Well I took some much deserved time off and got out of this frozen wasteland ! I headed down to wonderful Thailand for 2 weeks. I need to catch up on my blogging, so I think I will share some about my trip.
Well I flew from Korea to Beijing on Air China. This was my first time flying with them and it was actually very pleasant. They had some smokin' hot stewardesses...or flight attendants...or whatever. The meal choice was duck or seafood and I don't eat seafood. On the other hand I had never eaten duck either. I may be well traveled and worldly, but my taste buds remain purely meat and potatoes. Well I tried the duck and it was actually delicious ! I was surprised for airplane food ! Now I know I will have to try it again in a real restaurant ! I also don't drink when flying either..dehydration and all.. But I went for the Yan Jing Beer. Had to try out the local beer. It was pretty good too. Would have been better if it were cold though. It is made with Mineral water, malt,rice and hops.
From there it went downhill. I was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt with a light windbreaker. Well after the plane landed, we deboard out on the tarmac and have to walk over to a bus....The temperature is 3*F ! With the windchill I have no idea what it was ! Finally it fills up and the bus closes its' doors. We head over to the terminal, get off the bus and make another mad dash for the terminal. Finally make it inside and even though I am transferring, we all have to go through security and immigration checks again ! Damn Chinese took my lighters, but not the two books of matches sitting beside them ! So I make my way to the smoking room (After the Chinese decided I wasn't a super spy ) and it wasn't much bigger than a broom closet. It was shoulder to shoulder with people. I smoked 1/2 a cigarette and it felt like I had 5 of them...so I was out !
SOOO..after the layover, I go to the gate, and it's another bus ride to the plane DAMN ! Run, run, run !
Now this flight was not as nearly as nice as the first was. I was surprised that the flight was nearly 80% crackers and not Asian. Well I guess that would be wrong because Russia is part of Asia after all. These people were Ukrainians, Croats, Lithuanians and who knows what else, But they were all white. I have to say, that's a little off putting ! The seat directly in front of me had this Russian chick with a baby that was about 3 months old and her parents next to her I assume. The woman's father was about 60 and kind of Santa Claus looking and for some bizarre reason, for the next four hours, he kept turning in his seat and staring directly at me......As soon as he would get my attention, he would flash a big cheesy smile and give me 2 thumbs up !?!?!? Uh-Yeah bud what the hell is that about. Why don't you better spend your time getting that stupid baby to stop wailing ! Which it literally did for the whole flight ! I kept looking out the window just praying to see Bill Shatner's gremlin tearing up the wing and engines.
It is all these flights that I take that remind me how lucky I am that someone invented the MP3 player ! I have about 1500 songs on mine, it keeps me content. Anywho, Arrive at Bangkok airport, zip thru customs and immigration, just carry-on baggage, and take the sky-train to the Red Light District Where I check into my hotel and fall asleep.
I will post the rest of time in Bangkok on my next blog
Sawadee Krup !
