Two years ago in early February I arrived in Tasmania. I had been planning to stay for a couple of weeks and now I am starting into my third year, so far with no plans for leaving. A lot has happend during the last year, exciting things, disappointing things, adventures and travels. Here’s a short recapitulation of 2009 with an outlook on what’s planned for this year.
My last day in Thailand, my departure flight was scheduled for midnight. I arranged late checkout with the hotel so I was able to use my room until 4pm. I like hanging out in parks and botanic gardens, so I decided to spend the last day in Lumphini Park, one of the biggest and most popular parks in Bangkok.
After little more than an hour of walking in beautiful hot sunshine I arrived at the park. It’s great to have a place in the middle of the city where you can escape from the noise and pollution. It wasn’t really clean air, but at least all the vegetation and the lakes make you feel like it’s a healthy place.
My secondlast day in Thailand. I had booked a tour to the Tiger Temple about two hours drive from Bangkok. Part of the tour also was a stop at the River Kwai bridge, I only remembered there was a movie and some military background, but I was lacking the historical facts so I was simply hoping to have an interesting day.
After a long drive we arrived in the city of Kanchanaburi and stopped at a war cemetery from World War II. I must admit I had no idea what the background of the cemetery was but right next to it there was museum that explained it all.
