Korat-Day 3
We were woken up Monday morning by Tawan calling us; she had just discovered that the daughter of one of her relatives was getting married that morning, and she wanted to take Anita and I to see a little bit of the ceremony.
It was a very small, simple wedding, Tawan explained, because the bride and groom had already been living together. If they had not previously lived together, the wedding would have been much bigger. (It appears to me, however, that the norm is for the couple to live together quite some time before getting married. Or maybe that is only the norm for the Bangkok area???) Below is a picture of the young couple. They make a cute pair, I think.:)
After we returned home, we ate a late breakfast, then drove approximately 1 1/2 hours to Payao's home and met her parents, . We stayed only a short time before heading on to our next destination.
Payao joined us for the trip to Pii Mai Historical Park, another good hour's drive away. Pii Mai contains the remains of an old castle from and earlier era in Thailand.
Anita, Tawan, Poom Puung (Tawan's younger sister), and Payao
Doorways and more doorways....
Sisters....:)
The ruins seemed to extend on and on...
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Guess what? Thailand does have a few changing leaves!
It also has frogs on lily pads!
We headed home, dropping Payao off on the way. Awaiting us back at the farm was a tasty Korean style barbecue meal that we ate outside sitting on mats on the ground.
Later that evening, a bunch of us ladies took mats out on the ground and watched the stars. I had told Tawan I used to love watching the sky as kid, so she humored me. I even saw one very tiny shooting star, gone in the blink of an eye. And we all had fun just lying outside chatting. Wow, that kind of thing is good for me; I don't realize how much I enjoy such things until I have a chance to do them again.
Eventually we turned in for the evening. It was actually chily outside that night; it felt good to snuggle underneath a warm blanket.