The Art of Cooking

Probably the highlight of my time in Thailand was the food. So, unsurprisingly, the cooking lesson I took (cooking is an art, right?) was wonderful.

I just hope TSA lets me keep my supplies.

The temples were great too.

My trip went so smoothly that I didn't even get any stories. Better for me, worse for my blog.

Sadly, I did not get to see the temple I really wanted to see as I did not get to cross into Burma (for a variety of reasons.)

But, ladies and gentlemen, I give you "A Temple Owl." And yes, I was going to make a special trip to another country just for this joke. I am the child of my parents.

Source: John Meckley

I know I can count on mom to be laughing right about now.

Thanks for that.

 

 

 

Oh Mai Mai Mai

Chiang Mai was simply wonderful. It didn't hurt that I was staying in one of the nicest places I've stayed in this year either. I did work in the morning, slept midday though the heat and went to markets and festivals at night. Grad school is going to be rough after this life.

My first day as I was walking home I had a man stop me outside an automechanic. He told me there was a large festival, and that I needed to come back that night. Though I'm unsure exactly what was happening the displays of dance, the outfits and the large baskets of flowers burned as offerings were delightful. I even got to participate writing names for prayers on a large piece of cloth. Locty & Jimmy had prayers made at their respective signs.