April 30, 2007
Travel Log Part 11
Saturday, March 10, 9:15 pm
Today has been much better. We drove to Sowankolok and had lunch with a few people. This has been an added stop - we were supposed to go on to Sukhotai today, but someone decided they had a better idea and we're at their mercy.
As soon as we got out, I noticed an American guy. We've only been here 10 days, but we're already excited to see other Americans. This guy's name is Brian. He's from Maryland and he's in the Peace Corp. He's been here over a year and seems to like it pretty well. It was fun to have him along with us. He's very "Ashton Kutcher" - not the kind of guy I would normally be friends with, but he was fun and interesting and I think he was very glad to be around Americans his own age.
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| From Thailand Marc... |
We went to some ancient ruins and a few temples - about 700 years old - pretty interesting and our tour guide knew when to leave - he didn't make us linger like we did in Thoen.
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| From Thailand Marc... |
M & I are at a house together. The people are very friendly and have worked very hard to communicate with us. When we exhausted all of our Thai and their English, they pulled out a video they thought we might like: a DVD of the Beegees that was absolutely hilarious! I have never seen a grown man wearing short-shorts (white) and no shirt, with a sweater tied around his neck. It was remarkable.
Tomorrow, we go to Sukhotai where we're supposed to have most of the day off and stay at a "resort". I'm trying not to get to excited about this so-called "resort" because I've learned that the Thais have different definitions than I do.