imaginable. I've already written about it in an entry so I won't go into more details. Against the advice of my mom who has been here before, I let Victoria venture into the pet area where she immediately cooed over the many adorable puppies for sale. I can hear my mother now scolding me in disappointment. . . "OH, the DISEASES!!" Please, they are JUST puppies!! How harmful can they be. ... and MOM, they DON'T have BIRD FLU!!!! We had alot of fun exploring and seeing all the fun stuff. We needed our own little movie montage as we tried on dozens of pairs of sunglasses. We especially enjoyed these particular pairs as they gave us a great laugh at ourselves. Our new motto about ultra-oversized sunglasses ..."Just Say No."
After soaking in as much Chatuchak as possible, we headed to the new Paragon Center in Siam Square and saw a movie. Movies here are a bit different from the U.S. in that one has assigned seating. We opted for the V.I.P. section . . because . . why not?? Upon arriving, I was freezing and jokingly said to the usher, "got a blanket?" (not really thinking he understood me) and after escorting us to our plush loveseat sofa for two in a prime spot in the theater, he returned with a large pouch and handed it to me. I unzipped it to find a lovely silk blanket that Victoria and I immediately curled up in. If only we could take a few cues from these Thais about hospitality. Needless to say, watching "Inside Man" in style would be an understatement.
Our first day out we headed to Chatuchak Market because as anyone who has been here knows ...Thailand is much about the markets. This is the largest indoor market in the country and has everything imaginable. I've already written about it in an entry so I won't go into more details. Against the advice of my mom who has been here before, I let Victoria venture into the pet area where she immediately cooed over the many adorable puppies for sale. I can hear my mother now scolding me in disappointment. . . "OH, the DISEASES!!" Please, they are JUST puppies!! How harmful can they be. ... and MOM, they DON'T have BIRD FLU!!!! We had alot of fun exploring and seeing all the fun stuff. We needed our own little movie montage as we tried on dozens of pairs of sunglasses. We especially enjoyed these particular pairs as they gave us a great laugh at ourselves. Our new motto about ultra-oversized sunglasses ..."Just Say No."
After soaking in as much Chatuchak as possible, we headed to the new Paragon Center in Siam Square and saw a movie. Movies here are a bit different from the U.S. in that one has assigned seating. We opted for the V.I.P. section . . because . . why not?? Upon arriving, I was freezing and jokingly said to the usher, "got a blanket?" (not really thinking he understood me) and after escorting us to our plush loveseat sofa for two in a prime spot in the theater, he returned with a large pouch and handed it to me. I unzipped it to find a lovely silk blanket that Victoria and I immediately curled up in. If only we could take a few cues from these Thais about hospitality. Needless to say, watching "Inside Man" in style would be an understatement.
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