Today (Sun) I took a day trip from Phitsanulok to Sukhothai to see the ancient ruins of the old Siam capital. I usually am kind of numb to ruins as they tend to become redundant to me, but I was very impressed by some of the 600-700 year old Buddhist temples that remained. I was not impressed, however, by the bus that took me there. Needless to say (see photo), the buses aren't really made to accomodate the taller Western folk. I'd hate to see big bro step into one of these things....
Taking a 4am train to Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand....should arrive there by Noon tomorrow....pending, of course, I don't get eaten by any of the stray dogs roaming the streets of Phitsanulok. It's funny how their mannerisms mirror homeless people in the US.
Ciao!
Hanging out in Lubpori.
The little shit that stole my water bottle....
Their world, I'm just living in it....
Can't be home for sweet corn season, so I had to find some!
Greyhounds will look like Cadillacs when I get home...
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Pretty cute friend w/the water bottle, huh, Jess? Think you better be gettin outa town, Cole!! Keep the pix coming, we are enjoying your trip. dfk
Hey Brotha! Sweet corn doesn't look bad - but ouch on the knees on that bus ride!! I've even read you have to pay extra for an a/c bus - is that right?
Kids will love the monkey pix!
Have fun!
C1
Cornfucius say: Monkey who get under your skin make you go "ape shit".
Wise old backpacker says, "Corn look same coming as going---squat low, squat low."
A guy walks into a bar with his pet monkey. He orders a drink and while he's drinking, the monkey jumps all around the place.
The monkey grabs some olives off the bar and eats them. Then grabs some sliced limes and eats them. Then jumps onto the pool table, grabs one of the billiard balls, sticks it in his mouth, and to everyone's amazement, somehow swallows it whole.
The bartender screams at the guy "Did you see what your monkey just did?"
The guy says "No, what?" "He just ate the cue ball off my pool table-whole!"
"Yeah, that doesn't surprise me,"replied the guy. "He eats everything in sight, the little bastard. Sorry. I'll pay for the cue ball and stuff." He finishes his drink, pays his bill, pays for the stuff the monkey ate, then leaves.
Two weeks later he's in the bar again, and has his monkey with him. He orders a drink and the monkey starts running around the bar again. While the man is finishing his drink, the monkey finds a maraschino cherry on the bar. He grabs it, sticks it up his butt, pulls it out, and eats it. The bartender is disgusted.
"Did you see what your monkey did now?" he asks.
"No, what?" replies the guy. "Well, he stuck a maraschino cherry up his butt, pulled it out, and ate it!" said the bartender.
"Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replied the guy. " He still eats everything in sight, but ever since he swallowed that cue ball, he measures everything first..."
Wowzer!! What an adventure. Colette shared your site with me so Megan and I are checking it out. We both agree that is looks crazy fun!! Megan says, crazy fun with monkeys. :o) Good luck with the monkey battles...Enjoy the rest of your travels!
So I had a dream about you the other night that was pretty funny. You had broken into my house and for some reason you were painting pictures on my hardwood floors of Delt symbols and crud. When I found you there and asked you what you were doing you said "damn it, it was supposed to be a surprise!"
Weird. Glad to see you're having fun w/ the monkeys. You must fit right in! :)
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