Left Washington Dulles on Wednesday, Jan 27, at 12:35 PM via Narita, Japan. Total travel time was 31 hours..only slept 3 hr arrived BKK at 2 AM, Friday, Jan 29. Read a great mystery book titled "Up Country" about Viet Nam ( recommended by my great friend Marcia Torpey)...provides an insightful view of VN during the Viet Nam war and in the year 2000. Food on United Air was terrible...one hour out offered rubber chicken lunch (ate only rice and peas), 8 hours out offered only 1/2 sandwich or a bowl of noodle soup ( I got both)...have begun my Asian diet plan.
Flight was the great circle route...VA-----> Chicago---> Alaska -- Artic Circle---> Korean Pninsula---> Japan (7,000 miles, 13.5 hr)...4 hour layover...Narita to Bangkok ( 3,000 miles, 7 hr). Attached is picture of froze Arctic...see family of polar bears waving :-} ... Tom
Hotel Grand Ville is nice,clean, and within a 1/2 mile walk to water taxi and flower market..... had delicious pineapple, watermelon, papaya for breakfast....
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