Back in Reality

We left the wonderful nest this am and travelled to Chaingmai to go to a silver shop only to find that there was a big flower show and the streets were closed. It was grid lock.. so we made it to the airport and flew to Bangkok. This is like ParkAve fest on speed. teams of people just pouring down the street... said goodbye to Anne who left today via SanFran to be home so she can work Monday. Sheila and I did a big walk about Chinatown and around the Wat area at sun set. We watched some men delivering ice by sending very large blocks of ice from a truck to the store using a skinny boards. It was fun trying to get a picture.. when you got organized,,the ice was gone. We also stumbled into a Muslim meeting.. around 7 we ate Italian... the noise and the pollution and the crowds makes you understand why folks drink a lot. We both got a pedicure and manicure for 200 baht... I hope I don't get some hoof and mouth. We did catch a little TV today to learn about the bad storm in Fl. I think we will get a dish of ice cream at McDonald's.. and call it a night. I am bunking with Sheila tonight since there is an extra charge for a private and neither of us care. Tomorrow we are going to get up early and go to the weekend market and then who knows. Sheila goes tomorrow... I am super tired tonight and the heat and noise is getting to this old person. I am sure I will have to find quiet spaces next week... There are thousands of very young pretty am girls walking about with money boys. there are also many older funny looking am men walking with very attractive Thai women. More tomorrow... b.