Lets start at the very beginning.....

I wasn’t sure where I wanted to start writing this at and I finally decided the beginning would be best. So…..
On October 12th I boarded a plane in Spokane. The flight to Seattle was typical and one I had done before so I really wasn’t excited. I did see our family friend Mrs. White and her daughter Kendall in the airport which was an unexpected diversion while we were waiting for our plane. They were headed to Florida to visit family. Anyway, I didn’t get excited much until we were finally on the plane to Tokyo. I had an aisle seat which was good but the girl who had the window seat kept the window shut the whole time so I didn’t get to see anything which was disappointing. The excitement wore off quickly on that leg of the trip, not only because of the length (10 hours) but also because of the fact that I started feeling sick after eating an in flight meal. Ever try puking your guts out in an airplane bathroom? Well, its an experience I wont soon forget and one I hope never to duplicate! My advice is this: don’t eat the veggie pasta, even if it is the only entrée left!
After that lovely leg of the trip, the Tokyo to Bangkok (7 hrs) was much more boring, especially since they were playing the same movies that were shown 4 times on the last leg, none of which were all that great. I just hope there will be something better showing on the way back!
Being in Bangkok was a fun diversion after being on the plane for so long. We had a whole day to be there and just see things. We met up with a friend of my grandparents, went to lunch, saw a “wat” or temple, and fed the fish there. My hotel room was even a great source of entertainment. I had a great view from which I got some fantastic pictures. The Thai TV was hilarious! There were 2 channels in English and all the rest I hadn’t a clue what was going on. The Flintstones are funny in English but somehow Thai makes them even more amusing.
Being in Bangkok was a fun diversion after being on the plane for so long. We had a whole day to be there and just see things. We met up with a friend of my grandparents, went to lunch, saw a “wat” or temple, and fed the fish there. My hotel room was even a great source of entertainment. I had a great view from which I got some fantastic pictures. The Thai TV was hilarious! There were 2 channels in English and all the rest I hadn’t a clue what was going on. The Flintstones are funny in English but somehow Thai makes them even more amusing.
Being here has been quite a culinary adventure. I have tried numerous types of new foods, some good, and a few not so. In Bangkok we ate out for all our meals. Breakfast took some getting used to since they do not have “breakfast foods”. The first morning we had boiled rice with pork. It was like a rice soup and was actually very good. The second day’s breakfast was even better: pork with noodles. I really enjoyed that.
Lunch with the Cecils friend was a challenge though. We had Phad Tai, which I really enjoy, but this place served it with shrimp. I detest shrimp. I ate around it as discreetly as I could but I didn’t like it at all. If have since had Phad Tai with chicken, which was so much better it doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with the other stuff. By the way, Phad Thai is a dish of noodles, egg, and bean sprouts, mixed togethere and is usually spicy. I mean, make-your-lips-go-numb spicy. It’s a good thing I like spicy foods or there would be problems.