To Bangkok

The best I could coax out of the iphone

At first, I was regretting not getting up early to take the Buddha Air mountain flight (just an hour of buzzing around the Himalayas) with a couple people from the group. I had heard it could get delayed, and I had no intention of missing my flight to Bangkok, where a real hotel with assuredly clean bedding and towels awaited (I got the feeling many Indian and Nepali linens were their version of clean). Luckily, I sat on the window of the left side of the Thai Air flight out of Kathmandu, and was treated to a view of the entire Himalayan range as we headed down to Bangkok. It was stunning. I tried to take some pictures with my iphone, but none of them do the 20min of perfect mountain views justice.

I ate dinner at the hotel, and then I had breakfast at Starbucks. It was delightful. My theory on the low quality of the last few weeks of my diet was confirmed, and my stomach had its first quiet day in some time. Luckily, it's raining in Bangkok, so I don't feel the need to do any sight-seeing. I'm not even going to take any pictures. But I did take a jog in the gym and relax in the hot tub. Tomorrow I head to the beach in Hua Hin, and I really wouldn't mind if it rains a couple days there, too. The whole point of Thailand is to gain back the 5+ pounds I've lost and rest up before 3 weeks in China.