Monthly Archives: November 2013

Sukhothai Historical Park via Tuk Tuk

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Tuesday, November 19th Today was a travel day.  The majority of the time was spent on the bus riding from Ayutthaya to Sukhothai.  As entertainment we watched the first 1/2 of the Jodie Foster movie “Anna and the King”.  I … Continue reading →

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Ayutthaya, Bang Pa In Summer Palace, Chai Wattanaram Temple

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Monday, November 18th started out quite sad.  I received news that my cousin, Sharon, had passed away.  I have such wonderful memories of sharing holidays with our families at my grandparents home in the hills over-looking Medford, OR. Shortly after … Continue reading →

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Hike through Hellfire Pass, Traveling on Death Railway and Riding Elephants

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday, 17th of November was one of the most jam-packed days I can remember.  Full of learning, somber reflection, excitement, thrills, laughs and holiday celebration.  It will go down in my memory as a very special day from start to … Continue reading →

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Floating Market and Bridge over the River Kwai

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Since we had very limited Internet service the past two days, I will try to play catch-up to fill you in on what we have been up to. Saturday, November 16th, we traveled overland via our Gate 1 bus headed … Continue reading →

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Night cruise on the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

We had been warned by others that the dinner cruise may not be worth the time and money at $75 per person.  It had been offered as an optional add on for our trip and I had decided to book … Continue reading →

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The Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

The Grand Palace complex was established in 1782.  Inside the walled compound is the royal residence, throne halls, numerous government buildings and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.  The entire area covers over 200,000 square meters. My initial impression was … Continue reading →

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Wat Pho ~ Temple of the Reclining Buddha

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

We finally got to meet our tour leader, Nu, at our orientation meeting this morning. Everything was well-organized with name badges, luggage tags & belts, and complete itineraries distributed. Today’s highlight was a visit to Wat Pho, a temple that … Continue reading →

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Bangkok in pictures

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

We had a wonderful tour with two other couples today.  I’m so tired this evening that I can’t keep my eyes open long enough to give you any details, so instead I will just post a few of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Getting around in Bangkok, slowly acclimating

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

We planned for today to be simply time to get adjusted to our new time zone.  After a 6 am buffet breakfast, we took a short nap, showered and then hit the street to check out the area around the … Continue reading →

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Arrived Safely in Bangkok

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

It was a long flight and we are both rummy from lack of sleep.  Anyway I am rummy, Tim was more successful on the sleep front than I was.  It is currently in the wee hours of Tuesday morning here … Continue reading →

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