Last couple days of holiday....

So I'm going to take a quick detour away from Vietnam and update on my last couple days here in Bangkok...

After Vietnam we were EXHAUSTED and both sick after such little sleep so upon return to Bangkok we slept and relaxed by the pool! We are so lucky here!

Also to relax we decided to go get Thai Massages... I'm sure most of you reading this know what a Thai massage entails but Amber and I did not...

Just a couple of pictures of positions they put you in... they made my body do things I didnt know it could do!  I did feel more stretched out in the end and the entire thing was not all like this but it was an interesting experience.... I went for a foot massage instead today.






Two days ago we went to see some of the games for their sports week.  The reason for our 2 week break was this sports week and it turns out the Thai's are really good athletes! They have some fascinating sports such as Sepak Takraw. Youtube it you will be amazed! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXmjOMUdsPY

Amber and I with the Chula mascots, squirrels!

We also watched a lot of volleyball.  Amber plays at school and is going to try to play here a bit so has already met a bunch of the Chula team. We watched both indoor and beach volleyball...

Walked past a soccer game as well.  There is a big rival game coming up that we are going to try to go to. 

Today we actually started to explore the city! I started my day with an amazing workout in the hotel gym, swam some lengths in the pool then we all headed off to the weekend market!

The market is HUGE, as you would expect and it is true that there is no way you will keep in a group if you go with more then one other person.  6 of us Engineers went and we all ended up splitting off into twos...

Amber and I being the only two girls naturally went off together... along with all the clothes and accessories you would expect in a market there were also pets... dogs, rabbits, squirrels, mice... and yes I did say squirrels! Not only did they have some of the strangest rodents they were all dressed in clothes!

No these are not stuffed rabbits, they are living dressed up rabbits!

The lady would allow pictures so you have to look closely but that is a squirrel sitting on top of the cage dressed in what looks like a santa or clown hat... there were many more below it as well, all smaller so I couldnt tell exactly the type of rodent but they were all dressed up as well!

Beside the market is a relaxing park perfect to rest in either between shopping sprees (which Dad dont worry I only bought nail polish and it was 60cents!) or as a break before you enter the busy skytrain...

Amber, Nico, and Antoine resting in the park. (all Engineering exchange students).

We then returned to the hotel for a refreshing jump in the pool before we set off again for Lumpini Park for the free open air concert.  Every Sunday there is a free concert in the park.  This week was the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.  They played a large variety of music: everything from Abba and the Beatles to the Vietnam New Years traditional song and famous Thai music.  A very pretty setting and of course nice weather...

A wonderful end to our holiday... classes start tomorrow so bed time for me now! I still hope we will have lots of time to explore and relax between classes and homework!