Just to make full use of the pool here we went for a swim this morning before heading out. What a great way to start the day! I'm always one for making the most of the situation!
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| Central World |
Then we rattled along in the breezy bus
to Central World which was marginally quicker than walking and as we had
seats, really excellent especially as we were never asked for our fare
so we travelled free all the way!
We
checked out the pink and very Disney "Christmas" displays sponsored by
the likes of Sunsilk, Disney Hong Kong and Mastercard! Very commercial
and "kitsch" to our western eyes. Then on to Siam Plaza which could be
anywhere in the world with all the designer names and brands although
there was a lovely elephant display raising money and awareness of
elephants' habitats, etc.
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| Yeah! |
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| Swinging in the sunshine! |
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| Don't you love how Mastercard sponsors Christmas!? |
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| See what I mean by pink! |
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| Even a pink scooter! |
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| Handstand by the enormous tree. |
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| Tom and me! |
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| A durian elephant - hard to think of a stinkier combination! |
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| Bilbao, are you ready for the Bangkok Puppy?! |
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| Sawasdee Thailand elephant |
Finally we were on our way to the river
and the river boat. We decided just to enjoy chugging down the Chao
Praya River to see the water traffic, the busyness of the river and the
various points of interest along the way. We didn't want to stop at
temples this time as we are "templed" out although we did note the Dawn
Temple was covered with scaffolding. The Dawn Temple made a particular
impression when we climbed it in January as it was so steep and so
dangerous! Apparently, it will be closed for three years for
renovations so we timed our climb well!
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| Chugging along the Chao Praya |
We
hopped off the boat opposite the Dawn Temple and found lunch at a
little stall where we all enjoyed some noodles and soup (50 Baht each).
After sitting by the river in the shade we hopped back on the boat and
chugged on back.
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| Lunch! |
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| Slurping noodles is fun! |
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| Slurp! |
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| Some of us trying to relax by the river, others of us, ran around! |
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| Luke almost camouflaged. |
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| Freedom of childhood...I do hope he remembers our trip. |
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| Farewell to the river! |
I bought some cooked meat from one of the street carts as we tend to do to add to our rice and veggies for dinner at home. My usual pork stick seller wasn't there and neither was the "chicken" man so I spied another cart and asked what he was selling. He told me chicken but it did look a bit different and that's because, as we discovered, it was hearts, livers and ???? other bits of the chicken. Most of us went vegetarian at dinner tonight! All part of the learning!
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| At the cinemas |
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| 007 with Thai subtitles |
Tim and I went to see the new James Bond film, Spectre, at our local cinema (180 Baht) where the tickets are significantly cheaper than Australia and the seats are magnificent! I loved it! What's more some of the scenes were shot in London and Rome so it was pretty exciting knowing we'd been there. I particularly enjoyed the car chase along the river path by the Tiber as we'd walked on that path only a week or so ago!
Awesome!
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