Long Weekend
We recently had a long weekend due to a Buddhist Holiday (Macha Bucha), obviously myself and my fellow volunteers would take advantage of this opportunity to travel! I chose to go to Mukdahan with Amanda, Heather, Jackie, Kaitlin and Sarah, even though i have already been there. It's close (only about two hours away), my thai dad (Sumet) offered to drive us, and they have a huge IndoChin Market (aka SHOPPING). Why would I go anywhere else? On Friday, everyone came to my house to sleepover so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to buy the floor mat I've had my eye on for months! So Friday morning I rode my bike to the store in town that sells them and managed to communicate and understand the entire sale only in Thai - not one word of English was spoken on my part or the woman at the shop! SCORE! and she even attached it to the back of my bike Thai-style so I could get it home.
On Saturday morning Sumet picked us up bright and early to drive to Mukdahan - now, Thai people do not simply drive to their destination, the stop at almost anywhere that could be considered a sight, which can make car travel extremely long! Luckily Sumet only wanted to stop at three places and we made it quick! The first was point in the Mekong where there a small rapids and rocks you can walk out onto, up to the edge of the water.
It was quite beautiful and had restaurants along the coast that consisted of tables in small huts.
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We then stopped at a Christian Church, that is actually a memorial for 7 Thai martyrs. It was very interesting to see a very anglican Church in Thailand, especially the outdoor confessional!
We then made one more stop at the base of the friendship bridge with Laos so people could get some pictures that I already had. We then found a hotel, did a bunch of shopping, ate some som tam, got a Thai massage, had a relaxing dinner at a restaurant called Wine Wild Why? (they did in fact have wine) and then sat by the river with ice cream and beers. The next morning we took the most ghetto tin bus (with rotating fans) back to Nakhon Phanom. It was a quick weekend but fun, relaxing and got be very ready for my travels that are coming SO soon!
On Saturday morning Sumet picked us up bright and early to drive to Mukdahan - now, Thai people do not simply drive to their destination, the stop at almost anywhere that could be considered a sight, which can make car travel extremely long! Luckily Sumet only wanted to stop at three places and we made it quick! The first was point in the Mekong where there a small rapids and rocks you can walk out onto, up to the edge of the water.
It was quite beautiful and had restaurants along the coast that consisted of tables in small huts.
alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576385507861785810" />We then stopped at a Christian Church, that is actually a memorial for 7 Thai martyrs. It was very interesting to see a very anglican Church in Thailand, especially the outdoor confessional!
We then made one more stop at the base of the friendship bridge with Laos so people could get some pictures that I already had. We then found a hotel, did a bunch of shopping, ate some som tam, got a Thai massage, had a relaxing dinner at a restaurant called Wine Wild Why? (they did in fact have wine) and then sat by the river with ice cream and beers. The next morning we took the most ghetto tin bus (with rotating fans) back to Nakhon Phanom. It was a quick weekend but fun, relaxing and got be very ready for my travels that are coming SO soon!
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