We saw free, public aerobics classes in a number of towns along the Mekong and in Bangkok.

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Thailand - all photos - This scrapbook contains all the photos we decided to keep. For a more-edited subset (though there's still ~350 photos, yikes!) and more documention click here.
Vientiane to Bangkok - Links for:
Thailand Nov, Dec 2006 main doc
Previous set of Thailand photos
My short dispatch about the end of the trip is written from Boulder two weeks after our return. Hopefully I'll still be able to capture a bit of Thailand magic even as it fades from my daily experience.
Vientiane, Laos: not an early-rising city. The morning market hadn't opened when we arrived at 7 so we walked to Laos' national symbol, the golden stupa of That Louang. We waited for that to open and ... well, the view from the outside is all you need. After barely 30 hours in Laos I'm hardly qualified to comment on the country even from a tourist's perspective, but I will say that Thailand was a great choice for our entire one month cycle adventure.
The return ride to Nong Khai was quick and uneventful. The trip to Bangkok on Thai Railways was comfortable and on schedule. Two days in Bangkok with Oliver was a culinary treat retracing our route. We had fantastic curries from Central Thailand and perhaps the best meal of the entire trip, lunch at Yum & Tum, an Isaan-inspired restaurant with Bangkok flair.
Christmas morning we packed our bicycle so we were able to enjoy the rest of the day without worrying about our upcoming departure. We found a traditional US (or British, I guess) style Christmas lunch at a British pub near Oliver's apartment. Then we spent the afternoon wandering Lumphini Park watching giant lizards and Thais exercising. For dinner Oliver treated us to a wonderful Thai meal on a boat cruising the Chao Phraya. What a great way to end our culinary journey in this welcoming country.

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Thailand - all photos - This scrapbook contains all the photos we decided to keep. For a more-edited subset (though there's still ~350 photos, yikes!) and more documention click here.
Vientiane to Bangkok - Links for:
Thailand Nov, Dec 2006 main doc
Previous set of Thailand photos
My short dispatch about the end of the trip is written from Boulder two weeks after our return. Hopefully I'll still be able to capture a bit of Thailand magic even as it fades from my daily experience.
Vientiane, Laos: not an early-rising city. The morning market hadn't opened when we arrived at 7 so we walked to Laos' national symbol, the golden stupa of That Louang. We waited for that to open and ... well, the view from the outside is all you need. After barely 30 hours in Laos I'm hardly qualified to comment on the country even from a tourist's perspective, but I will say that Thailand was a great choice for our entire one month cycle adventure.
The return ride to Nong Khai was quick and uneventful. The trip to Bangkok on Thai Railways was comfortable and on schedule. Two days in Bangkok with Oliver was a culinary treat retracing our route. We had fantastic curries from Central Thailand and perhaps the best meal of the entire trip, lunch at Yum & Tum, an Isaan-inspired restaurant with Bangkok flair.
Christmas morning we packed our bicycle so we were able to enjoy the rest of the day without worrying about our upcoming departure. We found a traditional US (or British, I guess) style Christmas lunch at a British pub near Oliver's apartment. Then we spent the afternoon wandering Lumphini Park watching giant lizards and Thais exercising. For dinner Oliver treated us to a wonderful Thai meal on a boat cruising the Chao Phraya. What a great way to end our culinary journey in this welcoming country.

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We arrived at the morning market before it opened so we headed to Wat That Louang since it was closed when we had visited the day before. Still, we arrived too early and decided to get something while we waited 'til 8. I didn't feel like bananas or yams so I tried the mysterious banana leaves instead. They were stuffed with rice and a slightly sweet filling. We ended up getting two.

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Thailand - all photos - This scrapbook contains all the photos we decided to keep. For a more-edited subset (though there's still ~350 photos, yikes!) and more documention click here.
Vientiane to Bangkok - Links for:
Thailand Nov, Dec 2006 main doc
Previous set of Thailand photos
My short dispatch about the end of the trip is written from Boulder two weeks after our return. Hopefully I'll still be able to capture a bit of Thailand magic even as it fades from my daily experience.
Vientiane, Laos: not an early-rising city. The morning market hadn't opened when we arrived at 7 so we walked to Laos' national symbol, the golden stupa of That Louang. We waited for that to open and ... well, the view from the outside is all you need. After barely 30 hours in Laos I'm hardly qualified to comment on the country even from a tourist's perspective, but I will say that Thailand was a great choice for our entire one month cycle adventure.
The return ride to Nong Khai was quick and uneventful. The trip to Bangkok on Thai Railways was comfortable and on schedule. Two days in Bangkok with Oliver was a culinary treat retracing our route. We had fantastic curries from Central Thailand and perhaps the best meal of the entire trip, lunch at Yum & Tum, an Isaan-inspired restaurant with Bangkok flair.
Christmas morning we packed our bicycle so we were able to enjoy the rest of the day without worrying about our upcoming departure. We found a traditional US (or British, I guess) style Christmas lunch at a British pub near Oliver's apartment. Then we spent the afternoon wandering Lumphini Park watching giant lizards and Thais exercising. For dinner Oliver treated us to a wonderful Thai meal on a boat cruising the Chao Phraya. What a great way to end our culinary journey in this welcoming country.

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This photo appeared in the following ideotrope albums:

Thailand - all photos - This scrapbook contains all the photos we decided to keep. For a more-edited subset (though there's still ~350 photos, yikes!) and more documention click here.
Vientiane to Bangkok - Links for:
Thailand Nov, Dec 2006 main doc
Previous set of Thailand photos
My short dispatch about the end of the trip is written from Boulder two weeks after our return. Hopefully I'll still be able to capture a bit of Thailand magic even as it fades from my daily experience.
Vientiane, Laos: not an early-rising city. The morning market hadn't opened when we arrived at 7 so we walked to Laos' national symbol, the golden stupa of That Louang. We waited for that to open and ... well, the view from the outside is all you need. After barely 30 hours in Laos I'm hardly qualified to comment on the country even from a tourist's perspective, but I will say that Thailand was a great choice for our entire one month cycle adventure.
The return ride to Nong Khai was quick and uneventful. The trip to Bangkok on Thai Railways was comfortable and on schedule. Two days in Bangkok with Oliver was a culinary treat retracing our route. We had fantastic curries from Central Thailand and perhaps the best meal of the entire trip, lunch at Yum & Tum, an Isaan-inspired restaurant with Bangkok flair.
Christmas morning we packed our bicycle so we were able to enjoy the rest of the day without worrying about our upcoming departure. We found a traditional US (or British, I guess) style Christmas lunch at a British pub near Oliver's apartment. Then we spent the afternoon wandering Lumphini Park watching giant lizards and Thais exercising. For dinner Oliver treated us to a wonderful Thai meal on a boat cruising the Chao Phraya. What a great way to end our culinary journey in this welcoming country.

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This photo appeared in the following ideotrope albums:

Thailand - all photos - This scrapbook contains all the photos we decided to keep. For a more-edited subset (though there's still ~350 photos, yikes!) and more documention click here.
Vientiane to Bangkok - Links for:
Thailand Nov, Dec 2006 main doc
Previous set of Thailand photos
My short dispatch about the end of the trip is written from Boulder two weeks after our return. Hopefully I'll still be able to capture a bit of Thailand magic even as it fades from my daily experience.
Vientiane, Laos: not an early-rising city. The morning market hadn't opened when we arrived at 7 so we walked to Laos' national symbol, the golden stupa of That Louang. We waited for that to open and ... well, the view from the outside is all you need. After barely 30 hours in Laos I'm hardly qualified to comment on the country even from a tourist's perspective, but I will say that Thailand was a great choice for our entire one month cycle adventure.
The return ride to Nong Khai was quick and uneventful. The trip to Bangkok on Thai Railways was comfortable and on schedule. Two days in Bangkok with Oliver was a culinary treat retracing our route. We had fantastic curries from Central Thailand and perhaps the best meal of the entire trip, lunch at Yum & Tum, an Isaan-inspired restaurant with Bangkok flair.
Christmas morning we packed our bicycle so we were able to enjoy the rest of the day without worrying about our upcoming departure. We found a traditional US (or British, I guess) style Christmas lunch at a British pub near Oliver's apartment. Then we spent the afternoon wandering Lumphini Park watching giant lizards and Thais exercising. For dinner Oliver treated us to a wonderful Thai meal on a boat cruising the Chao Phraya. What a great way to end our culinary journey in this welcoming country.

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