Education

Hi,

We just arrived at the EVA air VIP Lounge in Taipei.  It’s a good thing we brought our own food.  Let’s just say the pickins were slim.  The morning presented a few surprises before we left town.

  

The ‘Easy Monday’ song was “Can’t Buy Me Love” by The Beatles.  See, that was easy.  Now we’ll delve into a ‘Zany Day’ song.  “Well, I saw the thing coming out of the sky, it had one long horn and one big eye.  I commenced to shaking’ and I said oo-wee.  It looks like a __ __ __ to me.  It was a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, sure looks good to me.”  Clue:  The title, one of the longest I know, is describing what appears to be an alien creature.

 About an hour before we were scheduled to leave the house for the airport, Gong brought our bags downstairs.  At the same time the doorbell rang.  I could tell it was Rudi, an hour early, but the big surprise was seeing Boot.  She came with him and we had a little reunion.  Daku went totally crazy with joy.  He hasn’t see Boot in months.  He ran around the yard, made circles around Boot, and basically got his morning exercise.  She was just as excited to see him.  They used to spend a lot of time together during the afternoons.  It was good for everyone.

Just after completing the security check at Chiang Rai Airport, Noot and Kwan came through the line.  They were also going to Bangkok, and then on to Hua Hin.  We hung out before the flight and then a little in BKK, waiting for bags.  It sure made the time go faster.  In Bangkok we saw a group of ‘Cabin Crew’ from Sri Lanka wearing beautiful ‘locally inspired’ uniforms that looked like something from a festival.  They were very colorful and were a long way from the business suit trend. All body types were represented.  Something new was learned today.

The flight from Bangkok to Taipei was very uneventful.  The pilot took us high above the storms in the area so our flight was mostly bump-free.  Now we don’t leave until midnight, and there’s not a lot to do except walk around.  Walking around an airport this time of night is not that interesting.  

The photo below was at the same location at the BeauTea Cafe, there were these Akha figures at the entrance to the restrooms.  A bit weather worn, but welcoming just the same.

Time to sit and watch the people for a bit.  

Feels like Wacky Wednesday.

                 Peace,

                           Danny 

“Experience, travel - these are an

education in themselves.”

~Euripides