What Next???

Now I don't like to sound like I'm getting worried here, but just about every year we have been in Bangkok, something has happened.  We've had an airport takeover, civil unrest, floods and now...

we have the haze.  This is the scene from one of the balconies this morning.

PENANG PART II

Some more photos to give you a flavour of Penang.

All the rickshaws had a little bunch of artificial flowers and a flag or two.

PENANG

Alan and I last visited Penang about 15 or so years ago, way before it became a World Heritage Site.  George Town today, is unrecognisable from the city we vaguely remembered.

So many of the buildings are either under or have been renovated.  This beautifully restored building is now the Penang Heritage Museum.

Last UFO

I came home from Thailand with five unfinished quilts. Three of these were tops I had taken with me to Thailand eight years ago. (Good grief, it was eight years ago February we went over to check out apartments!) I just finished the last of five and the last of the three I took over. My conscience is now clear and I am free to move on to new and varied projects!

Last Days in Thailand

With Kim and Alan heading off on their holiday, I have been left to finish up our Chiang Mai blog. Just a few items left and I have to leave Thailand behind. As I doubt I will be back, at least in the near future, it's been fun reliving my trip through the blog entries. Thanks Kim for all you did it make it memorable.

After we left Susan's home and almost right around the corner, we came across the parade for the Umbrella Festival held every year during the end of January. Now that was timing! Thai dancers with their long fingernails, floats and beauty queens greeted us. Poor Khun Chiaya did not get an early end to his day.

Caves, Cattle and Flowers

After lunch (and a very fine lunch it was , diet coke and all) we set out for the Phra Non Cave at Wat Tum Chiang Dao. Luckily, I had saved my entrance ticket or I couldn't have told you that! I've been to quite a few caves throughout Thailand and they normally include a short walk and a few large caverns where Buddha images had been placed. This one still included Buddha images, but the walkway was much longer with exits from time to time that would take you into total darkness. During times of flooding, water rises and the cave becomes part of an underground river. Kim will have to add here, since these two and maybe one more were the only ones I took that were semi in focus.

A Lovely Lunch

If you have never travelled with Janice, then you may not know this but...