Our flight was on time and uneventful. Lance was asleep before we
reached cruising altitude, and much to my surprise, I slept most of the 13hr
flight, Vancouver to Taipei. Just enough time on the ground to stretch a bit,
and enjoy the orchids. After a few hours and a change of plane, we were off to
Bangkok.
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| Beautiful orchid display in the Taipei airport (TPE) |
After 24hr in transit, we were in our room at the Lamphu House in the Khao
San area of Bangkok, and ready for our usual routine: strip, shower and sleep!
Then it was time to walk and eat, go back to sleep and within another 24hr we
were acclimatized to the time and temperature, 30C+.
The Chao Phraya river is still very high, and the lower sections of the
city remain flooded. The bureaucrats argue among themselves about the
construction of a future floodway and which government agency was slowest to
respond to the flood. Some things are the same in every country!
