The Big Mango

So, we made it to Bangkok, home of squid chips and mango sticky rice.



Reclining Buddha





 

She was using a fork 1 second ago

And Pad Thai, of course, which tastes remarkably like the King & I on Charles Street on Beacon Hill.

We've actually experienced quite a bit so far in our first day and a half here including: 

• temples and buddhas galore
• sweating galore
• one possibly pick-pocketed tissue pack
• one ATM card swallowed by the gaping maw of Bangkok Bank
• an initial foray into the wonderfully greasy and questionably hygenic world of street food
• one very large reclining buddha
• one questionably small "emerald" buddha (actually made out of "jade")
• one gentle redirection by Royal guard pointing gun to indicate proper egress
• many Thai beers of varying temperatures

Well, you get the idea.  We think we'll take a cue from the monks and slow it down a notch.

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