I will correct my last posting. The trip to Bangkok from Pattaya ended up being on a bus. The train, while very cheap...around 50 cents for the four hour ride, would have been nice, it was to be full of kids enjoying a school break. The ticket office only opens 30 minutes before train time, and the kids were already unruly, so I went to the bus station, and took a bus back in just over two hours.
I have had a relaxing time here, going out from time to time between the heavy downpours, but it is actually refreshing.
Today, I went to the Bangkok National Museum and viewed the small exhibit on the Terracotta Warriors from Xi'an China. Thai citizens got in for about a dollar, while all others were charged nine dollars...a fact I have no problem with. I also had no problem with the fact that seniors got in free....but only Thai seniors. I could not pass the test.....no Thai I.D. card. After we got in, they informed us that no cameras were allowed. They had a counter where you checked in the cameras, and picked them up on exit. We were allowed in by groups of 40. They had a tent cover, due to the frequent rains, and every 10 minutes, another group were allowed in. I was just in time, made the number 40th, so walked right in...it was lunch time, maybe that helped. When I came out, about 30 minutes later, there were hordes of people waiting, dozens of buses had arrived, and it was getting to be a mad house outside.
I was fortunate....I got my camera, then asked if I could go into an anti-room, the second from the exit and take some photos....the lady said yes, but go quick and no flash....so I got most of what I wanted.
I have a quiet schedule for the rest of my time here. I will do my usual walking between storms, and on Monday, will pick up my second pair of glasses. I had ordered the first pair before going to Pattaya, and picked them up the day I got back. Using my old frames, which came from here several years ago, I have been extremely happy with these new lens. I see everything in a new light!!!.
Also, on Monday about nine in the evening, I will take a taxi to the airport to begin that long day travelling home. My flight leaves at one in the morning, October 16, I cross the International Date line, and continue travelling with an arrival around ten in the evening, Ottawa time, same date, but 30 hours later. Unless there is something exciting in the meantime, for which I will do an update from the Inchon Airport, (near Seoul, South Korea), I will next update upon arriving home.
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