The kids and I arrived in Bangkok on August 5. Robert had been in Thailand for several months already and it was finally time to have our family together under one roof again.
First Class made the long trip a little more tolerable.
The kids started school, Bob worked during the week, and I spent the days getting our new home in order. On the weekends we made it a point to get out and see our new surroundings.
First day of school at International School Eastern Seaboard
August 15, 2010
Mother's Day coincides with the Queen's birthday, August 12. Robert had the day off as this is a national holiday in Thailand. We spent the day at Nong Nooch Gardens. This is a beautiful resort with topiary gardens, restaurants, Thai cultural shows, elephants, and many other attractions. We had our first elephant ride while at Nong Nooch.
Pattaya has some shopping malls that are much like the ones in the US. We are able to find Nike, Addidas, RayBans, etc... But when it comes to clothing we aren't so lucky. The clothing is all tailored to Asian sizes making it difficult to find clothes for our Western bodies.
Chloe and Lilli have fun playing in the waltzing water fountain at Royal Garden Shopping Mall
We were happy to find a very active Catholic Parish here in Pattaya. St. Nikolaus offers Mass in English on Saturday evening, Sunday morning, and Sunday evening. The Church is right next door to a Mosque.
St. Nikolaus bell tower to the right, Mosque towers to the left.
