One hundred and eighty-eight. This is how many photos I just downloaded from the last day and a half. To say I feel overwhelmed does not begin to describe it. There have been so many interesting experiences that I can’t begin to describe them all. A brief overview (and some photos):

At school we gave autographs to students six-year-olds who spoke better English than some adults at home.

We saw olden Thai way of life, where Thais displayed their ingenuity in things like rattraps at the folk museum.

A bird tried to eat my necklace at the Garden Birds of Thailand.

We saw modern Thai ingenuity at Naresuan University, home of 40,000 students (who are on summer break) and named after a famous king.

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha. We observed statues being made (which retail for around $12,000) and then displayed in the wat. The Wat in Phitsanulok contains what is regarded as the most beautiful Buddha in Thailand, and people buy statues and donate them to the temple. Rows and rows of Buddha. (I’m sure our first of many.)

More on the schools and temples later …