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Thailand: Chachoengsao, Bangkok, Heimflug: (

And now the last part of my trip report from Thailand. Sad, sad ...
After we therefore adopted in writing by Mark, thanked him for his hospitality, because he just had in the university teaching, we took a bus to Chachoengsao (ฉะเชิงเทรา [ʨ ʰ ː àʨɤ̄ ŋsāw] ), home Tiks. Her parents live there, but because they are against the fact that Tik has before graduating from university with a friend, we were able to visit, of course. But first things first ...

Arrived in BigC , a large shopping center, there seems to be in every Thai town, and I waited Tik for the arrival of Mhuey (ห มวย [mǔa̯j] ) and Noom (หนุ่ม [num] ). Meanwhile, I have not bought there a dictionary, but more on that later. The two were then and we found ourselves under a great hunger in a pizza shop. Pizza is also one of the dishes I've eaten no more forever, so I thought it was not too bad to eat sometimes no Thai food. We have beaten the full stomachs, for it was really tasty. Apparently not only Thai food in Thailand delicious. Restaurants and food stores are generally better in Thailand than in China, I think, much cleaner and somehow the quality of her high quality. But Asian food is generally great, as I prophesized so before my flight to China.

After that we went out we have one last sight "pure pull," Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan (วัด โส ธร ว รา ราม วรวิหาร [WAT sǒ ː t ʰ ɔ̄ ː n wara ː ra ː m ː wóráwíhǎ n] ), a further great Buddhist temple in gold and white. Also inside was all decorated with gold and the ceiling formed a star firmament. Everything looked somehow very well maintained and rebuilt almost from even the Buddha statues . Somehow the whole well done to do with China, as in " backyard" of the temple was there a Chinese gate .
Afterwards went to the food, but after all that pizza I've hardly got something down. So I got the Thai version of Jiaozi-like dumplings (jiǎozi, 饺子 [ʨjãɔ̯ʦz̩] ) missed awwwww ...

since around the day in principle and Tik at home with him was long overdue, they looked for me for the last night as possible cheap accommodation. Actually it was being considered to return to Noom and his brother in a residence hall in Bangkok, which was due to its distance to the airport a bit pointless. For 400 ฿ (about 9,50 €) the night we found a kind of small bungalow not far from the bus station. Then Tik is first to her parents with whom they could negotiate but thank God, still, the next morning, her "friends" to accompany even the airport in Bangkok. Meanwhile, I've Anki made, read, Thai TV seen (it was just Militärfesttag), showered and slept. Tik was a little creepy and Mhueys regard, the door to open definitely not if someone knocks. This is dangerous, could well be anyone else! The more frightened I was when it (is Thailand so civilized that it uses the 24-hour system, respect!) At approximately 20:00 in the evening knocked on my door. But it was the caring Tik, who brought me orange juice. How sweet!

The next morning at 6:00 then the road to Suvarnabhumi Airport, the second time we were there a lot of time and are therefore stroll eat and gone. Then, the farewell, even if it's only for a month is. Tik has not been able to stop crying ... :.. (
In the passenger area, as I passed an escalator, I saw on the ground then lie but suddenly money Chinese money 300 yuan (33 €, of which one can live a half weeks good), this number was, what a . at 10:55 local time luck went my flight directly to Kunming, arrival time. 2:05 pm (local time and the inconvenient 12-hour system) For the second time I got off the plane from Kunming, the track went to incredible unfriendly passport control and tore my suitcase off the line. Only this time really no tension and anticipation to the time in Kunming.

, one gets a shock when you flies from Thailand to China: it is icecold, people look grumpy and all the staff are extremely unfriendly. In Thailand, bows and Khop khun kha! (ขอบคุณ ค่า [k ʰ ɔ ː k ʰ p ʰ â ː k un] ) said. Dialogue with the passport control of the uniformed man? 什么 学校 - "Hm?" - "Which school?" - Quite a disappointment. Then, the old, gray and red dust soiled buildings that could be seen from the air already (though the photography of China is prohibited from above!), That and the fact that Tik in the beautiful, warm, friendly and modern Thailand bored, I was then also done quite sad.
I then looked for a taxi and leave me to the dorm. The taxi driver complained to me about how stupid it is as a taxi driver's job. The tuk-tuk driver and two bank in Thailand seemed to me in a good mood ...

So that was it, yes yes. The planned route was quite different, but it was so much nicer and worth seeing. The picture right shows once again the stations of our journey, from Kunming to Xishuangbanna, Mohan, Ban Houayxay (ບ້ານຫ້ວຍ ຊາຍ [ba ː n hùa̯jsá ː j] ) - that was the Laotian equivalent of Chiang Khong where we are geschippert on the Mekong - the short detour to the Myanmar border to Mae Sai, the beautiful Chiang Mai, Lampang with the elephant, Mae Sot, Kamphaeng Phet, Chonburi and Chachoengsao and then the airport in Bangkok. Since I've seen almost the whole country except the south and the north-eastern Isan region (อิ สาน [ʔìsǎ ː n] ), in which one speaks a dialect of the Lao similar .

It is now nearly a week ago that I'm back here in Kunming, and I miss Thailand very , not only because of Tik. The weather, the people, the food (oooh, the food!), The scenery and the sights are just beautiful, Internet use is not restricted. There are birds and butterflies, in contrast to Kunming, where it unfortunately little birds are (where I like sparrows but that!) . It is no exaggeration wirlich almost a heavenly country. I am surprised not to see so many tourists come to Thailand every year and also a not small number of expats there even settle permanently. Laura said the other day, the poor Tik could not even go on vacation if it is to me, since all other Countries are less beautiful. As I've told the Tik, she has even agreed to. It certainly will not be the last time that I visit Thailand ...

The End

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Thailand: Chonburi

early at 3 or 4 clock in the morning we arrived in Bangkok, in Thai actually not is really Bangkok called, but Krung Thep (กรุงเทพฯ [Krunes t ʰ ê ː p] ), which stands for Krung Thep Maha's official name (กรุง เท เพ มหานคร [t ʰ ê ː p Krunes máhǎ ː nak ʰ ɔ̄ ː n] is) that is sending you only a short form for the full traditional name of the city, this is, hold fast to you,


Krung Thep Maha Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit
กรุงเทพมหานคร อมร รัตนโกสินทร์ ม หิน ท รา ยุทธ ยา Great Dilok Phop Nopparatrajathanee Burirom. Great place rich Palace. Amon Piman incarnate presence. Sak Ka Mrigadat Tiya Vishnu Prasit.
[krūŋ tʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔ̄ːn ʔàmɔ̄ːn ráttànákōːsǐn máhǐntʰárāː jùttʰájāː máhǎːdìlók pʰóp nóppʰárát rāːʨʰátʰāːnīː bùrīːrōm ʔùdōmráʨʰáníwêːt máhǎːsàtʰǎːn ʔàmɔ̄ːn pʰímāːn ʔàwátāːn sàtʰìt sàkkàtʰáttìjáʔ wítsànúkām pràsìt]


the name before I actually learned by heart, that's not that difficult if you spend hours listening to the song, there is to it (see Current Music ). I'll send the mp3 on request. What we do there though? Tiks sister Taek further had, as they had to do in Bangkok which, Tik and I are a taxi to Suvarnabhumi airport - is spoken by the way, "Suwannaphum (สุวรรณภูมิ [sùwānnáp ʰ ū ː m] ), yes, Sanskrit names, words, and - texts are in Thai pretty messed up, the "Maha" is coming up really by महानगर mahānagara (city) - there to rebook my return flight ticket, the guy had ordered for me by phone in Lampang. That was there all really great and free, service is there a top priority. We had to rebook it, because I had to return home earlier than planned because Tiks mother wanted that Tik finally comes home, which fell on her on at all, rumzureisen on holiday with friends. Tsez, tsez, tsez ... The ticket costs 11 000 ฿ proud the way (over 260 €), and I would also have liked more, thanks remained Laos visa to me only 15 days in Thailand and as I said, Tik had then returned to their parents.

Then we went to a van to Chonburi (ชลบุรี [ʨ ʰ ː ōnbùrī] ), a port city near Bangkok. There, in the district of Sri Racha (ศรีราชา [si ː ra ː ʨ ʰ ā ː] ) namely Mark waited on us, more to this soon ...
except us in the van was still a single, middle-aged Frenchman who, in lack of knowledge of English was unable to keep up with the bus driver, he could not articulate where he wanted. I tried to help and found that my French (I's had at least 4 years in school) was almost rusted away. I can still help a little and hopefully the Lord has now found his hotel, too. Sacre Bleu!

in Sri Racha, we were picked up by Mark , an older Australian who lives there already for 33 years and has a big house with the entire family. Unzufälligerweise Esperantist is the man, so I did namely Pasporta power - something like couch surfing for Esperanto speakers - had written weeks before. Therefore, we were able to return there for free for a few days in his estate and I have been almost half a year now finally, once again had the opportunity to talk with people in 3D Esperanto.
On the same day and I took a little trip Tik with the remote from Mark for pointing to the wheel put perhaps 1 km of coastline, but was not so nice. Later, a stroll through the market and the city, where it again good food (like this here , but especially this here ) gave the scoop there was but the next day:

Since we are in fact to Pattaya (พัทยา [p ʰ ʰ Att Aja ː] ) run, a tourist resort area, also in Chonburi. There was even more beautiful to see the ocean, but it gets even better with a boat we are on a small island called Koh Larn Ko Lan (เกาะ ล้าน [kɔʔ lá ː n] ) down. Boat and island were full mainly Russian tourists, which I believe them to be correct embarrassing. Beer, Водка, loud music, make up a party and on top without lying around on the beach. Ugly. Tik I could not believe that I suited up (ie 3 kg makeup + diamond belts, purses and shoes) Russentussen do not find beautiful.

Well. We found the beach a great range without a lot of foreign tourists, where the proportion of Thais was greater - the one recognizes the fact that they all go swimming with T-shirt. The water was very nice warm and clear, and it was fun waves. Tik is only after long persuasion, come into the water. Of course, with T-shirt. War will be very fun. We almost missed the last boat back to Pattaya, but we had to schedule more time. Pattaya itself, we are still running for some time, the amusement district. Bah, terrible ... Pubs, brothels, feeding tubes, souvenir shops and Thai massage centers, which needs just as the Touri, das meiste auf Russisch und Arabisch(!) beschriftet. An einem Laden mussten wir doch Halt machen: ein richtiger Dönerladen! Ich habe einen Lammfleisch-Dürüm gegessen, der lecker war wie bei uns daheim. Sogar Tik mochte ihn. Eines der wenigen Dinge, die ich noch aus Deutschland vermisse, sind nämlich Döner! Das musste also mal sein.

Der nächste Tag dann: Stadtbesuch. Zum einen hatten wir noch einen Koffer voller Bücher von Tiks Kumpel "Dream", zum anderen wollte ich unbedingt Tiks Uni – die Burapha-Universität (มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา [máhǎ ː wit ʰ Aja ː laj bu ː rap ʰ ā ː] ) - see who had a beautiful Campus , good food in dozens of snacks, ponds and palm trees and in all respects modern and clean looked. With the free campus shuttle bus we went to the Faculty of Education where all the Thais have studied Chinese in Kunming. Next to us sat two girls with whom we started a conversation, because they wondered why a Thai and farang because Chinese speak ... the question of which languages because I fluent spoke (beautifully made precise, very good!) answered, I just, well, German and English, fluent Chinese is not quite as ... and Esperanto. "You speak Esperanto?" said one then - I wanted to mention's certainly not because I wanted to avoid long explanations and misunderstandings, but the one girl, Tan (ตาล [ta ː n] ), had even sometimes learned Esperanto. At least for a day. She could at least "amas vin Wed. say. The two have subsequently invited to the cafeteria and we donated some orange juice. Cool!

in University Buildings we met two other friends of Tik, then Dream, then the mascot of the Faculty of Education and the state of Sinology . Yes, that was pretty cool ...

The next morning we then moved on, however, Marks has left home, and have taken the bus to our last stop, which I will report tomorrow. Stay tuned for the last part of my Thailand trip!

And sorry that this time there was so much text and so few pictures ...

To be continued ...

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Thailand: Thailand

After Guy and Tip us both to Kamphaeng Phet (กำแพงเพชร have [kamp ʰ ɛ̄ ː ŋ p ʰ ê ː t] carted) and then passed to Bangkok, so I can for the first time Tiks Do Family Members in 3D. We arrived late at night at their house, which now did not look really like the Lao wooden huts. It really reminded me rather of the large garden shed ("dacha") by friends of us. A sort of bungalow, not very big but not too small. A large living room television, radio, lamps, wardrobes and sofas. Next door, small bedrooms, a shower room and a toilet (Chinese style, though). Overall, the home of Grandma Tik, Tik aunt, whose Son, his wife and their two sons Phat (ภัทร [p ʰ at] ) and Phan (พัน ช์ [p ʰ ān] ). As is later turned out, is not only the house Tiks family but the whole street and another street: all people who live there are so distantly related to Tik. Unbelievable.
the same evening Tik actually drove me to the motorcycle to another house in the street to get something to drink.

The next morning we took then Tiks cousin and his wife and their son Phat them in the hot spring park, so I call's time: Boname Phu Ron Phraruang (บ่อ น้ำพุ ร้อน พระร่วง [bɔ ː ná ː m p ʰ úʔ rɔ ː n p ʰ ráʔrû ː an] ) - a really beautiful park with a small temple, many meadows and flowers and trees and a creek and a pond, and also just a larger, shallow basin filled with warm spring water. It was very pleasant, we've got our legs all times kept clean. There is also a Lake with an island there, you could pedal boats for cheap money, and thus cross the lake, which we did. We then exchanged our respective cameras and so there's some duck boat-pics with me and Tik (of which I but only the left and that have uploaded here ) . Afterwards, we have fed us fish and then rested briefly at a shady spot . Hachja ...

Then we went to visit the "old town" . Below I've presented me something else entirely. We have all heard so the old cities of Leipzig and Bremen or Frankfurt, etc., but One might not 500 years old historical ruins in this form. You are now a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, which is saying something. The building was all in the 15th and 16 Century, and King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) is said to have lived there for probably 100 years ago somehow (like, I'm not quite clear, that was previously in ruins, destroyed by the Burmans). By a group of four Buddha statues in four different positions was, unfortunately, only the standing figure obtained. The stone was used there by the way of lava and therefore it is so porous and hard. It was fortunate that I am not stumbled. A large round pan I've also been there, I just still need to link here. Really, the Acropolis in Athens, however, is a shit (though older):



So really, I was blown away, although I have old stones and ruins for otherwise rather cold. Then we went to dinner or a buffet. That is in plain text: All you can eat , and everything was so so delicious, Wow! They even had pineapple. Per person cost which I believe only 100 Baht (บาท [ba ː t] ), which is slightly more than 2 €, so I invited the family. There were only "Young" people there, nor was added to a (another cousin) and his girlfriend, the (หมอ ย ห uh มวย [mǔa̯j] ) happens to be Mhuey said. We have eaten up just before vomiting ("Puke" is on the way Thai UAK , อวก [ʔu ː k] ;) ). Did I mention that Thai food is super delicious?

The next day - yes, top it all happened in one day - had Tik after lunch in her aunt's small "restaurant" However, away visiting her grandfather at the other end of town where I could not keep up, unfortunately. Therefore, they made my made briefly in an "Internet Café" in the same street, which was populated by tons of little guys who played all the games online. Phat was there and I have spoken with him a bit of Thai. Later we went back to the house back. Then had Phat and Ao (one of the guys, even a distant 3rd cousin or something) shows the idea of me the pile of sand 100 m behind the house. That was fun, a huge mountain piled dry building sand, very pleasant to the feet. I am a little bit and I watched rumgestapft how the two shouting from the summit rushed. Communication (only in Thai) proved to be difficult and frustrating than I thought. I can be about 450 words (now a bit more) have, but - just as in Chinese too - difficult to understand. Ergo, they could understand me, I do but not as good. Once we were back home, I got myself out of sheer Huddeleien mit'm Nischler (as we say in Saxon) first withdrawn into the room and read and wait for Tik.

Tik came much later than planned, after dinner, and pretty much her first words were:

แอ น ด รู ป๊ะ you prepare your food! We go to Bangkok.
Aendru, pa! Nǐ zhǔnbèi nǐde dōngxi ba! Wǒmen kuài qù Màngǔ.
[ʔɛ̄ndū ː páʔ The reason was that older sister Tiks Taek (แต้ ก [tɛ ː k]
) just sneak into the city was and was in her car on the way to Bangkok. Their mother allowed Taek not actually go to such great distances by car. But his mother knows nothing of Tiks secret friend, even though the aunt or granny would have probably been on the phone before. They drove us to the bus station so after the coast was clear, came Taek rumgefahren and we jumped into it. Tik always says that her sister would be so much prettier than her, because she is so white, and Tik so "black", but I do not think at all times. Moreover, with no glasses Taek (In Thailand with the way almost any glasses, except King Bhumibol (ภูมิพล [p ʰ ū ː mip ʰ on] , the students hardly very different in China!).
We stopped briefly at the edge of the city, as Taek yet eaten had, and I also have me in spite of its fullness to the consumption of Thai delicacies (see here on the right) can persuade. In contrast to China's here at night to feed something else. Then they drove us the 321 km down night Bangkok. What we did there, then, that you experience tomorrow exclusively here with me.)
continued ...

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Kamphaeng Phet: Lampang Mae sot &

Here is the third part of my trip to Thailand.
Guy, we have therefore to
Asia Lampang Hotel Lampang (ลำปาง [lampa ː ŋ] ) brought the room for us looked surprisingly shabby. I have them but no picture. Very nice it was certainly not hot water and gave it one either. More Chinese standards also (although all water heaters in Thailand, although partly in Germany and England are not produced at our Mega boiler came up here in Kunming, even if after half an hour ago is the first time any showers). Cost: 490 ฿ (-12 €) per noctem. For two nights, but enough is enough, we thought. We are always on the road during the day and evening breaks.
breakfast (for those who look at themselves like Asian food, click here!) gave it the next morning (we write the
day 139
) in a small restaurant in the area, as we had missed the hotel breakfast . At 10 clock then meeting with Guy and Tip and our request, but we continue to prefer a different hotel. So off went 's Hotel Kim City , which represented only slightly more money for a great luxury. 650 ฿'s goods? 'm Not sure, at least a good choice. After moving then equal to the first attraction in Lampang, the hometown of Tip:

Wat Phra That Lampang Luang (วัด พระ ธาตุ ลำปาง หลวง [WAT p ʰ ráʔt ʰ â ː t lampa ː ŋ lǔaŋ] ) , a large temple in the northern Thai Lanna style , with very few tourists (almost none, as Lampang now is not just a tourist destination) and a beautiful facility. Left here for a change, Guy & tip front entrance. Inside it was another great golden dome (Chedi) Some Buddha statues, one had to take off their shoes before entering and also trees Gong s and there was no shortage. Labels were mainly in Thai, but partly also to Lanna. Next door was a museum, were issued in the ancient Lanna documents, old Southeast Asian money and ancient artifacts. All in all, nice to see. The temple was built according to a sign apparently between the years 2019 and 2045 ... Thai calendar. ;) The next stop took us to the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre
a bit outside the city where we were, for show unfortunately late. But could we have a round on the elephant ride
(see left) . That's pretty funny because it's not like a horse (I imagine), up slightly down and wobbles, but still pretty strong left and right, because of the strong shoulders. Was certainly very funny here is a picture of Tik and me (maybe Facebook is being mainly required) . After the elephants had finished their rounds, there was an option a photo of the "couple" on the elephants, including the mahout. That there was then for not too much money in thick Elefantenkotpapier [sic] framed. Have I taken the same course as a souvenir. Since we missed the show imaginary we come back the next day. The fact should be well worth seeing ... Then Guy took us up to a huge milestone, perhaps to the 10 m, which indicated the distances to towns and cities in Thailand and Southeast Asia, here in the picture (click to enlarge!)
as from top to bottom: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chiang Tung, Chiang Thong (Luang Phra Bang) and Chiang Rung (Sipsongpanna (aka Xishuangbanna)). In the markets there was now everywhere in the small. For coffee there was then a specialty coffee
Wiesel. Is in fact from undigested faeces of stoats, before the coffee beans have got to eat, won and is relatively expensive. I myself had an Oreo milkshake, but I once tried to weasel coffee Guys - disgusting! Nothing against weasel shit, but coffee? Wüärks. But there was something tasty in the evening . According to a breakfast at the hotel Tik and I returned to Guy and tip down the elephant center for us to look at the show. That was really cool and I've taken some pictures and uploaded. The elephants are marching
, have laid
, the mahouts their hats (or their Mahüten Houts?) And Where poles, tree trunks carried around and eventually rolled and painted pictures . Amazing animals. In the center may be left over for 3 days and trained as a mahout join. And you could pet and feed the elephants behind too, especially the little was cute, right here together with the - I think - no less cute Tik: After the show went on the trip, first in the province of Tak (ตาก [ta ː k]
) in the town of Mae Sot (แม่สอด
[mɛ sɔ ː ː t] ), Which - as Mae Sai also - is near the Myanmar border. There we strolled a bit through the streets, which have eaten, I've erschüttelt in another Buddhist temple in the future. Oh, that's the way this: there is a cup with wooden sticks, which one takes with both hands slightly in front of him shakes, with the cup opening angle of about 20 ° from the plane shows up. Soon drops out a bar, reading the numbers, then finds a note in the compartment next to the shrine . There are then similar to a horoscope interesting things. I was prophesized that I should watch my words and my big mouth that I sometimes could be fatal. Hmm ... I think not quite fit me. Now I realize degree that the other was indeed in a temple. This here was the prophecy for me unfortunately incomprehensible. After this guy went Tik and me then to Kamphaeng Phet (กำแพงเพชร [kamp ʰ ɛ̄ ː ŋ p ʰ ê ː t] ) to the home of relatives Tiks where we would spend the next few days.
To be continued ...