Finley Family: First day in Thailand

Well we made it to Thailand. We got in about 5:30am (only 6 hours late) which worked out fine. We met up with ben and christy at their b&b and took showers and had some breakfast. I am ashamed to say my first meal in Thailand was "the American breakfast": two eggs, four toast, fresh fruit, bacon, and coffee. Haha, it was delicious though.

After breakfast we headed to the spa where we all got a 1 hour traditional thai message. It is a little painful but still great at the same time. It is kind if a mix between yoga and accupressure. Since the whole hour only costs $7 we decided this should be a daily event.

The rest of our day was spent exploring bangkok. We checked out some shops and had a wonderful Thai lunch. I can't explain exactly what we ate but it included rice, chicken, veggies, wonderful sauces, and tiny little peppers about a fourth the size of a pea. I only ate one and thought that my mouth was going to melt off. Poor Stephen ate 4 at once and then downed the rest of his rice and water. Everything was really good though. The coffee here is great.

Something else we did was tour the Jim Thompson house. It is pretty famous. He was an American architect that fell in love with the Thai people and helped rebuild the silk industry here. His house was beautiful. He was an art collector so we saw gorgeous furniture, sculptures, and other pieces.

After our day exploring we took an overnight train down to Krabi in southern Thailand. The train was actually not too bad. We had a bed and it was the first bed Stephen and I had slept in three days. Well, we headed out but I will write more a little later.