Sunday, November 18, 2007

barge! barge! barge!

i just got back from the revolting biology barge trip this morning. the barge itself was relaxed and really nice, especially with a nice breeze. however, the activities we had to do were boring and not to mention the 3 minute showers were harsh.
on the bright side we had a lot of funny moments and it was quite an artistic experience as well.
the sky was always beautiful, the water sparkled in the sun and some spots we were at had interesting things to look at.
one was definitely the gothic temple. this temple was built by some thai king (i dont remember) to prove to the westerners that thais have just as good architectural skills as they did. i walked through there at around 8pm with a couple of friends and the buildings were quite creepy yet magnificent.
we also visited ayutthaya and went to the ruins of the kings temple. this temple was built in respect for the kings mother in the style of the angkor wat in cambodia. however it was burned down by the burmese when ayutthaya was invaded.

my favorite spot on this whole trip has to be the little pier that i discovered with akasha, alexis and li. it reminded me of the pier in the notebook. i dont even know if pier is the right word HAHA. but that place had lots of lilly pads and it was just beautiful.
here are four more photos i took during the trip:

1 comment:

alexiscook said...

i took 3 of those picture alex hahaha