Okay, okay, we know that we are super behind in blogging.
Not only have we not described hong kong, but we've left out quite a bit of singapore.
Les touched upon Bangkok but we have much much more to go bc now we're in Chaing Mai.
The good news: my journal is updated. The bad news: I can't morph it on this.
Not only have we not described hong kong, but we've left out quite a bit of singapore.
Les touched upon Bangkok but we have much much more to go bc now we're in Chaing Mai.
The good news: my journal is updated. The bad news: I can't morph it on this.
So how can I do these past couple of days justice?
Give it justice but keep it to just a couple paragraphs so you still want to read it?
That's the key.
And away I go...
Hong Kong with Matt
Tall buildings upon tall buildings upon the construction of more.
Breakfast at "Flying Pan" (not "frying" pan, funny though, for sure)
Walk round the city and see all the shops,
Tour the city butcher and watch the chicken head get chopped
Watch the ladies who lunch all clammer for shade,
Watch the ladies who slice fish and work with a blade.
Ride to the top of the Peak and tour a 360 view,
Sit and drink to good friends and to friends that are new,
Back to the Travelator side of town for one last drink,
Then to bed, oh so tired, to the bed we did sink.
Now off to Singapore, the World's Largest Mall,
High end and low end, oh they had goodies for all!
Once "out" of the craze, we saw the city from high,
Rode the Singapore Flyer, much like the London Eye,
We saw the neighborhoods, the history, the lore,
We walked in the cleanest city I've ever seen before.
We experienced Orchid Gardens, oh we took plenty a picture!
Lunch at the hawkers, every tourguide's "must" fixture,
Raffles Hotel came next, for a drink of their city,
Singapore Slings for us all, sat at the bar, feeling pretty,
The booze was a-lacking, no Mama Halverson experience at all,
But we took a photo of me, still, faux-clutching the wall!
Fort Canning was the last stop of our historical plight,
Spice Gardens, canons, and a wall built for a fight,
We saw The Ballet was preparing for an evening affair,
I danced in the garden and wished I could be there,
For those of you who know me, my fake ballet isn't new,
If you could've heard the music , you would have too.
Another early flight in the morning and with bellies all fed,
We taxied back to the YMCA, packed and went to bed.
You'd be impressed by the food that we've tried and have liked,
we can eat like a king after all the miles we've hiked!
Head off to Bangkok! A city entrenched in car smoke,
Our guesthouse was hidden, as if wearing a cloak,
We "toured" the city quite nicely because of this fact,
A couple times was worried, we wouldn't make it back!
We started to tour but a Thai man said "don't go walking!"
We weren't quite sure what he meant, and started on balking,
"It's a government holiday, it's Buddah Day," (o how lucky we got!)
"Tour the city via Tuk Tuk for just 20 baht!"
We finally got what the nice man's intent was,
Tour the city for cheap and depend on the tuk tuk's nice buzz!
To Buddah, then Buddah, then Buddah again,
Wat one, then Wat two, and Wat nine and ten.
It was nice to have a Tuk Tuk to call, no need for a hail-er,
And then we hit a new place; meet Mr. Jack, the nicest of Tailors.
5 suits were purchased, 3 coats and 3 ties,
Felt like hot stuff, we're not gonna lie.
3 fittings it took and they were almost finished then,
hell yeah, we're all stoked, let's do that again!
The next morning was the incredible Floating Market bizarre,
Had to go by "James Bond"boat, there's no need for a car,
The coolest thing I've seen and truly enjoyed,
Fully stocked kitchens made for the lazy kayak ride.
Fresh fruit, fried bananas, noodle beef, stir-fry and spices,
add porriage corn cakes, cream crisps, all cooked with crazy devices.
Then off to the Golden Palace, Wat Phra Kao and a Wat,
and on to the stadium for tickets of Thai Boxing bought.
Kick, kick, punch; punch, kick, kick, kick,
5 rounds, 3 minutes, and someone gets licked.
Off to bed we then head, one more early flight to catch,
Though we truly enjoyed the crowd to the boxing match,
Local travel this time, no more Immigration or Customs lines,
Headed north to Chaing Mai and a massage oh so many times. :)
Checked in at the door, and headed on to eat,
Caught a gist of the city as we hit every street,
Then to a foot massage, an hour delight,
We liked the place so much, we came back at night!
An oil body massage, a facial scrub and 2 hours went by,
Our skin's feeling nice, our body's just sigh....
And that's where we are! I think we're basically caught up,
Some details are blurred and minor stories were dropped,
But you are where we are and tomorrow doesn't stop!
Wow
Give it justice but keep it to just a couple paragraphs so you still want to read it?
That's the key.
And away I go...
Hong Kong with Matt
Tall buildings upon tall buildings upon the construction of more.
Breakfast at "Flying Pan" (not "frying" pan, funny though, for sure)
Walk round the city and see all the shops,
Tour the city butcher and watch the chicken head get chopped
Watch the ladies who lunch all clammer for shade,
Watch the ladies who slice fish and work with a blade.
Ride to the top of the Peak and tour a 360 view,
Sit and drink to good friends and to friends that are new,
Back to the Travelator side of town for one last drink,
Then to bed, oh so tired, to the bed we did sink.
Now off to Singapore, the World's Largest Mall,
High end and low end, oh they had goodies for all!
Once "out" of the craze, we saw the city from high,
Rode the Singapore Flyer, much like the London Eye,
We saw the neighborhoods, the history, the lore,
We walked in the cleanest city I've ever seen before.
We experienced Orchid Gardens, oh we took plenty a picture!
Lunch at the hawkers, every tourguide's "must" fixture,
Raffles Hotel came next, for a drink of their city,
Singapore Slings for us all, sat at the bar, feeling pretty,
The booze was a-lacking, no Mama Halverson experience at all,
But we took a photo of me, still, faux-clutching the wall!
Fort Canning was the last stop of our historical plight,
Spice Gardens, canons, and a wall built for a fight,
We saw The Ballet was preparing for an evening affair,
I danced in the garden and wished I could be there,
For those of you who know me, my fake ballet isn't new,
If you could've heard the music , you would have too.
Another early flight in the morning and with bellies all fed,
We taxied back to the YMCA, packed and went to bed.
You'd be impressed by the food that we've tried and have liked,
we can eat like a king after all the miles we've hiked!
Head off to Bangkok! A city entrenched in car smoke,
Our guesthouse was hidden, as if wearing a cloak,
We "toured" the city quite nicely because of this fact,
A couple times was worried, we wouldn't make it back!
We started to tour but a Thai man said "don't go walking!"
We weren't quite sure what he meant, and started on balking,
"It's a government holiday, it's Buddah Day," (o how lucky we got!)
"Tour the city via Tuk Tuk for just 20 baht!"
We finally got what the nice man's intent was,
Tour the city for cheap and depend on the tuk tuk's nice buzz!
To Buddah, then Buddah, then Buddah again,
Wat one, then Wat two, and Wat nine and ten.
It was nice to have a Tuk Tuk to call, no need for a hail-er,
And then we hit a new place; meet Mr. Jack, the nicest of Tailors.
5 suits were purchased, 3 coats and 3 ties,
Felt like hot stuff, we're not gonna lie.
3 fittings it took and they were almost finished then,
hell yeah, we're all stoked, let's do that again!
The next morning was the incredible Floating Market bizarre,
Had to go by "James Bond"boat, there's no need for a car,
The coolest thing I've seen and truly enjoyed,
Fully stocked kitchens made for the lazy kayak ride.
Fresh fruit, fried bananas, noodle beef, stir-fry and spices,
add porriage corn cakes, cream crisps, all cooked with crazy devices.
Then off to the Golden Palace, Wat Phra Kao and a Wat,
and on to the stadium for tickets of Thai Boxing bought.
Kick, kick, punch; punch, kick, kick, kick,
5 rounds, 3 minutes, and someone gets licked.
Off to bed we then head, one more early flight to catch,
Though we truly enjoyed the crowd to the boxing match,
Local travel this time, no more Immigration or Customs lines,
Headed north to Chaing Mai and a massage oh so many times. :)
Checked in at the door, and headed on to eat,
Caught a gist of the city as we hit every street,
Then to a foot massage, an hour delight,
We liked the place so much, we came back at night!
An oil body massage, a facial scrub and 2 hours went by,
Our skin's feeling nice, our body's just sigh....
And that's where we are! I think we're basically caught up,
Some details are blurred and minor stories were dropped,
But you are where we are and tomorrow doesn't stop!
Wow
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2 comments:
Yay! Thanks for the fun update. We've been living vicariously through your travels, wishing for pictures...
Well done. I'm not sure that enjoyed and ride really work. But otherwise, bravo.
I really have to have to go, I really have to run,
But I am glad to hear that you all are having so much fun!
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