We made it! and boy do we feel welcomed, and overwhelmed, and about as many emotions as the walk to school has things to look at. Our first few days were actually in Bangkok Thailand as the school was arranging our entrance visas. This was amazing- we could get over jet lag, explore the city, and taste coconut water next to the pool.
The riverboats are very cool- everything from tourist boats to everyday water taxis. Would have loved to have more time to ride them all over.
Someday I will own a tuktuk, someday. This one was pretty well tricked out. We enjoyed it but after about 20 minutes you start to get a good feel for the exhaust of all the cars and trucks with windows
We took the tuktuk to the grand palace, an incredible (though tourist packed) temple. What a treat to wander and see all of the detail. Knees are a detail you won't see. They sell pants and wraps for tourists that forget this. Luca was excited to get such a fresh pair of pants and has taken to wearing them around the house. He couldn't understand why one guy was trying to wrap himself in his rain poncho to avoid the transaction- they only cost like 3$!
Back at the pool
I'm all for scientific accuracy but did the statue need to be that accurate?
And then we were off to the final destination- Yangon. There are 16 of us new teachers with kids in tow. We landed at the airport and were driven to our homes- its kind of weird- just plopped down in a totally new spot. I will write more on the new hood (I can even walk to school without getting lost) but for now it sure is nice to be so welcomed. I'll try to do the same to the students walking in my door in a few days.
Our first look
Our fridge welcomed us with this (and 2 beers)
The riverboats are very cool- everything from tourist boats to everyday water taxis. Would have loved to have more time to ride them all over.
Someday I will own a tuktuk, someday. This one was pretty well tricked out. We enjoyed it but after about 20 minutes you start to get a good feel for the exhaust of all the cars and trucks with windows
We took the tuktuk to the grand palace, an incredible (though tourist packed) temple. What a treat to wander and see all of the detail. Knees are a detail you won't see. They sell pants and wraps for tourists that forget this. Luca was excited to get such a fresh pair of pants and has taken to wearing them around the house. He couldn't understand why one guy was trying to wrap himself in his rain poncho to avoid the transaction- they only cost like 3$!
I'm all for scientific accuracy but did the statue need to be that accurate?And then we were off to the final destination- Yangon. There are 16 of us new teachers with kids in tow. We landed at the airport and were driven to our homes- its kind of weird- just plopped down in a totally new spot. I will write more on the new hood (I can even walk to school without getting lost) but for now it sure is nice to be so welcomed. I'll try to do the same to the students walking in my door in a few days.
Why thank you
The school. More on this view later- it just kind of stopped me our first day.
Indeed- It has been wet! Thanks Yangon and everyone from the school that has made us feel at home- its going to be interesting!
So fun to see the isom adventures. And I see you are fitting in with the sporting pants. Namaste
ReplyDeleteNice post. We also have a blog and made a similar post when we arrived. https://gavandschubieabroad.com/2018/08/07/being-a-tourist-in-bangkok/, https://gavandschubieabroad.com/
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