Today is our last day here.
This morning we woke up and headed over to the National Museum; which is the LARGEST museum in all of South East Asia. It was pretty neat! Some of it was typical museum history blah blah stuff ;) but other things were really facinating.
They had some clay bowls that were created way back when; some of the oldest artifacts found, and they were SO similar to the pots I studied in Peruvian Art History. It was facinating to see how the tools and arts for civilizations that were worlds apart and had no idea about eachother developed so similarly: and ulitmately, at this time, so differently.
Afterwards we got some lunch.
Seriously: the food here is out of control.
Then Becca and Jordan went ot get their teeth whitened-it's cheaper here. I don't need that so I instead went for another hour long thai massage. :) Came back here and as Jordan and I went to wander for more food the skies opened up.
It's wonderful. Walking in the rain is so enjoyable because it is still so warm here.
I'm looking forward to leaving the city; we're going to head to Chang Mai, but make a stop before hand.
Being here has been really eye-opening. One thing I've really been affected by, which sounds silly, is the poor care of animals all over the place. :( There are dogs everywhere and they just look so unbelievably unhappy. The cats are missing tails and also look unhealthy. And at the market yesterday; the conditions they were kept in was so frightening. I know that this is just their world, and they value things differently from us. And oh gosh, the people. The beggars and the children...
Really makes you think.
It's wonderfully exotic here. When you take a moment and stop and look around at the trees and green, and everybody is covered in humidity, smells of different and exotic spices everywhere. Fresh and amazing fruit on almost every street for you to eat. Riding around in a tuk tuk, the wind blowing all over you as you speed through the taxis and cars and other tuk tuks: not actually cooling you, but keeping you dry. All the gold here, and jems on everything. It's just incredible.
There was an elephant outside of the boxing stadium the other night. I can't wait for us to ride them through the jungle!!
I do wish I were home for Mother's Day, though. :( I'll get you your peanut brittle when I return!!:) I keep trying to come on in hopes I'll have an email back, or somebody will be on skype, but the hours here are so off that it never usually works out. :) But when it does it's quite nice hearing from you guys! Email me!! amarie55@gmail.com.
Not sure how the internet will be for us after this stop; we're lucky cuz we have it in our hostel and for 15baht we can get a half an hour. But sometimes if you don't have it in your hostel the actual cafes are not worth how much they charge.
Alright, well I am not sure what we've got going on for tonight. Tomorrow, we will be hopping on a bus and headed North!! :)
From what I've seen in pictures, I'm going to be blown away when we get there.
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!
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You get to ride an elephant? That is so cool, like it's been my dream because elphants are like my second favorite animal. Have fun and I will definately be writing you:)
Hi honey,
I look forward to the peanut brittle. Be careful on the elephant. Too funny, you weren't that excited about one, when I took you on one at the zoo when you were little. And, I had a few surprises when I went on a camel in Cairo. These animals can do unexpected things. I think the phrase is spontaneous evolution, when you see similar things happening in different parts of the world at the same time. It is amazing. Those massages sound great. I am so glad to hear you are seeing, experiencing and appreciating where you are, even though it is so different from what you know. Keep it up, it will enrich you so much. Love you.
Mom
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