Land of the Elephant

After arriving at our hostel Kim and I went out to eat and meandered through the market around the corner. The first thing I noticed about Thailand was the aestheticism of the country. It was beautiful!
So, of a country I thoroughly enjoyed here are the things I really enjoyed of it: night market; We were both overwhelmed by

the beautiful cloths and crafts

the Thailand markets to offer.

Let's just say I have a new wardrobe! Just kidding.....sort of.

fresh food and juice from the street vendors; delicious!

The flower market; I bought a bouquet of roses and Kim orchids, both amazingly cheap.

river rides,

beautiful golden temples;

reflexology and Thai massages,

eating grasshoppers and silk worms;

we met a backpacking couple, Courtney and Lee, over breakfast at our hostel and after a day or two set up a night to go out for dinner and while sitting near the road we saw a bicycle vendor selling bugs and grabbed a mix bag for 20 bhat. We didn't realize it was buying us an evening of fun!

and Little India where we bought incense, bought henna and got henna done on our arms, and enjoyed excellent samosas!

We loved this visit and yet when we hopped into the taxi and heard "Nobody Nobody but You" on the

radio and were able to call our taxi driver "Kuya", we felt we were returning to some sort of home.