April 17, 2007
Travel Log Part 6
Monday, March 5, 5:00 pm
The shower situation here is not good. After M finished her shower, she came in and I told her I was about to go get in the shower, to which she replied bitterly: "See you in 3 minutes." She was correct. Not only was it dirty, it was ice cold. Fastest shower ever.
Today has been fun. We went to the elephant training center, where we got to ride an elephant, plus feed them and watch them do a show. (They can paint pictures with their trunks. Who knew?)
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After that, we went to a "factory" where they make beads and other wood crafts (mostly out of coconut shells).
After lunch, we went to an herbal garden where they grow herbs and process them into tea, lotion, soap, oil, etc. Then, best of all, we had a Thai massage. It was quite an experience. Good, but different than the typical massage you would get in America. The cost was (free for us) 100 baht (about $3.00) for a fan room plus an hour massage or 150 baht ($4.50) for an air conditioned room with an hour massage. But that's only the price if you speak/read Thai. In the English version of the brochure, the prices are double. Morgan said that was common. Lucky for him, he speaks Thai.
Morgan is the guy from California who teaches English here. He has been here for 5 months and can speak and read Thai fluently.
M & I did find out that one of the ladies at our house speaks English pretty well. One of the other ladies is a Christian but unfortunately, we're incommunicado (as we say in the old country).
Tonight is another dinner party. I have a feeling we'll be attending many dinner parties this month.
Nine bucks still ain't bad for an hour massage. I paid $9 for an ice cream cone in Rome.
I love that you get to ride the elephant in a chair! I imagined you riding astride on a big pile of carpets. Maybe I'm getting elephant riding confused with camel riding...
Posted by: emily at April 17, 2007 08:58 AM