Sunday, May 18, 2008

Waaaaaaaaat














Things That Thailand Doesn't Have:
- Toilet paper in bathrooms (Chiang Mai, Bangkok was better)
- Meals that cost more than $2
- Sidewalks/Crosswalks/Pedestrians
- Fixed prices
- Assigned airplane seating
- fat people
- a love of feet.

Things That Thailand Does Have:
- Wats. So many wats. (Buddhist temples)
- Buddhas.
- HUGE centipedes. And frogs. And rats. And lizards. And bats.
- Delicious things. Vegetarian delicious things too.
- Galleries full of art about elephants. Only elephants.
- Smiles.
- A constant stream of people interested as to where you're from, where you're going, and whether they can graciously offer you a ride there for a nominal price.
- Tuk tuks.
- Crazy escalators
- Rain
- an affection for toast
- Germans/Dutch people. A lot of them.
- $5 dollar a night guesthouse rooms
- Dirtiness
- Monks! Everywhere!

For photos go here