Well, arrived in Bangkok where Bill and his wife, Tui met us and drove us to their home near Pattaya.
The next day after Lesley and I had slept for over 12 hours Bill and Tui took us to the Floating Market. It was amazing to see all the market stalls and floating kitchens filled with all sorts of colourful and wonderful food. We took a boat trip around the market wearing the traditional thai hats.
Bill and Tui arranged something different for us each day. We visited beautiful temples, cultural shows and lovely beaches.
One evening with Bill, Tui her daughter Katai and their friends we went to a festival on the beach where we released floral tributes into the water as we made a wish. We also had to light lanterns and let them float into the sky. It was an amazing sight.
Another trip a to Walking Street in Pattaya. It was so vibrant and alive. It was just bustling with all different nationalities. We were amazed at the glamorous lady boys inviting us to have our photos taken with them. There was lots of street entertainment, with dancing and juggling acts. For us it was a totally different world and we just laughed so much.
We visited lovely restaurants with Bill and Tui’s friends. It was great to try all the different thai foods. Lesley used her finger spelling on many occasions at these social outings to help me understand what was going on.
We had many lovely evenings sitting on the patio at Bill and Tui’s house with their friends. They all made me feel so welcome. Of course I think that the large bottle of Scotch malt that I took with me may have had something to do with that!