parents and pretty flowers

Mom and Dad did it, they made it to Thailand. They got here on Monday and we just kind of wandered around town, met the most amazing tuk tuk driver "Jackie," got some good thai food, and called it an early night. Oh yeah, and dad got fitted for a new suit, and I got measured for a skirt and dress. We are really excited to see how they come out. Tuesday Jackie rented a car and took us out to Ayutthaya. It was amazing to see the ruins, the second time for me, but first for my parents and Jackie (can you believe it, he's lived here his whole life and never been able to see the ruins of the old capitol). We then had lunch on the river. It was a fun adventure for all of us, and I saw a lot of things I hadn't seen before. Afterwards Jackie took us to a ton of the temples in and around Bangkok, most of which I'd never seen or even heard of. It was a long day, and we ended it by getting some lovely dinner and a foot massage. Wednesday, we woke up and went to the Royal Palace and Emerald Buddha temple. We then lounged around the pool, went to our fitting and ended out day wandering around the flower market.Orchids are my favorite flower, they happen to be expensive and difficult to grow in the states, they grow like weeds here. I bought a big bunch of them for 30THB (=$1). Then bright and early Thursday morning we were at the airport on our way to Chiang Mai. Off to adventure number 2!