Kennel Cough

A lot of good it did me not cuddling the pets at the Chatuchak Weekend market. Don't touch anything, I warned Rich, no matter how cute they are, all those puppies and kittens and baby squirrels. I know that my sister who is a vet would shake her head and intone the names of several diseases which a good portion of the critters would have. So, there was no petting, no picking up, no snuggling. And I got sick the very next day. Kennel Cough.




OK, so it's probably not kennel cough, but for a cold it really wiped me out.




Thankfully Bangkok has pretty good public transit, so we stuck to things along the Sky Train route for a few days. The sky train is Air Conditioned to a temp slightly above frigid, so the continual shock of going from hot to cold is probably not helping my kennel cough.




We visited the Jim Thompson House, a museum created from the home of a US born architect who helped to revitalize the Thai silk weaving industry in the 40s and 50s. His home was created from several traditional Thai village houses, transported and put back together with a few western touches. He vanished in the jungles of Malaysia in 1967.


It's a beautiful place to visit. http://www.jimthompsonhouse.com/



Also on the Sky Train routes are quite a few shopping malls.



Loaded with a variety of new and different shops.... and a bunch of the same old stuff with a new twist. Like Ronald making a Wai, the traditional Thai greeting. Rich could not be stopped from joining in.



Short post, still feeling a bit under the weather but the Kennel Cough is clearing up slowly. We've been so lucky in Bangkok to have friends to stay with. First it was Charlie and Lizzie, friends through my Sister-in-law, and now Kathy, a former co-worker of mine. It's been a great break to stay in a home again. And such fun high rises! Great views.