just a quick update while i have easy access to a computer....i managed to get a couple pics up, so enjoy, i'll have to try and put some more up later :) i can add kayaks and motorbike-taxi to the list of random transportation we've been getting around on over here. a group of us decided to kayak from ViangVieng to Vientienne, the capital of Laos, instead of just bussing it. It was a great day on the water, with a couple rapids, a bbq, some cliff jumping (not me :), but james dared to try a couple times) From Vientienne we booked an overnight bus (suprisingly comfortable) back to Bangkok and have been staying with a friend of Kristis for the last couple nights. The only way to get down the small soi (alley) where her apartment is, to the main street, is via motorbike taxi - where for less than a quarter you hop on the back of the bike and get zipped down the road to the main street :) it's pretty fun, but a tiny bit frightening when you have to sit "lady-like" with both legs on one side of the bike :)
the highlight of last night was a muay thai boxing tournament that James and I stumbled upon at the night bazarre....it was a pretty dank and dirty arena, but so much fun - something we'd hoped to see while here, but not sure how to track down tickets. supposedly things have changed since the '20's when it was originally banned for too many deaths...they now wear boxing gloves, and i think the rules are a little more restrictive. although, the second match had one of the fighters taken out by stretcher as he was seriously winded and knocked out, he hadn't been prepared for his opponents kick to the stomach. very exciting....and they have traditional dance/stretch/prayer things they do before each match which are pretty cool to watch.

anyway...today we're heading out of the city for a couple nights to Kanchanaburi, a national park not too far outside the city :)
thinking of you all!
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