Friday, June 09, 2006

Could not have picked a better day to be in Bangkok!!!

Portion of an email i sent, just after leaving Vietnam, when transiting through Thailand - it really was incredible/once in a life time! :

"i sooooo couldn't have picked any better time to arrive here - Anna, it's like songkran all over again, but with yellow instead of water. This week the Thais celebrate 60 years of the corination (sp?...) of the King and apparently he really likes yellow! Coming in from the airport the really huge road (that goes just to the right of Khao San) is completely filled with yellow sparkly fairy lights, all the flowers are yellow, the tops of the bushes are sprayed yellow and at least 90% of the population of BKK is wearing a yellow t-shirt - it really is quite a sight!! I was also treated to a huge brass band, while we were stuck in traffic getting in to the city, and one of the prettiest fireworks displays i've ever seen while munching on a 20p corn on the cob- all for free and in about 3 hours of getting here - can't be bad!
Anywayz, safe home, Anna, and see you soon Mum and Dad
peace y'all
Rachaelxxx"

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