...I'm still not there yet! I cannot believe that so much has gone on at home and I have either been in a plane, waiting to get off a plane, or waiting to get on another plane and I'm still not quite in Bangkok. Two more hours to wait and one hour to fly from Kuala Lumpor, Malaysia. I could have paid 18 dollars for an all inclusive business lounge complete with "food and drink," "free-flowing beer," "hot shower," "internet access," "chair massage," etc., but I decided to get 75 minutes of internet for $5 at Burger King (yes, Burger King) instead.
My flights, though long and not too easy on certain body parts, were pleasant enough and safely uneventful. I was able to sleep and read up on my Bangkok guides and catch a showing of the Incredibles. The food was great: chicken curry for dinner, a Chinese breakfast (shrimp dumpling and lotus rice - sticky rice with some sort of seafood served in a leaf of some sort (very cultured description, I know)), and a vegetarian Indian dish for brunch. Needless to say, the food has been the highlight.
I saw my first monk in the airport in Taipei (a stop over), realized that books in some Asian countries open on the left and received my first "foreign" currency in Malaysia, the value of which I have not an inkling. I would desperately like to take my first "foreign" shower. I am looking forward to arriving in Bangkok. The ride from the airport is supposed to take an hour and a half in traffic, so I should have plenty of time to take in the city sights on the way.
I just wanted to check in to let everyone know that I am almost safely there. I hope this finds you all well. My whole life when I've talked about traveling, I've heard the response that all traveling will do is make you appreciate the United States more. I have yet to experience that, but I do know that everyone I love is there and right now it seems so very, very far away!
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