Mom and Dad only got 2 hours of sleep last night... Dad's clock was still set for 4:30am. I don't know how they made it through the day. :) We started the day out with breakfast at our hotel... mine consisted of: fried egg, potatoes, rice, cucumbers, watermelon, and toast...with very strong coffee! We walked to the river, thinking we were going to ride a boat to the Grand Palace (home of the reigning king of Thailand)... but, we decided that we didn't want to get all wet with sewage water in a rickety speed boat with blue tarps all over it. :) So, we took a taxi to the Grand Palace and Temple. It was a wild experience. We were told that the Palace didn't open until 1pm, so we went on "tuk tuk" (sp?) taxis to see a giant Buddha monument. It was an Extremely hot and muggy day! We were relieved to find a Au Bon Pain restaurant across from the Palace for lunch... then, we went over to take a tour of the Palace... we had to rent/wear skirts and shirts so that we would be fully covered... wait until you see the photos! :) (silly of us, awesome of the architecture) It was all very interesting... but very sad at the same time... to see the people praying/bowing down to Buddha... It all seems so ridiculous to me... but, they are so deceived and committed to their religion. So, it was all kind of dark... good to be aware of, though. After that experience, we were all dripping sweat, overheating, and exhausted. We went back to Au Bon Pain for cold coffee drinks. Yum! Then, Kelly took us to a really big, fancy mall where we looked around for a while... ate dinner there... I had pineapple fried rice. So Good! After that, it was a LOOONNNGG 1 1/2 hour taxi ride back to our hotel because of all the "Friday night" traffic. Getting ready to get some sleep now. We are flying to Phuket in the morning!! :)
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