THAILAND: Creating New Memories

We set aside time at the end of our visit in Thailand to go back to Bangkok and spend time with Nang.

When she lived with us she was an 18-year-old teenager and we were, well, we were definitely well into adulthood.

Seventeen years later Nang is now an adult, and we are, well, we are even older adults. 

So it was fun to get to know each other when we are all adults. 

THAILAND: Tuk-Tuks, Chinatown, CNY and Bail Money

A visit to Bangkok is not complete without a ride on a tuk-tuk.

To get around quickly and weave around the congested traffic a tuk-tuk is the answer. 

A Tuk Tuk is a motorized rickshaw that has three wheels and is open-air. 

The standard Tuk Tuk consists of a seat in the front for the driver and a bench in the back for passengers. They can accommodate two to three people.

THAILAND: There are Just a Few Palaces and Temples in Bangkok

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is home to over 10.5 million people in the metropolitan region.

There are Buddha images or shrines of all sizes throughout the city, and, the country.

While we were in Bangkok we visited a couple of the must-see highlights; the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew (the Temple of the Emerald Buddha), and Wat Pho (the temple with the Reclining Budha).

The temples are much more than tourist attractions. Buddhism is an inextricable part of daily life in Thailand. 

THAILAND: A Walk Down Memory Lane

In 2006, while living in Houston, Texas, we hosted an exchange student for a year. 

It was a new experience for us to be "parents" and we jumped right in with an 18-year-old teenage girl from Thailand. 

It was also a new experience for young Nang to be living away from her family, freinds and the country and customs she grew up with. 

It was a year of a lot of firsts for all of us and it would be safe to say we learned, made mistakes and figured it out as we went along.

After 17 years apart we had the pleasure of reuniting, and this time in Bangkok, Nang's home town.