Emilie felt better but went to a hospital today with an American man here her parents' friend knows and got antibiotics. She thinks she might have mono. The three of us tried to take a taxi there, but he ended up way overcharging us and trying to take us on a tour of the city. So we jumped out of the car in the middle of Bangkok and got another taxi home to our hotel.
It's rained every day here, and it's not even the rainy season yet. So far it's rained after 4 PM. Yesterday our power went out for a half hour while it was raining. Good nap time. Our room is pretty efficient too because there is a key holder by the door that controls the electricity in the room. When you leave, all electricity turns off.
Today for lunch, Bennett and I got an enormous amount of fruit for under 2 USD. It had dragonfruit, kiwi, huge black grapes, regular huge grapes, wax/nose apple slices, and pear. The dragonfruit was disappointing . We also split a crispy shrimp omelet with rice. There's a spicy / sweet red sauce that I've decided is the Thai condiment equivalent to ketchup. The omelet was 1.50 USD and was more like a funnel cake fried omelet. Tasty. I also had a lemongrass and basil seed drink. The basil seeds were like tapioca. I didn't care too much for it. So it cost $3.20 for lunch for 2 people.
We ate in a food court next to a fish-tank. On the tank it said, "Knocking on the aquarium is a considerable disturbance for resident fish." It's so cool to see people eating with a fork and spoon. We made plans to go to Cambodia tomorrow. Emilie's flying back tonight. We leave tomorrow at 7 AM on a bus and should get there around 6ish. It was $63 for a round trip. We have to bring US money there. Apparently they prefer that to the Cambodian riel.
My legs are so sore from walking around so much. In MBK I keep feeling dizzy in some areas because the closeness of everything feels like I am on a plane again.
I've got to say, each day feels so long and full of activities. I can't believe it was still today that we went on the crazy taxi ride AND ate marvelous fruit AND saw dance teams in a competition in the mall. Awesome.
