Sight:
My favorite sight would have to be the peaceful underwater paradise that I had a chance to explore. The beautiful coral and colorful fish created an unbelievably relaxing environment. Watching each unique fish on its unknown journey through the reef, and seeing sea snakes and Moray eels wander amongst the coral was incredible... as I am sure Chris' shark encounter was as well!
Sound:
We happened to arrive in Bangkok on a public holiday at the start of the Buddhist Lent. As we visited temples crowded with locals, the huge rooms would echo with the clanking of coins. Each person would walk along the wall and drop coins in little metal buckets as an offering. The unique sound filled the room.
Touch:
Rough, scaly, whisker-filled and wrinkly: Nothing is quite like the feeling of an elephant's skin. We enjoyed a day of feeding and riding elephants, but an amazing part of the day was just feeling their tough skin.
Taste:
There is no question that the taste of Thailand has to be Pad Thai. Not only can you find it everywhere, but it is simply delicious! And lucky for our families, we learned how to cook the sweet and flavorful noodle dish at our cooking class, so I'm sure we'll be trying our hand at cooking our own at home!
Smell:
Tough choice for smells of Thailand... a room on a ferry full of 70 sleeping tourists and locals, the sweat and blood of Muay Thai boxers fighting each other, local markets throughout Bangkok filled with unique foods, sweet banana pancakes with chocolate and condensed milk cooking on the streets, and the salty/fishy scent of the underwater coral reefs (just kidding, you shouldn't try to smell while underwater). It's the mixture of all of those things and so many more that remind me of this beautiful country.
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