Dianna & Gord

We escaped the first round robin by leaving for Thailand - so we should tell you something about it. But first we want to congratulate Jacquie & Vadium. What wonderful news! Jacquie, we hope you will soon be over your 'Morning Sickness' Also great news on your house. Hope you enjoy your new home. It will be wonderful to have little feet padding around it!

We were met at the airport by our 'Guides' and driven to our apartment that they had secured for us. Two days later we headed out on a driving tour, up to Chiang Mai. We stopped along the way at the Old City and saw the wonderful architecture from the 1100's through to 1500's in what was then the capital of Thailand. We spend a night at a Dam Site, in a setting not unlike JPL. When we arrived in Chiang Mai, we stayed at Dr. Subin's Summer house- a palatial mansion of about 12,000 sq. ft.

We attended an International floral exposition, shopped at night market, rode on elephants, floated a river on a bambo raft, and ate! We returned to Bangkok, and continued our tour - we saw the Grand Palace, rode the long tail boats, shopped the grandiose shopping centres and the night markets. Saw the Ancient City (a facility that has either actual structures from various regions or replicas of same). Toured many sites and treasures. Diannna had silk outfits personally tailored, shoes custom made, and Gord had some shirts custom made. We ate in multiple wonderful restaurants and had fabulous food. We were treated royally and saw many features an average visitor might miss - we were so lucky.

What a wonderful trip!

Here is link to our first Picasa site with pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/
Dianna.Gord/NewAlbum280207857PM

Here is a second album with 56 pictures so far:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dianna.Gord/Thailand2