Wir gehen auf Reise!

So we have completed our first week in Thailand, one which we would all rate as pretty successful- at least in fulfilling all the objectives that we had in mind: getting the kids a little bit acclimatized, both In terms of weather and Thailand itself; finding an environment that that already knew and felt comfortable with; and having a relaxing week with not too much to organise. These were the reasons we chose Ban Krut as our first destination after arriving in Bangkok: it is fairly easily reached by train from Bangkok (5 hours), which meant a fairly stress-free trip, it is fairly devoid of tourists, meaning that the kids (and us) wouldn’t be too overwhelmed by new stuff, and we would have the chance to be near a fairly docile beach. Ban Krut fulfilled all our expectations, other than the fact that the beach itself wasn’t what I would describe as so great. The water (perhaps due to the time period we were there) wasn’t so clear- in fact quite a few local fishermen were out in fo...

The first thing that has become apparent after our first couple of days in Thailand- and specifically Bangkok, is that travelling with kids requires some adjustments of how one travels. Of course, this is something that we have been getting used to anyway over the past four years, but we probably still all had slightly different expectations when we set off on our “adventure” year- to a place one might still associate largely with backpackers. As llka caught up with some sleep, which wasn’t possible in the same room as our sleep-deprived but also over-excited kids, I took both of them outside to have a look around the block. Our hostel was in a less-visited part of central Bangkok, i.e. to the north of the city near Thewet Pier, which gave us the impression that Bangkok wasn’t anything like we expected- traffic seemed well-behaved, everything very clean, pace completely normal for a big city. Nevertheless, Niklas was instantly aware of the differences: warm, a bit humid, and str...

Hallo Freunde, wir waren 2 Tage in Bangkok. Hier habe ich viele Dinge zum ersten Mal gesehen. In Bangkok stehen vor vielen Häusern große Blumentöpfe mit kleinen Fischen als Glücksbringer. Eine große Kröte haben wir auch beim Blumenmarkt über den Fußweg hüpfen sehen. Außerdem sind wir Tuk Tuk gefahren und in einem pinken Taxi. Mir schmeckt das Thai-Essen hier nicht, gestern waren wir extra bei Starbucks, damit ich einen Muffin zum Frühstück essen kann. Gestern haben wir Bangkok entdekt und waren in einem Tempel, indem ein riesiger Buddha lag. Dort gab es auch viele Mönche, die in einem orangenen Tuch eingewickelt waren. Später sind wir dann mit dem Boat über den Fluss gefahren und haben am Anleger viele Babykatzen gesehen, die ich auch gestreichelt habe. Am Anleger am Ziel gab es dafür sehr viele Karpfen, die ich mit Brotresten gefüttert habe. Abends kann man viele Geckos sehen, die kleine Insekten fressen. Wir sitzen gerade im Zug zum Strand und hier gab es kleine mit...