Thailand, an end to a fabulous trip.
I had the morning to myself so after relaxing in my room, I went out in search of some food. Across the street, I spied this meat grilling….
And because you just can’t have too many photos of grilling meat, here is a closer view!
I’ve been to this little place across the street from the Tamarind Residences many times before.
There is no menu. You just have to look at what they have and try to communicate what you want.
The boss lady’s very cute little girl took a keen interest in what I was doing.
I tried to get her to return the “Asian Sign of Picture Taking” but I was unable to.
After exhausting my limited repertoire of Thai, the boss lady went to work preparing the food that she thinks I ordered.
First course, some delicious grilled Thai sausage.
Next up, an omelette with basil
The little girl took a seat right next to me and intently watched everything I was eating.
Kale and garlic with Thai spices, a dish that I’ve had many times and in many places, but never tire of.
This is the Khonkaen airport terminal. When traveling, I always make sure I arrive plenty of time before my departure. Once I arrived several hours early at an airport for an international flight, only to find that there was a problem with my ticket that required almost the entire block of extra time to correct! After that, I make sure I arrive early for every flight.
When I arrived, the place was deserted.
Not a soul at the gate, either.
I wasn’t kidding when I said the place was deserted. With the exception of perhaps 2 people, the entire terminal building was devoid of waiting passengers, and this was only an hour before departure time. It seems that everyone in Thailand is on “Thai Time” because the place began to fill up about 15 minutes before boarding time.
One departing shot before I put my camera away until I arrived in Bangkok.
We’ve covered the “new” airport before. It always looks interesting, like the inside of a caterpillar.
Structural details always interest me. Hope they didn’t bore you.
After snapping too many photos (but hey, it’s digital so who cares?), it was time to board.
But when I got to my seat, I found that I couldn’t fit in it because of the box that was installed in the left armrest (shown on the right in this view). All I could do was stand and wait for a flight attendant to notice me. I was moved to another seat. They put a skinny Thai girl in this seat and she had no problems.
Little things like a cup holder make your flight more enjoyable (and easier in some respects).
And…. we’re off!
Former field engineer MJ Klein now lives in Taiwan, and writes articles that primarily feature photographs of travels of MJ and wife Hui-chen, plus daily goings on in the bustling island nation of Taiwan, and other places in Asia. Articles feature people, culture, food, situations and sometimes the trials and tribulations of traveling in places such as China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Laos and of course Taiwan.
