Today (Monday) we went to the Thai Grand Palace grounds--where Ramah I built some of the most ornate and beautiful buildings, Buddhist temples, and palaces in SE Asia. Some of the buildings on the grounds date back to the 1700's, and are have been witness to the coronation of many of the Kings of Siam (Thailand) over the past 300 years. The current king, King Bhumibol, was coronated in 1950, and just turned 81 years of age on December 5th. He is the longest reigning monarch in SE Asia and one of the longest in the world.
Anyway, in addition to seeing the buildings and temples, we also were able to take a ride in a long-tail boat on the Chao Phraya River. It was a hoot! We saw a combination of skyscrapers, river shacks, canoes selling fruit, and a river teeming with catfish (they'd virtually jump out of the water to eat a banana peel!). This afternoon, we meet with the tour/hotel personnel in planning for the 2009 FOT here in Bangkok, and also meet with a new prospective member and member at 5pm tonight. Off to Myanmar tomorrow morning where we will be meeting with some new brethren conducting doctrine classes in one of their homes in Yangon for 3 days. ~D. Horchak
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