Day 5: Bangkok

Okay so we made it to Bangkok! Last night we flew from Amman to Cairo and then from Cairo to Bangkok. The flight from Amman to Cairo was a little sketch. And the Cairo airport was even sketchier. But the flight to Bangkok was pretty nice! There weren't many people on the plane so we each got our own row to lay down and spread out on! It was AWESOME! I got to sleep six straight hours! Yippee! That's probably the longest stent I've slept since we left home!

Once we landed in Bangkok we had to go through customs and such, which was a breeze! Praise The Lord! Then we had a little bit of stress trying to find Monica in the airport but we finally found her and all was well!

We all got in a taxi and he took us to where we are staying. It's not a hotel and it's not a hostel, it's a guest house, so it's sort of like the best of both worlds, all the comforts of a hotel with all the conveniences of a hostel, an excellent way to travel. 

After we got here we got ourselves settled and cleaned up a bit. Then we set about the task of figuring out what we want to do the next few days...it proved to be quite a challenge. But after much discussion, prayer and a few rolled eyes, we finally booked a tour! And we're all really excited about it! We're visiting a floating market, the bridge over the river kwai, and we're riding elephants...I think we might even get to bathe them! It should be interesting. I'll keep you guys posted. 

After that we went and ate dinner at this diner called Angel City. It was really weird. But the food was DELICIOUS! It is like a 1950s themed diner, and they have all kinds of American food, but also some good Thai food too! 

After that we went to this mall called Terminal 21...OH MY GOODNESS it was insane! There were probably 7 or 8 floors and each one was a different international city: Rome, Paris, Istanbul, Tokyo, San Francisco. It was crazy! 

Oh also, I bought a really pretty painting from a street vendor. He couldn't hear, and I don't think he could talk either, so we bartered via a calculator, and let me tell you, I LIKED IT! He punched in a number and then I erased it and punched in a much lower number, and then he took it back and put in a number around the middle. So I agreed and got out some money and payed him, and then he gave me change! He gave it to me at my original offer! I don't really know what happened but I liked it! 

Bangkok has been cool so far, but we can definitely tell we are NOT in the Middle East anymore. We've all got a small dose of culture shock! But I'm sure we'll adjust!