26. August 2018 16:08
by Rene Pallesen
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We made another camping trip. This time to Wombeyan caves with one of Kims colleagues.
It was just before winter set in, so the nights were cold and it was nice sitting around the fire at night.
There are a lot of limestone caves in the area that are worth visiting. We did this one which was self guided.
I tried to teach the boys how to shoot with a bow - kept them busy for a while.
We also rigged up a badminton net for both adults and kids to play.
But mostly it was the fire that the boys had fun with.
We also did a really long 8km walk - almost lost the track at one point.
26. August 2018 15:08
by Rene Pallesen
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This year it was my dad's 75 birthday. I traveled back for the party.
The party was at a little hotel (in danish called a 'Kro') at Soroe.
While there I also got to see the new house they are living in.
26. August 2018 15:08
by Rene Pallesen
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Ayutthaya is the old capital of Thailand. It is a couple of hour north of Bangkok, and the easiest way to get there (by far) is by Train (we learned this the hard way).
The capital was only moved 250 years ago after it was ransacked by the Burmese, but now most of what used to be some extraordinary buildings are now mostly rubble.
It is a large area with lots of temples, so it is worthwhile having plenty of time and not rush it. We just visited three of the main sites, and that was plenty with the kids around.
Some of the highlights are the big lying down Buddha.
People still use this as a place of worship.
And apparently it is good luck if you can make a coin stick on the buddhas feed (without resorting to chewing gum).
At one of the temples there is also the head of Buddha stuck in the roots of the tree.
And as usual it is worthwhile keeping a look out for other moments involving people.