thailand

back in the dusty sunshine of Dubai... so different from the greens and golds of the past week...

some of my favorite Thailand moments:

-breakfast outside in the garden of the hotel

-waiting in the cool before dawn to give alms of still-warm food to barefoot, burnt-orange clad monks

-sitting underneath the stars in a hill tribe village, the only sounds the rushing of the river and the croaking of frogs

-floating down-river on a bamboo raft in the warm sunshine, cool water washing over my toes, the jungle rising on either side

- enjoying a Thai foot massage at the Walking Market, watching the crowds stream past, as the light fades from the sky

-stopping in the street as silence falls for the daily playing of the national anthem

-riding in the back of a covered truck, watching Thai villages go past - teak houses, spirit houses in yards, small shops, fresh fruit, the occasional temple



sigh.
back to real life.