Lost in Thailand

Lost in Thailand
Finally I came back from Thailand. The people there are so friendly. I miss the food there too.

I arrived at Bangkok 2:00_am on the 17th, therefore, I planned to stay at the airport for a few hours, and head to Ayutthaya by the earliest train as Don Muang train station is quite near to the airport. I rented a tuk tuk while at Ayutthaya because I cannot drive moto bikes. Some call Ayutthaya the "Angkor Wat of Thailand." I have not been to Angkor Wat, but the relics in Ayutthaya are truly a historic. I spent only three hours there because I was too tired that day. Maybe I will go there again sometime.

In the evening, I went to a famous Thai restaurant with a few Chinese I met online. The food was so delicious. We also went to Chatuchak Weekend Market the next day. We said goodbye this afternoon because I would take a night train to Chiang Mai, while they would go to Phuket. I have been to the island in Malaysia this May, so I chose to stay at Chiang Mai for a few days this time.

Chiang Mai is a peaceful city in the north of Thailand. I went to Chiang Mai University at the first day to send post cards to my friends. Later I spent a night at Pai, which is a small town of three hours by bus from Chiang Mai. It is a pity that I did not have much time to see the huts in the trees and waterfalls. However, the experience of staying in a countryside hut beside the Pai River was very unique.

Several friends and I went to the Yi Peng/Loy Krathong Lantern Festival on the 24th. This was the climax of my trip. Before the lantern release, there was a three-hour religious ceremony. Everyone sat quietly on the ground, listening to the sutras. Although I did not know the exact meaning of the sutras, there was an inner peace from my heart while listening to them. I was almost crying when thousands of lanterns were lit and set free together. Everyone was busy taking pictures, cheering_and smiling. It was so romantic. Suddenly a slight regret came to me as I thought of how wonderful it would be to be here and see the lantern release with your Mr./Ms. Right. I would definitely go with mine sometime. It's time to meet him then, haha.

Enclosed is a picture in Ayutthaya.