Families and Healthcare in Thailand

This blog has been created for students participating in the 2014 University of Minnesota learning abroad course Families and Healthcare in Thailand. Students will share their stories and what they are learning as we travel to Chiang Mai, Chiangrai, and Bangkok.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Arrival in Bangkok

Today we left for our final destination, Bangkok. When we arrived here it was about 90 degrees out, but with the breeze it felt amazing outside. Driving into the city it had a completely different feel than the previous cities we had visited in Thailand; Bangkok definitely has that big city feel (and look). From the bus ride to our hotel I made two quick and simple observations-- (1) there are endless views of buildings in every direction. This is even evident from our hotel room, which has a gorgeous view of all the buildings. (2) there are so many people in Bangkok. Even with all these people, it doesn’t feel all that crowded. Once arriving at our hotel, Nicol and I had one thing on our minds-- food. On the way to our hotel we saw a pizza place called The Pizza Company that was in walking distance and decided to give it a try. It was delicious and I realized I have definitely been missing pizza while being in Thailand. I’m excited to explore more of Bangkok in the days to come. Tomorrow we are heading to see The Grand Palace; I’ll keep you updated with how visit there goes.

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