Living in Thailand |
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson |
Living in Thailand |
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson |
Ko Kret (or Koh Kret) is a small man made island in the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. The island was created in 1722, when the king had 10,000 men dig a canal to reduce shipping time to Ayutthaya (which was the capital of Siam). The canal became gradually wider due to erosion and Ko Kret became an island. Ko Kret is roughly 2 miles long and 2 miles wide and is best known for Mon pottery. Interesting tidbit: According to Wikipedia, during WWII, Koh Kret was used as a hiding place for many politicians and officers to avoid allied bombing raids. Getting to Ko Kret from my condo was an incredibly simple. I took a bus (12 Baht) from my condo to Wat Sanam Nuea (8 stops west) and then a 5 minute ferry (3 baht) to Ko Kret. The most prominent temple on Ko Kret is Wat Paramai Yikawat, with a leaning white “chedi” (which I think means Buddhist momument). Today I walked the 3 mile walking path and then stopped at Chitbeer (the island’s craft beer joint). I ended up meeting the owner who, believe it or not, graduated from GA Tech (https://asiatimes.com/2020/01/changing-thailand-one-pint-at-a-time/ it’s a small world). Next time, and there will be a next time, I will rent a bike and take a pottery class.
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Mother’s Day in Thailand is celebrated on, August 12th, (Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s birthday). It’s a national holiday in Thailand. At school we celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday, Friday August 11th (11/8/23) with student performances in Thai, English, and Chinese and then by planting rice. It was quite the experience. I nearly nose dived into the mud a few times, and learned that I am no farmer.
So this video popped up on my phone…
I am still in pre-planning and furiously writing lesson plans so I appreciate any distraction (yes, apparently teachers still do this…whatever, it beats writing IEPs any day). Anywho, I was immediately transported back to my trip to the Netherlands (and Paris) this December. I don’t care what they say about you Technology… you are grand! |
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