Thailand

Adam’s spring break was in March, and we took a family vacation to Thailand. I have included a link to some of our pictures. Southern Thailand had flooding and storms, and so we stayed in Bangkok. The landlady for our apartment in Delhi also has an apartment in Bangkok (a magnificent apartment) with a maid, and she kindly offered the boys the chance to stay there. Amnon and I stayed at a nearby hotel. A break from Delhi was welcome. Taxis and traffic were more disciplined, and there were fewer stray animals walking the streets. We went to the Floating Market (we were on a boat, and salespeople are along the sides….”hooking you in” when you show interest in their wares.) We saw the palace, and temples with golden and emerald Buddhas….(I didn’t know that Buddhism had such an ostentatious side.)

It was also an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of family vacations. When your kids are really little, they travel where you want to or need to travel. Amnon and I went to Rome when Jesse was an infant (we took him with us since he was a nursing baby), and we saw all the sights with Jesse carried in a snuggly. When the kids are older, you plan vacations that will appeal to them, with water parks and amusement parks included. Now the boys are teenagers and beyond, and requirements change once again. We are not the source of their entertainment. The boys went to clubs and then slept late; Amnon and I went to landmarks and “native” shopping markets. We converged for meals.

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