Hi Everybody,
I made it! Safe, sound and hot in Baghdad, Thailand. What a trip so far. Our very first flight from Halifax was cancelled so we ended up losing a whole day. Had to go Ottawa - Chicago-Los Angeles. Stayed overnight in L.A. Left there Thursday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. (L.A. time) and on to Tokyo and then on to Baghdad. After changing many time zones and crossing the International Date Line we arrived here at our hotel at 1:00 a.m. Saturday. Yes, I was a little beat.
Today however we got up and had a free breakfast, took a boat tour of the city, (no life jackets, a rickety old boat with what looks like a car engine on it) but it was fun. Strange to see some of the sites.
We went to a little market after we got off the boat and I got my "rice hat". You know what I mean. The kind that the rice farmers in Vietnam wear. Love it! We were going to tour the King's Palace but the King's sister died today so the palace was closed. However, we did luck in and get to tour the King's temple. This is the Royal temple used by the Royal family for all state occasions and is only ever open to the general public one day a year. Today was the day, how lucky is that. This nice man took us around, let us take pictures of everything, even in the main part of the temple where the Big Man sat and had services (that is what he called him), he meant the head of the Buddhist religion here in Thailand. He said that the "Big Man" is equivalent in status to the Catholic Pope.
After that we went to the Royal Jewellery Warehouse which is also only open a couple of days a year to the public or so they told us. Some of us bought some jewellery. I bought something but don't tell Ralph :-)
Then it was back to the hotel, a drink in the outdoor bar, a swim in the pool and now getting ready for supper. By the way the temp today was 35 celcius. It was not as bad as that may sound. Only a couple of times I thought, Holy God what have I done :-)
Gotta go, leave Baghdad tomorrow for Phuket. Hopefully there will be internet access there also. Take care everyone.
Doris
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Yeah Mom!
You sound great and the trip sounds great. Wish we could all be there with you.
Rest when you can so that you can do and see as much as you can!
Love
Sandra
Glad to hear you made it safe after a slow start. It sounds really exciting. Take lots of pictures. Enjoy. Love Flo & Fred
Hey Doris, Glad you guys made it there (finally). Hope you have an amazing time and look forward to hearing all the stories as only you can tell them. Talk to you soon. Be safe. Shelley
Hi Aunt Doris
The trip sounds great. Maybe you can bring your pictures to the reunion to show us. Enjoy the rest of your trip
Love Carla
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