Bangkok Take 2

Here are some more pictures of Bangkok....

We also saw the King and Queen of Thailand drive by on their way to the Palace, but I didn't post those pictures...not sure if it is allowed. We didn't get super close pictures of the cars anyway cause we were too busy working on our bow. In fact, the Thai ladies, who were standing next to us, told us what to do and Laura and I were concentrating so hard that we missed seeing the Queen wave and smile at us from her van!!! Gina who is better at bowing saw her. I would like to think that the reason she was smiling was because of Laura and I. At least I can say the Queen of Thailand SAW ME:)

Me and Yao Ming...

                              

                                                     Reminded me of Pokemon so I took this picture for my nephews...

A night market...right by the sky train

We took a boat taxi to a few places and they also told you about famous things along the way...
We didn't ride in this boat...

Homes along the river...Bangkok flooded earlier this year...

People getting on and off of a boat...

There were so many interesting boats!

cool building...

After getting off the boat we started walking to the Royal Barge Museum...
We saw this along the way...luckily we didn't have to go to the bathroom...:)

We went to the Royal Barge Museum because Laura teaches about this part of Thai history to her 7th graders. They would have grand processions with 50+ barges. They have 8 here at the museum and they were working on restoring them. Many were damaged by bombs in WWII. 

Getting repaired

Outside of the barge museum

Gina had to get a pass to take pictures...she was so proud...

and thought about using it when the McD's lady said she couldn't take a picture of a sign...

um...I have a photographer pass..

And you wonder why we couldn't find the "road" to the museum?