Today was a busy day with lots of "things done" which made Lindsay and I quite happy! Oh...there was still complaining...buuutttt we were able to still make use of the day and there wasn't any trips to the pharmacy for Juliet!
We left the apartment at 9am and took the BTS to Sathorn Pier so we could take the Hop On Hop Off tour on the big river in Bangkok, Chao Phraya River (yes, we managed to convince James to take another boat lol). This tour is on a large boat with a rooftop sitting area and an air conditioned inside. We took the 30-minute trip all the way up the river and hopped off on the first stop, Phra Arthit. We didn't take much time to explore as the next boat came 30 minutes later, but we got to enjoy a bit of quiet green space.
The next stop we hopped off at was Tha Maharaj which was a short walking distance to the Grand Palace. We didn't want to spend the 500 baht/person to enter it as we knew the amount of time we'd get the kids to last wouldn't be worth it. Instead, we wandered the streets and stood outside the Palace...annnndddd sure enough the kids started to complain so we pulled-the-plug and hopped back on the boat.
With frustrations high, we forced them to endure another stop at Rajinee so Lindsay could enjoy the flower market. Surprisingly, we lasted here for over an hour! It was in the bottom floor of a GIANT warehouse so out of the sun, and with all of the flowers, both Juliet and Lindsay were interested. There was fresh fruit, plants, and flowers.
We then went back to the apartment for 2.5 hours to cool down and quickly go in the pool. Afterwards, we got a Grab (like Uber) to Wat Arun for the final hour that it was open. It's quiet a fascinating temple due to the design, restoration attempts over the centuries, and the intricacy of all of the porcelain used to decorate it.
Once we finished there we took our last boat trip to the other end of the line at Asiatique. It is a large open-air tourist area with many stores, outdoor eating, shops, theme park rides, and beer gardens. It is all on the river so really a beautiful setting. We were out until 9 (which was a surprise!) and went back to the apartment.
Today was another day of travel, but this time it involved a VERY LONG and heavy-traffic Grab ride to the airport (1hr 40mins), a 1hr delayed flight, and 1hr 15min flight to Chiang Mai. We left the apartment at 9:20am and didn't get to our new apartment until 3pm - yuck!
We'll be in Chiang Mai until the 26th so we took the time to unpack, set things up (it is a nice 2-bedroom apartment), and go for a nice dinner...actually, we figure it was the best food we've had in Thailand and it was less than $20 CAD!
We're looking forward to meeting up with one of our missionary friends--Cynthia--tomorrow. She also has a son, Maceo, who is the same age as James and Juliet! They are excited about that - stay tuned for an update then :)
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