Transition

February 08 2010

the majority of our day was spent waiting for transportation that was not moving on time--ever. bus to bus stop, bus stop to highway to tuktuk to train station, train station to bangkok. and not even the train tickets list the correct time of departure and arrival! nor are the arrival/departure predictions by personell accurate! promptness is something to appreciate, i'll never feel the same way about it.
other than that we had dinner, and met a UK couple who had come to thailand for their daughter's destination wedding on ko phiphi island at railay beach. apparently they had 28 people fly in for the wedding, where they performed a traditional thai ceremony on the beach where were two flower covered arches and a walkway that was covered with orchids. the couple were spending their honeymoon rockclimbing the various cliffs of the thai southern islands...and with my jaw dropped to the floor all i could think was 'whattabunchaluckyasses! that is the way to do it! not only have a dream wedding and vacation in one, but give your loved ones that too!' and, so the parents figured, well since we're here, lets take an extra week and have our own vacation! they were on their way to the north to go trekking and visit elephants. soooooo smart.

now for another stinky night train... ;)