Sawasdee Thailand

Our transfer from Helsinki to Copenhagen and from there to check-in for our flight to Bangkok was uneventful.  We just chilled out in the airport at Copenhagen and we were able to pack away some of our heavy clothes.  We certainly won't be needing them for a while now - we'll be warming up in Bangkok.  The flight was uneventful, although we had a bit of turbulence as we flew over the himalayas.  We all managed to get a few hours sleep after our last couple of early morning rises.




We're back in one of our favourite cities - Bangkok.  Shoppers paradise and plenty of gold and glitz!

One of THE places to visit is the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Keow, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.  We've been there many times and are always awed by it and the reverence of the Thai people.  Today the Temple will be closed at 2pm for the "Changing of the Clothes Ceremony".  Three times a year The King changes the clothes on the Emerald Buddha.  The Buddha is carved from a single piece of jade and wears seasonal clothes - summer, winter and rainy season.

We've spent much of our time here shopping.  We also managed to see Star Wars - The Force Awakens; in the First Class Cinema at the Central World Shopping Centre.  We have one more night in Bangkok.  Tomorrow night we're back on the plane to fly back to Brisbane where we'll say goodbye to our grand-daughter.  She'll fly back to Townsville and we'll fly to Canberra.

We've had an AMAZING 5 week holiday.