Wow. Our days are full of strange sights and long hours. In the bus every morning at 7:00, and never home before 5:00. The summer palace was built by Rama V to commemorate the village where he met his wife. How romantic is that! Lo hiding between the antlers The gardens are gorgeous, with topiary herds of elephants, deer and rabbits. Sounds of peacocks echo through the gardens but they remained frustratingly elusive. Their cries were augmented by the screech of other unseen birds in faraway branches. But we did see an amazing variety of bougainvillea in all colours. Hans standing by the elephant's trunk. From the walls in the Reception Hall, yellowing faded faces of Ramas I to IX gazed out from acestral photos. Each Rama is believed to be an incarnation of Vishnu. Other rooms held lacquered furniture inlaid with mother-of-pearl and stunning teak carvings. As with all Buddhist buildings, we have to remove our shoes and in some cases, we were asked the night before to dress respectfu...
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When was it again that Hans is due to travel back to Canada? Over the next few weeks I'm pulling together my plans to 'migrate' back to Canada. My job is done the end of October and I am tentatively planning on boarding a plane possible mid November. Just wondering if it would still work out for me to meet up with Hans at Gatwick? If not I will see you both when I'm back and we can have a pre-Christmas drink and I can hear all about your adventures. Colleen
He arrives at London Gatwick on Iberian Air, from Madrid, on Friday November 14 at 13:35. He leaves exactly 24 hours later the next day from Heathrow, at 13:30 so he can wait all day at Gatwick to meet with you.
Please let me know if this works, or you can email him directly at walktobeatpolio@xplornet.com.
We ar SOOOO looking forward to seeing you back here again and I'm eager to get together with you and hoist a few. Please keep in touch.