On The Town

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to go out to dinner on Friday night. There just aren't that many places to go around us, at least not the sort of places that we're accustomed to for a Friday night dinner. No Mellow Mushroom, no mexican. But we decided it was time to stretch ourselves a bit and go get some good Thai food at one of the local restaurants built over a pond. So we went to this one, which is called (translated from Thai) "Come Get Rich Pond". The picture above is of these little huts that line the pond, where you can go and fish, and the restaurant will prepare what you catch and serve it to you! We opted for the more traditional dining experience and left the procurement of the food to those more expert in that area. The picture below is of the area where we ate; you can see our tiny little heads in the middle at the railing. We had coconut milk soup, cashew nut chicken, and fried rice with crab- all delicious!

We recently headed downtown on a Saturday to Lumpini Park, the Central Park of Bangkok. It's really beautiful greenspace, and it afforded us two fun opportunities- to get into the city AND to enjoy God's beautiful creation! When we thought we'd be living right downtown, I always hoped we'd be able to live near the park, as it has much to offer right in the middle of the concrete and smog of the city. At different times of day, you can see huge groups doing aerobics, people doing Tai Chi, people picnicking and playing games on the grass, running, swimming, and even working out on outdoor equipment!

A picnic lunch

Asa Bear's first picnic. This one was too cute not to include.

Is that an alligator lurking under the bridge? Nope, just a monitor lizard in his murky abode!

And, a picture from a New Year's barbecue at our neighbor's house. Emmy and Tim went while I stayed home with a sleeping baby. Giant prawns and squid- yummy!