North Dakota-Christmas 2015

I gather all videos in this trip here. I am sorry for not Speak English in the videos but I am sure you can guess what was going on by my body language.

Dec 23, 2015

We left home in the morning and got to the destination at night. It was cold as usual in North Dakota this season. I put on my long warmer coat before walked out of Bismarck airport.  We stopped for dinner at Texas Road House before headed to Bowman.We stayed at Bowman Lodge, a new hotel where last year was on construction. I like the hotel.

23 ธค 2558 

เดินทางไปนอร์ทดาโกต้า ทุกคริสมาสต์มิสเตอร์กะป้าโอ้ทไปบ้านแม่ย่าที่หนาวกว่าบ้านเดลาแวร์หลายเท่า ปีนี้เริ่มเดินทางแล้วจ้า มีคลิปมาฝากค่ะ

Dec 24, 2015
We were having breakfast at the hotel before we went to his mother's house. It was only 5 minutes drive. Snow covered everywhere but not much. I packed and wrapped gifts ready for Christmas day.After that just enjoyed myself walked around, taking photos and videos.

I talked about the weather today. It looked warm as sunny but it was not.
In the afternoon, we brought gifts to his aunt and stopped at a local restaurant "Windys pizza" to get lunch.
I love pizza from this restaurant.

24 ธันวาคม 2558
เช้าที่นอร์ทดาโกต้า และ ตลอดวัน ป้าโอ้ททำอะไรบ้าง? จริงๆ แล้วไม่ได้ทำอะไร มีคลิปมาฝากค่ะ

Dec 25,2015
Mery Christmas everyone, it was -12F, OMG! cold. I could not stay outside long. I forgot open fingers glove so I must took off and wear back the pair I wore very often to press on the camera shutter. The was not a sunny day then all we could see was dull tone. It looked similar to black and white shade, in my opinion.

You might think that I said the weather was too cold but why I was not stay inside the house. Yes, it was cold but I was always enjoy playing snow , taking photos and videos. However, I knew my limit. I had not stayed outside that long.

My favorite time today was unwrapping the gifts. Yeah!
We had lunch at his aunt's house. I normally do not take photos and videos when with relatives because I respect their privacy. A lot of food and having a good time once a year.

25  ธันวาคม 2558
วันคริสมาสต์ที่หนาวเหน็บ ลบ 12 เซลเซียส ป้าโอ้ททนออกไปทำคลิปเอาความหนาวมาฝาก ถ่ายรูปนิดหน่อยเพราะอยู่นานไม่ไหวค่ะ จากนั้นเข้าบ้านแกะของขวัญที่แม่ย่าให้ ตอนบ่ายไปกินอาหารบ้านป้ามิสเตอร์กับญาติๆ แต่ไม่ได้ถ่ายรูปและอัดวิดิโอมานะคะ คนเยอะมากเลยไม่อัด ไม่ถ่ายรูปดีกว่า กิน กิน กิน

 

Dec26,2015
I love visiting his ranch but in winter is very struggling for me. Someday I remembered, it was windy but the temperature was warmer but that still killing me so bad with a cold wind. Today, the wind did not bother me at all but the temperature minus 16C (3F) which I could not handle well. I would walk around and take photos, recording videos longer but I really could not do. I think, if I did that I will change to a frozen pork in the wrap as we called in Thai " Nam Mooh"

26  ธันวาคม 2558
วันนี้ป้าโอ้ทพาไปเที่ยวบ้านทุ่งของครอบครัวมิสเตอร์กันแป๊บนะคะ แป๊บจริงๆเพราะป้าโอ้ทไม่อยากกลายเป็นหมูแหนมแช่แข็ง อุณหภูมิ ลบ 16  เซลเซียส

 

Dec 28,2015
Time to go back to Delaware.

Once, custom scan my hand and this time scan my laptop.

First stop at Minneapolis airport, we had lunch at Itasca Grille. I talked about the bookstore in the airport which displays a huge bear at the front. I was not sure if we were going to pass by.

We took the tramp to another building and walked to gate D5. He bought scratching games from the machine.

My funny story,
Last night we set the alarm at 4am and this morning we got up at 2am because I forgot to change the time on my cell phone. We had a problem which could not go back to sleep again so we were tired along the way until got home.

Piya resort Rayong beach

Jan 10, 2018

We left Sattaheep and headed to Mae Rampueng beach, Rayong. I reserved a resort by phone last night. A friend of mine will come and meet us at the resort.

 We bought fresh pineapple which selling on our way to Rayong

Here we were. Resort close to the beach as a little walk.
There was a restaurant at the beach area where was resort own.

The tiny Thai style house with 2 bedrooms air condition, one bath, TV, and refrigerators each room.
My friend said that this resort name changed. It might be sold to a new owner.
The room was OK but a lot of dust on the TV shelf.

For overall, I like the place as there were many trees and felt like home.

Our friend came with stream corn and sweet rice in bamboo. 

She sells them and made sweet rice in bamboo.

She also brought Thai custard cake which called " Khanom Krog" in Thai. 

I have not eaten this for many years

Dinner at "Pha Ya seafood (aunty Ya seafood)", by the beach. All fresh seafood dishes, hot and spicy.

We went to street market at night.

My husband and I were swimming on the next morning at 7am.

I think because it was too early for other people that good as we stayed in a private beach.

I missed these beach chairs and umbrellas which I have not seen in the USA.

What I knew is everyone in the USA carries their own chairs, towels, tents...etc.

Once, we were in Miami, beach chairs provided by the hotel where we stayed no charge for

the guests. However, another trip at Myrtle Beach, the beach chair available for rent.

I rented a black donut ring which was the inside truck tire swim in the beach 50 bath each.

We were swiming about an hour and get back to get ready for the next destination.

Our friend will take us to "Na Cafe" coffee shop.

This dog came to us since last night we got here and stayed around. I fed him/her food.

Suan Pakkad Palace

Jan 4, 2018

I had been living in Bangkok for many years and travel passed by this place also very day when I was a college student, but I did not have a chance to visit. It is on Phayathai road where Phayathai BTS station is the nearest and takes a bit walk to get here. On that day, we stayed at Changwattana road so we took a taxi van on the Express-way, got off at Victory monument and walked for few miles. The houses are old which some house not allowed to touch on the art because of delicate and also could not take photos and video inside. 

I like the place very much as I felt like home. Finally, I have been here.

A night at Phrae

Dec 29, 2017

Tonight we stopped at Phrae to pick up my brother joining our trip. He is a 3rd-year undergraduate student at Maejo University, Phrae. He told us that the hotel we stayed was the best one in the area and the price was reasonable as 500 baht a night no breakfast. There was a coffee shop in the hotel which I like its interior.

In the next morning, we walked around looking for a place to have breakfast. The hotel location was not bad. There were a local fresh market, a bank, and a local food restaurant by walking to the main road. Look at my video.

I had a funny story to tell. It was funny for us but may not for you. Are you ready?

After we got in the room, Mister turn on TV and something wrong which cause the TV did not work as it should. He was trying to figure it out but he could not. I asked him and fixed his problem as I changed the language from Thai to English for him. However, the TV still did not get to any channel.

I was looking for a WiFi password which it should place in the room somewhere but I could not see anywhere.  I decided to walk back to the check-in counter. I open the big door and get in the area where was dark. It was about 1 am. I could not see anybody and suddenly the boy jumped from somewhere. He scared me!   He looked upset and mad but still asked me if I needed anything.

I asked him for WiFi password and he told me,"It is on the closet's side". I thanked him and ran.

Mister asked me if I told him to fix TV. No, I did not. How did I want to ask him more as his face looked mad. I looked through the closet many times. Mister helped me looked at other places which we thought it might be there but nothing.

I walked back to the boy again with Mister. This time, I knew where he was. I woke him up and told him what we wanted. He asked with cold voice, " What is your room number?".

He walked fast headed to the room before us. OMG! I ran to get to the room before him and open the door.
He fixed the TV without saying words until it worked and told how to control the remote quickly than I could catch. I told him to tell Mister again. He wrote WiFi password for me and left us quietly.

Mister laughed and said ," I think he hived"
Me : What hived?

Mister: drug.

Me : I think so.