Bangkok is THE most interesting city on the planet. Perhaps not the cleanest or prettiest, but definitely the most interesting. Also, as far as food is concerned, very affordable. Yesterday I ate for two dollars (the fish ball group) and today it was 1 dollar (35 baht).
I really liked the food I ate today - chicken and rice with a very strangely fried egg on top. But it was delicious.
Thai food can be delicious, but had a bit of a failure today. I went to lunch with some of my work mates and they suggested I try a dish that could only be found in this restaurant. I innocently agreed.
It was a kind of fish soup with a lot of fishy things in it. Fish Ball Soup I think it's called. Some of it was not bad and some kinda was. There were some brown things floating in it and I thought there were mushrooms. Ben warned me that it was actually liver. Oh well.
Bangkok is a very intense city. It feels more like a universe than a city to me.
Tuk and her team gave me a welcome ceremony. Then they took me to a Thai restaurant - not sure what I ate but it was delicious.
Here I am in Bangkok, my suite is vey nice, I flew over Siberia today - it is a vast white wasteland. Stopped in Tokyo, then on to Bangkok - no problems.
Since it was dark when I get in I will give you my first impressions tomorrow.
Up at 5:10 a.m., arrived at KCI 6:25 a.m. According to United, Jim's flight departed at 8:08 (about 22 minutes late) and is enroute to Chicago. KB
My wife is to planning and packing for a trip what Genghis Khan was to planning the destruction of the Roman empire. She is efficient, tough, and brutal. Needless to say I do not fare well in comparison. But I am almost completely packed and ready to go.
The total trip will be 28 hours - ouch! Kansas City to Chicago, Chicago to Tokyo, and then Tokyo to Bangkok. The Chicago leg will be 13 hours and then the Tokyo leg another 8 hours. I may need to be carried off the plane when I arrive in Bangkok.
But, I guess great adventures are not always comfortable.
United 6403
7:46 AM Kansas City – 9:10 AM Chicago
United 881
12:48 PM Chicago – 11:45 PM Bangkok
Miles traveled: 8,948
Well, hard to believe, only 5 days before I begin my journey to Bangkok. Wouldn't you know it, I will be arriving when the country is essentially under martial law. But, I have my passport, visa, and plane ticket - so I am ready to go!
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