Love is Life
Steve
Monday, March 31, 2008
good Thai morning..
I awoke this morning super early at around 3:40am. I guess the time change has obviously set in. It was nice to hear the bird chirping. I say bird because it sounded like just one bird was flying around outside. It's now 8:48 and I figured I would add a couple pictures of the view from my room.
Love is Life
Steve
Love is Life
Steve
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sawatdee Khrab from Thailand
I arrived in Thailand at 5:30am this morning. The time difference is 14hrs later then CA time, so we'll see how the time change effects me.
Let's start at the beginning.
I flew out of Sacramento Airport to Los Angeles where I had a 2hr layover. I then read from 8:00 to 9:00 as Earth Hour was in effect. This is a world wide event where we turn off all electricity and electrical devices that we may have like our phones, ipods, lights etc.
While I was waiting I met one of the flight attendants Joe. He gave me a downtown map of Bangkok and shared some sites to see while in the area awaiting Kete's arrival on Monday.
The time came when it was time to board the flight.
Now I've been on many flights before and I was shocked when I walked on the Airbus A340-500. I said to myself
"I'm in first class!"
Well not really! It seemed that way as every single pink, purple and yellow seat had plenty of leg room to stretch out.
There was a bottled water, blanket and a pillow awaiting me at
the window seat 46a. I settled in and got ready for take off.
The way they do things on Thai Airlines is something to be admired. We had three meals while on our 18hr flight and before each of them we would receive a hot washcloth to wipe our faces and hands
. The order that everything was done was so relaxing. They woke us up by slowly
turning on the lights, giving us our hot cloth, then proceeding to turn the lights on at their full brightness. There were two different dishes to choose from for each meal. The en trees were fit for a king. I want to thank Thai Airlines as they made my first impression into Thailand one to be remembered forever.
My airport experience was like the rest of the flight. Enjoyable to say the least. It took me 10-15 minutes of walking to get to Immigration. Along the walk I noticed that I've never witnessed such a clean airport. The floors looked like they could be eaten off o
f.
Also the artwork on the walls were so amazing I can only imagine the time that was spent on them. I have added a picture to show the intricate detail.
I waited in line at Immigration for about 15 minutes which was a blessing. I was able to really stop and enjoy these huge 30' statues of ancient Thai Folklore.
The picture below is of Maiyarab. This was only 1 of the many statues that sat in this hallway.
Once through Immigration I then grabbed my 3,584 Baht ($117) and headed to the hotel I'm staying at called Floral Shire Resort.
So here I sit at my 2 star hotel about 8 minutes from the Airport. It's really amazing the difference in living situations from one street to the next. I will keep everyone posted as soon as my journey moves on.
much love and thanks
Love is Life
Steve
Let's start at the beginning.
I flew out of Sacramento Airport to Los Angeles where I had a 2hr layover. I then read from 8:00 to 9:00 as Earth Hour was in effect. This is a world wide event where we turn off all electricity and electrical devices that we may have like our phones, ipods, lights etc.
While I was waiting I met one of the flight attendants Joe. He gave me a downtown map of Bangkok and shared some sites to see while in the area awaiting Kete's arrival on Monday.
The time came when it was time to board the flight.
Now I've been on many flights before and I was shocked when I walked on the Airbus A340-500. I said to myself
"I'm in first class!"
Well not really! It seemed that way as every single pink, purple and yellow seat had plenty of leg room to stretch out.
There was a bottled water, blanket and a pillow awaiting me at
the window seat 46a. I settled in and got ready for take off.
The way they do things on Thai Airlines is something to be admired. We had three meals while on our 18hr flight and before each of them we would receive a hot washcloth to wipe our faces and hands
. The order that everything was done was so relaxing. They woke us up by slowlyturning on the lights, giving us our hot cloth, then proceeding to turn the lights on at their full brightness. There were two different dishes to choose from for each meal. The en trees were fit for a king. I want to thank Thai Airlines as they made my first impression into Thailand one to be remembered forever.
My airport experience was like the rest of the flight. Enjoyable to say the least. It took me 10-15 minutes of walking to get to Immigration. Along the walk I noticed that I've never witnessed such a clean airport. The floors looked like they could be eaten off o
f.Also the artwork on the walls were so amazing I can only imagine the time that was spent on them. I have added a picture to show the intricate detail.
I waited in line at Immigration for about 15 minutes which was a blessing. I was able to really stop and enjoy these huge 30' statues of ancient Thai Folklore.
The picture below is of Maiyarab. This was only 1 of the many statues that sat in this hallway.
Once through Immigration I then grabbed my 3,584 Baht ($117) and headed to the hotel I'm staying at called Floral Shire Resort.So here I sit at my 2 star hotel about 8 minutes from the Airport. It's really amazing the difference in living situations from one street to the next. I will keep everyone posted as soon as my journey moves on.
much love and thanks
Love is Life
Steve
Monday, March 10, 2008
OUR FIRST BLOG POST
Naia Kete and I are heading to Thailand on March 29th, 2008 and will return from our journey of good will on May 1st, 2008. Please check this blog out as we will be updating it as much as possible. We want to thank everyone who made this trip possible.
We couldn't have done it without any of you.
Our 1 million $1 dollar donors
much love
Love is Life
Steve
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