Auttaya

What an awful place. The highlight: we saw a couple of neat temple ruins. Including a stone Buddha-head that a tree has grown around. The face sticks out through the exposed roots.

Now for the bad: we got on the wrong train from Bangkok (we didn't know it was the wrong train because it wasn't labeled and they don't make announcements in English), the tuk-tuk drivers charge A LOT more than Bangkok drivers and refuse to negotiate, my watch got stolen (it was a really nice watch, too. I had gotten it for myself right before I started Harvard as a little congratulatory gift.), our hotel was far away from anything (and despite being the most expensive hotel we have stayed in while traveling in Southeast Asia, it smelled and the beds were hard and dirty).

Needless to say, by Sunday morning Josh and I couldn't WAIT to leave Auttaya and get back to Bangkok. On the upside, we had delicious thai noodle soup from a street vendor at Chatuchak Weekend Market after we returned.

Note on Saxophone: We were excited to hear some live Blues music. The band was okay, good drummer. But it was way too loud and they allowed smoking. So we only stayed for an hour.

This coming weekend we're just going to hang out in Bangkok because Monday morning we fly to Delhi (then to Newark, NJ). Coming adventure: We are flying from Newark, NJ to Portland, ME so that I can meet Josh's parents!