We went to Ayuthaya for a day a few weeks ago. It's a National Historical Park with about 40 ancient temples, about 1 hour north of Bagkok. Took lots of great photos. Great place to relax, because there is so much green space (of which we see none of here in Bangkok).

 

Went to Hong Kong for 3 days. Walked around, went to various parks, markets, harbour, etc. The transport system is amazing: bus, tram, subway, taxis, airport -- everything goes everywhere, on time, cheap, reliable, clean. Definitely a liveable city in Asia. We stayed Alisan Guesthouse in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island. Our window overlooked the harbour and a huge cell phone commercial with a stolen photo of a Richard Gere look-alike.

 

We're down to 3 weeks and we can't wait! We are so excited to go back home and then on to Germany. I've been watching a lot of World Cup, but the 2am-4am games on weeknights are hard to stay up for, especially if it's a pointless game. Holland vs Argentina tonight, so no problems there!!

 

We're going to Singapore this weekend, then one weekend here in BKK, then 4 days in Chiang Rai in the northern mountains, then 3 days of work, then Canada!!!!

 

Hope to hear from you soon.

 

Warren and Susanne