RIVER KWAE, KHON KAEN, CHIANG MAI AND A FEW OTHER THINGS.

This is the first time we have been in casual clothes since we have been here.  Feels weird!  It was our Preparation Day.  We drove to Kanchanaburi with President and Sister Johnson for a day  trip of sights.

This is a recreation of a picture that Elder Grange took 43 years ago at the Bridge on the river Kwae.

These cute little girls were dancing and singing for money (for their education) while their father strummed away.  The big sister below reminded me of  a little Thai Mabel.  She could really dance and was enjoying her performance.

 

We had lunch at a wonderful Thai (of course) restaurant down by the river.  It was really good, this is my pineapple fried rice and below is Elder Grange's penang curry, he said it was the best he has had in Thailand so far.

 

 Last week we went on the mission tour with President and Sister Johnson and also Elder and Sister Funk.  Our main job was to get about 100 new phones rolled out, downloaded with the right apps and then transferring the info on the old sim card to the new sim card in the new phones.  Below is the chapel in Chiang Mai.  We loved Chiang Mai.  It is green and a little less hot...I can't get myself to say cooler.  It is just not cool anywhere!

 

 A tuk-tuk ride to the umbrella factory, a wood factory with small souvenirs and beautiful furniture.  We bought a round coffee table that has some awesome carving going on in the center.  We will have it shipped home.  Daniel.............will you pick it up for us in about 3 months?

                                                 This is the dog at the umbrella factory.

                                                                  And the cat.

 

 

       Elder Grange talked up all the Thai women working there, this one has worked here for 30 years!

 

 

 Our tuk-tuk and driver.  I forget his name, he took us all over and then waited while we shopped and looked around.

The night market outside our hotel.

Leaving Chiang Mai, a familiar face, Sawatdii -ing us.

Our first visitor!  We loved seeing Gene, Elder Grange was super happy that his wife sent enough wintergreen lifesavers to last until the end of our mission.  We are so lucky!

Sorry this is out of order, but I do the best I can!  This is in Kanchanaburi, a super interesting museum about how the Japanese built the railroad on the river Kwai using prisoners of war during World War II and other Thai, Burmese, Malaysians.....  Over 100,000 lost their lives building this.