We start our golf tour in Thailand with a few days in Bangkok and meet the golf group from Kelowna and Heather and Steve. We are 19 golfing enthusiasts on our first visit to Thailand.

We are staying at the Novotel with a fantastic infinity pool

We experience local Thai restaurants. Looks like everything is deep fried! Must find vegetable.

We decide to go on a visit to the Grand Palace and the Emerald temple the next day. Our guide is excellent and we learn a lot about the royal family and their 10th king currently in power. There is so much wealth!We notice that there are 7Eleven everywhere and she tells us that the royal family has a stake in it which is why…

We are able to go into the temple to see the emerald Buddha (which is really Jade). He gets dressed by the king for each season! Pictures can only be snapped from outside.

Our guide brings Heather and I am orchid which she fashions into a flower for us to go make an offering to Buddha and make a wish!

We walk by the Grand Palace as King #10 does not allow anyone inside the buildings.

We continue our day with a long tail boat adventure on the river and one canal, the water is quite dirty and there is a huge gap between the poor decrepit houses and the big newly built bouses. Still prices are very low.

Heather and I try a Thai foot massage at a place near the hotel. It was fabulous! Now we want one every day. Of course beautiful drink afterwards!

In the evening, we enjoy a nice meal and take a tuk tuk home. The driver decided to go full out rock and roll on Steve and Chuck’s urging. We could have easily died! Those drivers are crazy!