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After arrivivg safe and well at home, and havivg a good night sleep to fix the lag, I here briefly summarize my happenings of the last two weeks, and let you wait for the publication of the pictures in stead of posting them now.

The massage course (10-14/11) went well, and it turned out to be a nice way to pass the time in Chiang Mai while the Loy Krathong festival was going on. We made our own Krathong during lunch breaks in the course, and went together to the river to float it at night time. In the evenings when I did not go to see the parades, I allowed myself to dine in nice restaurants, and have an easy time before embarking in shopping strolls around the city's night bazaars. In my last day in Chiang Mai (15/11), after the course was finished, I spent the day only strolling around the old part.

On the way to Bangkok by train, I broke the journey in Phitsanulok (16/11), where I went to the Buddha foundry, and then proceeded to make a day trip (17/11) back to the ruins of Sukhothai, to complete the visit in the Historical Park. In Phitsanulok I observed the outdoor activities in a typical Thai city in the evening, while killing time before the departure of my sleeper car in the train to Bangkok.

In Bangkok (18-21/11) I joined the organized group tour with my parents, and left them to continnue to the north, while I stayed one night in the middle of Thanon Khao San, the biggest travellers ghetto I have ever seen; bigger than the one in the old part of Chiang Mai, that is. On the last day in Bangkok (22/11), I went to the Pantip Plaza shopping arcade, where, unlike MBK's one floor for electronics, the whole arcade is dedicated to electronics, mainly computer hardware, but not limited to. I did my last shopping, and resigned to my room, only to get up the next morning (23/11), have a shower, a breakfast, and head to the airport, where I had 4 hours before the flight, which went just fine.