My brother Ben and his wife Holly came to visit us in Singapore. After resting up from the flight and exploring the city a bit, we headed off to Thailand. Thailand's old capital, Ayutthaya, is an hour or two out of Bangkok by car. Angela's colleage Aeng and her boyfriend offered to take us siteseeing there. We saw ancient temples and took a dinner cruise on the river. We even got to try Thai cotton candy burritos; they're a specialty in Ayutthaya. They're called "roti sai mai". It's a sort of colored cotton candy floss that you wrap in a thin pancake. They're sold on every street corner in the area.
Back in Bangkok, we visited the snake farm. It was sort of interesting to be separated from highly venomous snakes by... well, by nothing. But the presenter explained that they weren't aggressive snakes, so we didn't need to worry.
Next we went to the most famous of Thai attractions--no, not the go-go bars--to the Grand Palace. We wandered around until we got tired, then took a cruise on the backroads of Bangkok. No cars at all, just boats.
