Fuzzy Animals of Thailand

The weather here in Bangkok has been very hot & humid (no surprise, there!) with intermittent thunderstorms, so each day has been particularly draining for someone more used to the hot dry weather of LA as we are.  In fact, most days, I sympathize with these puppies:

I love all the fuzzy animals I see everywhere here.  Dogs wandering around, cats jumping from roof to roof or lazing in the shade as this one:

And one especially random gathering of well-dressed pet groundhogs in Queen Sikrit park (which made my day):

We’ve been taking it slow, reminding each other that it’s a marathon, not a sprint.  Each night, we collapse into bed exhausted but excited for each day.  It’s a pretty darn good existence. 

Oh, and here’s my favorite fuzzy-hearted creature in Thailand:

And So It Begins…For Real!

I’m typing this from Bangkok, Thailand!   We’re staying at a place I found on Airbnb, a guesthouse in Bangkok off one of the side-streets.  Our host, Evan, seems nice, the little we’ve spoken to him.  He owns two beautiful green parrots and three squirrels, one of whom licked my finger with a scratchy tongue and then proceeded to attempt biting me.  After getting lost a bit on the way and struggling with our luggage over some rough (non-existent) sidewalks, it was relief to fall over onto the wide bed and sleep the rest of the day & most of the night away under the blessed A/C.  So far, all we’ve done is eat & sleep, but, then again, isn’t that the point of a vacation?

We’re off to explore on our first full day in Bangkok!

Pictures and more details to come soon!  Maybe even a video!  Also, check out Rick’s blog here, for his perspective on our trip.