Bangkok and Beyond
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The anticipatory energy in the air was palpable when I went to pick up our children at the end of the school yesterday. It seemed as though all the 4th and 5th graders (and even some students as young as 1st grade) were in a hurry to get changed for the U-11 Football tryouts. Both…
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In celebration of Her Majesty the Queen Mother’s birthday, we got a day off school and a long weekend to celebrate the Mother’s Day of Thailand. One component of our celebration was a trip to Terminal 21 Mall. Tracey got to shop and the other three of us explored. Each floor of the mall is…
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We rode across the Chao Praya River (แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา) on a ferry with some friends. The loading and unloading of the ferry was rather entertaining to behold. Unfortunately, in the hustle and bustle of the moment I did not get photos that do justice to the boldness of the motorbike riders that came down a narrow…
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This morning our children set off for their first ever day of classroom school.
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We couldn’t quite make our books plus our neighbors’ books last until the school library opens. We found a public library and enjoyed our afternoon. Besides the short supply of English books, a few things that separated this library from others we’ve visited was the need to leave our shoes outside and the need to…
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Isaac, Daddy, Mommy, and I are sitting on a bench with a cute pea. We went on a swan boat on the lake and saw a huge lizard. We went to BlueCup Coffee and got fun drinks to share. Mommy thought that the birdy was really cute. Isaac and I are riding bikes that have…
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Tonight we had a lot of fun snacking our way through the food area of a local market. While crickets made the best photos, we also enjoyed taro and coconut pancakes, a banana cornflake crepe, garlic bread bites, caramel corn, and pink milk. There were so many fun snacks we didn’t have a chance to…
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Looking for back to school supplies we discovered a fun play space. At LaSalle’s Avenue we found a playground hanging in the sky above the mall’s courtyard. But is it a playground if it’s not on the ground?
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We had a wonderful post-move / pre-school vacation in Hua Hin.
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We were on a fun diesel train to Hua Hin. The train car that we rode in was PURPLE on the outside. We saw lots of people burning there fields, so that they can plant new crops.
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By God’s grace and the kindness of the SRT personnel we made it on our train. I had had a boarding time of 1:31 in my head. The true boarding time was 13:10. We were walking on to the upper platform when the train started pulling out. My agonized response brought me to the attention…
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Today’s adventure was a trip to Chatuchak Market (ตลาดนัดจตุจักร). We passed the time on our train ride there reading a few chapters of All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team. At the market we found more stalls than one could imagine looking at and kept ourselves cool with all sorts…