Dear Tehja and Taylor,
Hi you two. This was a different sort of Sweet 16 day. We
were in two countries – Laos and Thailand. We started in Vientiane, Laos and ended
up in Nong Khai, Thailand, and were in about the middle of our three-week
vacation.
And you were probably wondering about what you should pack for your vacation in PEI.
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| Grandpa made this map for you, showing (in yellow) some of the places we went. |
We did lots of moving around on this day:
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Mini-bus
to the Laos bus station
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Big
bus across the bridge between Laos and Thailand
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Tuk-tuk
(small open-air 3-wheeled tax) to the Thailand train station to buy our tickets
for the overnight train
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Tuk-tuk
from the train station for a tour of Nong Khai area (to pass time while we
waited for the evening train)
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Tuk-tuk
back to the train station
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Overnight
train to the city of Ayutthaya, Thailand
Guess what train seat Grandma was in. You guessed it –
number 16!
The weirdest thing about this day was the park that
we visited in Nong Khai, called “Sara Kaew Ku”. It was full of strange statues.
You probably would have thought it was very interesting. We certainly did.
We met a young lady from Okinawa, Japan. Her name was
Himi and she joined us for lunch and for the tour of the strange statues. She was
sweet and friendly and very brave … travelling around Laos and Thailand all by
herself. She said we are lucky to have a granddaughter and grandson. She’s
right!
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| We didn't have a good picture of a tuk-tuk, so borrowed this one from the internet. |
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| We passed this street in Vientiane on the mini-bus. |
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| The Vientiane bus station. |
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| Grandma on the bus to Nong Khai, Thailand. |
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| A pretty building in Nong Khai. |
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| Our new friend, Himi, from Okinawa, Japan. |
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| Is this statue playing peek-a-boo? |
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| Looks like the littlest mermaid on this statue. |
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| These guys are riding strange creatures. |
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| Do you think this guy is two-faced? |
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| You're pulling my leg ... um, I mean, my tail. |
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| You'd think one nasty head would be enough. |
By 9:00 p.m. we were sound asleep in our train berths,
enjoying a smooth ride through the night. We don’t remember our dreams, but
they were probably sweet, probably about you.
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| The overnight train. |
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| The train from the inside. |
Bye for now. Hope you having a great time in PEI!
All our love,
Grandma and Grandpa Sailor
