Cockroaches, Rats and Elephants, Oh my!

The answer to the above riddle:

What is things you find on the streets of Bangkok.

That's right, we're in Thailand. And it is pretty exciting to be in a place that has been on my list for so long. Bangkok is quite a modern city and it's pretty large making it overwhelming, especially coming from Bali. We felt very comfortable in Bali. We had our favourite warungs and we picked up the important words quickly. The thai language is a bit more difficult, not to mention the written format.

We've just had time enough to spend exploring our area as we arrived very late the other night. Coming out of our place tonight there are many stalls set up selling food. None more interesting than the man peddling a whole stall full of bugs. Yes, bugs. All different kinds too. Neither of us have the guts to try any - we aren't on Fear Factor after all. We've seen plenty of big cockroaches on the streets as well. Consequently, we saw no roaches in Bali and Australia has more cockroaches than I care to ever remember! The most fascinating sight of the night was the baby elephant that was on the street. I spotted him right away - after all what is more out of place than an elephant? My better judgment told me not to buy the sugar cane to feed it, but when the elephant stuck it's trunk out toward me, I couldn't resist. And of course, I loved every second of my elephant encounter.

Well, that's about all for now. We're still getting our bearings before we head out for some serious exploration Thailand. And we definitely need to learn how to order because both of us have gotten some pretty interesting dishes the past couple of meals. My mouth is still on fire!