Bangkok, Thailand

Our full day in Bangkok was a fullfilling one! We were on our feet from 10am until we got to the airport around 9pm. The kids were amazing sports as usual which made it easy for us to travel the sites and shop, shop, shop!
We started our morning at Chatuchak Weekend Market which was just as great as the day before. The kids loved the attention and the crowds! It seemed that there was never a shortage of something to look at! From there we hopped on our first Tuk-Tuk (took-took) ride which the only way I can explain is a cross between a Filipino jeepney and tricycad. It was great, and although I'm sure we were way overcharged it was worth it.

After our Tuk-Tuk ride to Central World Mall downtown Bangkok we went inside for some lunch. The best part was dessert, I had a raspberry frozen yogurt... RASPBERRY! My first raspberry anything in almost a year. It was delicious, my mouth is watering just thinking about it! After lunch and letting Brayden run off some of his energy we were ready to continue exploring. The best part of the entire mall was the Ronald McDonal we found!! It's nice to know he's so universal:

We went outside to get ourselves another Tuk-Tuk so we could explore the city sites and outside in the mall plaza were a couple of Buddhist shrines where people were worshiping. They were beautiful and had roses surrounding the bottoms of them and lit incense burning.

From the mall we drove around the city it seemed multiple of times. We stopped off at a "Government building" where they sold beautiful Thai artworks and crafts made of crocodile and ostrach leather, ceramics and woods. From there we drove around the King and Queens palace and then to a Buddhist Temple.We got out of the Tuk-Tuk at the Temple and bought some corn kernals from a silly lady and fed them to all the pigeons that were hanging out. Brayden loved it but Sydney seemed to be a little freaked out by the swarming birds!!

The best part of Bangkok for us was when we were walking down the street and there was a couple of elephants just hanging out! It was so cool. Just crossing the street like a person! We got to feed them sugarcane and hang out with them for a bit:

All in all I think we got everything out of Bangkok possible, it was so great and unlike anywhere we've been yet! Loved it.