Today we walked around a lot. Past 4 hospitals, a golf course, 2 malls, horse racing & polo fields. We walked for hours to go to a renowned shopping center and to check out the damage that took place last month. With one short stop at Starbucks (our first one since Tokyo.) The iced coffee put a pep in our step for our I-dont-know-how-many-mile walk. We got to the area where the fighting happened in downtown Bangkok, it was unbelievable. A huge shopping center was burnt all the way up the side....As Jesse said "thats crazy, you dont just throw a match for that to happen." You will have to see the pictures. Bullet holes seemed to only occupy one part of the street and besides the one building there wasn't too much damage. We were able to learn a little bit about the fighting from a nice British guy we were sharing the directory with.
The malls were fun. Had some lunch, marveled at the amount of people inside this 7 story shopping center. Anything you want, you can get here. Popular merchandise include phone covers, bootleg dvd's, shoes, belts, foot massages, etc.. The higher end mall had the usual stores, Burberry, Jimmy Choo, Gucci, Prada...stores we don't typically buy from, even in the U.S.
The most wonderful part of the day, the "Happy Honeymoon" part of the day was dinner. We ate outside on the terrace at the top of the 64 floor State Tower. On Top of Bangkok. It was incredible!!! It was so fabulous to see this great city at night. It was probably the most expensive dinner we've had on this trip but what the hey, it was the last night of our honeymoon and the view alone was intoxicating. Thankfully, we've been playing with the camera so much we got some great shots. Check out the pictures with the lightning in the distance. Jesse is quite the photog these days! They did not serve pad thai but that was okay - I've probably had more than my fair share. Although, I have made a pact with myself that when we get home I will allow it once a week. :) It's just soooo good!
It's so bittersweet to be leaving.... Bitter - because its been SO wonderful, I hope this blog has captured our emotions and excitement toward this amazing excursion. Sweet - because we will return home to our wonderful Families, J's sweet little babies, and of course, Savannah. Normally I would say "I can't wait to sleep in my own bed and shower in my shower" but the showers and the beds have been great, we really haven't even missed ours. It's funny how you can go on a 5 day cruise and be ready to come home, but you can go to the other side of the world for a month and not be ready to leave.
We've already started talking about our next trip abroad. We are trying to figure out how we can see the whole world. :)
Anyone want to join?
Look at this picture from dinner:
Until next time.... (next time we'll be almost home)
xoxo,
Katie Biter
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