Arrival

We made it! It was a long trip. We left our homes early Thursday morning. Our flight out of Pittsburgh was delayed but we ended up making all of our connections (Detroit. Tokyo). We arrived in Bangkok at about 11:30pm local time. After exchanging money, going through customs, and waiting in the taxi que we were able to get a taxi to take us to our hotel. We rode in a tiny car with our bags bungeed to the trunk. It is now 2am and we’re finally checked into the hotel and ready to take a shower to get rid of all the airplane grime. Except for a few cat naps, we’ve been up for 35 hours!

We saw a lovely Orchid exhibit in the Bangkok airport. A vignette was set up near the customs line – it included many tropical plants and purple Vanda Orchids. On the ride from the airport to the hotel we saw median plantings with Crinum Lily and many plantings with topiary elephants. It was dark and we were probably traveling 50mph but I was indeed teased by the horticulture thus far. I’m looking forward to heading out later today to get started on our site seeing. KD