We have had an interesting journey and have safely arrived in Thailand. Monday afternoon we got a call from the travel agent saying our flight the next day had been cancelled but if we can leave that night (instead of Tues. morning) they would fly us to Calcutta and then the next morning to Bangkok. The funny thing is that they called us at 3:00 pm and the flight was scheduled to leave at 7:00pm, the airport being about 4 hours away from our home.
So we said ok and then ran as fast as fish to finish packing and arranging all of our things. Then Sunny, Houser, and I got in the car and made it to the airport in record speed.
Since they cancelled our flight, the airlines put us in an incredibly nice hotel for the night, for free. We felt like royalty and none of us had ever stayed in such a place in India. Needless to say, our hearts were overflowing with thanks to God for the hot showers and nice accommodations.
We spent all day yesterday at the Bangkok airport waiting for our connecting flight at night to Chiang Mai. We had great fun though in the airport, as it is quite modern and had things that we hadn't seen for quite some time, like Burger King, and really nice coffee shops.
We've already been to the dentist here two times today and they are very efficient and helpful. I go back tomorrow to begin the treatment. Our first meeting here is on the 10th, so we have a couple of days to rest and look around a bit.
I have never been to Thailand before and it is quite beautiful and clean here. We are looking forward to meeting our friends and making new ones in the days to come.
