June Joy

Happiness is visitors from the USA!

 

When Thai Airways landed on June 10th it brought my sister Rita, and her daughter Lola along with her friend from Alaska, to Thailand. What a joyous time we had together.


I met them in Bangkok the first weekend and we had dinner at "Cabbages and Condoms"... yes that is the name of the restaurant. It was started to promote awareness of birth control in Thailand.

The decor is amazing, clothes on the mannequins are all made from multicolored condoms. Light shades, and flowers in vases are made from condoms. One is even served with dessert!

  The restaurant souvenir store has handcrafted works from the Hill Tribes in Northern Thailand which help the women in the villages earn money for food.

On another day in Bangkok we took a small ferry boat to Kho-Kret where they still make pottery by hand. An almost lost art, the elders still carve intricate cut out designs in the damp clay before they fire the pots in large stone and mud caves. 

The island visit would not be complete without the traditional young and beautiful Thai Dancers in their colorful jewel encrusted Thai silks.

In stark contrast to the young and beautiful, very old Wats (temples) and ancient Buddha figures dot the little island village. You can always discern      a Thai Buddha by the position of the hands and pointed headpiece.

                                Buddha Blessings from Thailand