June 8th/9th - Samran Place Hotel in Downtown Bangkok

Stopped over in Osaka. Landed at the airport that has been built on the water. Like the one you probably saw on The Discovery Channel. Amazing. The Japanese and Chinese always seem to be on the forefront of invention and progress.

Arrived on time into Bangkok (about 11pm), bought our train tickets for our early July Chiang Mai excursion, found a taxi, found the hotel...now we need to find sleep.

Tomorrow we will cruise around Bangkok, get some cheap food, visit some wat (temples) and see the city.

We are all wiped from the trip, so pray for us some healing sleep. These first couple nights are crucial in trying to get our bodies re-trained from jetlag.