Well, actually we missed the Germany trip earlier this summer - not really missed, just put it on the main Selbies blog. But from now on we are going to try to put big trips on Flight of the Selbies! And this is a big trip! From the time our alarm went off on little Sullivan's Island, SC to tell us to get ready to go to the airport (Thanks, John, for driving us) until we checked into the Pullman King Power Hotel in Bangkok it was about 30 hours. And the flight from Washington, DC to Tokyo may have been our longest in the air. But when we arrived, we had the easiest check-through ever. Folks from the hospital met us and escorted us through the VIP immigration. Basically, we didn't stop till we got to the hotel.
Since then we have had some the usual blur when you have traveled that far. I will post more pictures later, but the basics of what we have done so far are: Saturday - recovered and went around Bangkok, visited the Emerald Buddha Palace and took a boat on the river; Sunday - Had meeting with all the people I am working with here, then took plane in afternoon to Chang Mei in Northwest corner of country; Monday and Tuesday - Visited the big 1500 bed hospital in Chang Mei, gave lectures, did a procedure, and got shown lots of really neat things. That is where we went to the Elephant Park!
Tuesday night we flew back to Bangkok. Wednesday - Visited Ramathibodi hospital and again gave lectures and visited. Today, Thursday, I go to a related hospital and then on Friday the last hospital. We have been spending time with the Angtuocos, my fellow visiting professor (Mrs. Dr. Angtuoco). They are great companions. They're from Arkansas (Philippines originally) and they do a parallel path during the day and then we usually meet up for dinner. Last night we had seafood at a restaurant in Bangkok where the fish and crabs are swimming around for you to look at before you choose. Time to go. More later!
Since then we have had some the usual blur when you have traveled that far. I will post more pictures later, but the basics of what we have done so far are: Saturday - recovered and went around Bangkok, visited the Emerald Buddha Palace and took a boat on the river; Sunday - Had meeting with all the people I am working with here, then took plane in afternoon to Chang Mei in Northwest corner of country; Monday and Tuesday - Visited the big 1500 bed hospital in Chang Mei, gave lectures, did a procedure, and got shown lots of really neat things. That is where we went to the Elephant Park!
Tuesday night we flew back to Bangkok. Wednesday - Visited Ramathibodi hospital and again gave lectures and visited. Today, Thursday, I go to a related hospital and then on Friday the last hospital. We have been spending time with the Angtuocos, my fellow visiting professor (Mrs. Dr. Angtuoco). They are great companions. They're from Arkansas (Philippines originally) and they do a parallel path during the day and then we usually meet up for dinner. Last night we had seafood at a restaurant in Bangkok where the fish and crabs are swimming around for you to look at before you choose. Time to go. More later!
4 comments:
Yay for more travel posts!!!!!
That is awesome! I also don't think it's so bad that Germany was on the normal Selbies since you were visiting me at my current home, which could be considered a local Selbyspot.
Keep updating! I love the surprises and incredibly pictures! (and elephants!)
more incredibly pictures coming!
You guys are incredible funny.
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