Back in Bangkok now after an uneventful drive. The drive between BKK and Pattaya is a strange one. There is a halfway completed highway between the two places that does not seem to be making very much progress towards being finished. So you spend time on the highway for a while and then there's a sharp jog to the left off onto a service road for a short time and the back onto the highway again. Over and over.
The Triple Two Silom hotel is very nice. It is more what I am used to than a suite at the Sukhothai. It looks like I am supposed to have the service of a guide tomorrow but I don't know what we will do. I would like to see the Royal Barge museum but since they barges were just out for a ceremony a couple of weeks ago it may not be open.
It looks like the language course has paid off to an extent. I am not really able to converse with anyone in Thai, but I remember enough little words and phrases that a number of people have complimented me on how well I speak Thai. Of course they are just being polite, but I think they really do appreciate my attempts and it makes them happy which is fun. And it has been nice to be able to direct my drivers which way to turn when necessary. It does make me want to learn more. I am bummed that I never bothered to learn any Khmer for my time in Cambodia. English seems to be a bit more widespread there than it is here, but it would have been nice to be able to say simple things like "hello" and "thank you". Maybe I will do that in time for the next visit.
I actually enjoyed my time in Pattaya much more than I did last year. I almost wish I had planned a little bit more time there, but I suppose there is always next time.
Now I need to take a nap and figure out what to do here for the rest of the day.
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