We have been traveling in Thailand for about two weeks now. Thailand is such a beautiful, easy and friendly country to have an unplanned, unrehearsed and unexpected adventure! We are loving the freedom of not having plans and being able to move anywhere at any given time. Thailand has so much to offer and everything is so accessible.
We started in Bangkok taking it very easy. We were jet-lagged and Jeff was fighting a bug that started on the flight to Taipei on our way to Thailand.
“I like Bangkok. It is a dirty city, but it is a very exciting city.” – Marcus
We introduced the kids to the big city which they learned to appreciate once they got over the initial shock. Bangkok is a very busy city; lots of everything going on all the time. Swarms of people, endless traffic, sidewalks packed with food vendors, lots of smells (good and awful), hot, humid, loud, polluted… yet interesting, exciting and fascinating!
We have visited markets of all kinds, eaten all sorts of delicious food from the street vendors, practiced (and improved!) our negotiating skills with the very street savvy merchants, gone on long tail boats to discover the Thai way of life in the canals, we have been startled by enormous dragons (called hila monsters) sunbathing on the rocks by the brown river water, we have been mesmerized by the gorgeous temples, the immensity of the reclining Buddha, the views of the city from the Golden Mount, enjoyed many exhilarating tuk-tuk rides, figured out subways and sky trains, admired matches of sepak takraw played throughout Bangkok’s parks and streets (a cross between soccer and volleyball played with a small sized bamboo-woven ball that the players skillfully pass to each other over a net without touching it with their hands or arms)… never a dull moment! Just like Papá and Mamá fell in love with this crazy city 10 years ago, so have our kids this time around.
No doubt we’ll be back in Bangkok again, but now we are off to island paradise!
theintrepid5: the Kaltreider adventure 
Os leo y se me dibuja una sonrisa sólo de pensar lo que estaréis disfrutando de la experiencia que estáis compartiendo con los niños, nunca lo olvidaréis! Ójala todos los padres pudieran hacer algo así con sus hijos, seguro que esta experiencia os hace a todos mejores.
Me ha entrado morriña de Thailandia, es un país en el que podría vivir.
Muchos besos y seguid tan bien!
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It makes me very happy to see the adventure you have dreamed about and are now experiencing. I imagine words don’t do it justice, but photos certainly help! We miss you very much and I love seeing your shining faces! Love, love, love, Omi
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Que chulo todo, nos dais una envidia loca!!! muchos besos
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Còmo me han gustado vuestras aventuras! Todo esto lo recuerdo cuando estuve con Papa! Qué ilusión me ha hecho saber vuestras andanzas! Estaba muy añorada ….. Y sigo! Aunque estoy muy contenta de veros tan felices! Además de los detalles de Buenos Aires y demás. Supongo que Pía ha ido recibiendo mis e.mails. Estáis todos guapísimos! Y como están de mayores los niños! Ya no los conoceré!
Bueno por aquí todo sigue bien. Disfrutando de vuestros detalles que mañana comentaré pues me paso vuestras fotos al IPad y me las miro más aumentadas…. Y me las miro…… Y miro…….y remiro!……. Y os vuelvo a ver tan guapos!……. Como os quiero!………. Se me va el corazón! …..:os mando miles de besitos…………😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Abuelita
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