One Night In Bangkok

I think we did more sightseeing in Egypt in 10 days than any other country so far! After taking in all the sights in Aswan and Luxor, we took an overnight train back to Cairo. Somehow we booked our trip on the Egyptian train, rather than the tourist train, and shared our car with the largest friendliet Egyptian family I have ever met. The kids were constantly sharing their cheese sandwiches with us, asking us questions about America, and taught Jon some new Arabic words. There was no sleeping to be had, with all that attention, and if we did happen to dose off, the tea man came down the isle shouting "Saoung Sang! Saoung Sang!" Alison swears she will forever hear those words in her sleep from now on.

Sad to say good-bye to Jon, but we were happy to move on to Thailand. Egypt was a bit exhaustive, with the hassling of the locals and the constant haggling of prices from cab fares to kashery. I think Jon just did it for the mere enjoyment of it, because what it came down to was haggling over 60 cents at times. My favorite parts of Egypt were the sidewalk water stations (tap water is safe there!) and playing backgammon at the cafes drinking mago juice. The felucca trip down the Nile was pleasant enough as well, and Jon and I were brave enough to swim in the Nile to cool off. Hopefully I won't get any interesting parasites from that dip. Mom! I'm kidding! Don't worry about me!!!

After 2 nights in a row without sleep, we arrived into Bankok at 2 am. The pace here is sooo much more relaxed compared to Cairo. Must be that Buddist influence. In about an hours time we will be meeting up with my friend Meric from San Diego as he is on a 3 month tour of Asia and planned to travel with us for a month. I just woke up from a well needed nap and ate THE BEST Thai vegetarian dish I have ever consumed. I even got soy milk with my meal! I haven't had soy since I left the US 4 months ago!

With the plethora of internet cafes on this street alone, no doubt you will be hearing again from me real soon. Andrea, isn't it amazing how there's a cheesy 80's song for nearly every occasion?

All my love,
Carla