Flight info

Departs: Minneapolis/St. Paul-Int'l, MN (MSP) at 1:05PM
Arrives: Montreal-Trudeau Int'l, QC, Canada (YUL) at 4:37PM
Class of Service: Economy Class (V)
Seat: 08-C
Flight Duration: 2 hours 32 minutes
Approximate Miles: 940
Meal Service: None
Aircraft: Canadair Regional Jet CMJ
Note: Operated by MESABA AVIATION/NWA AIRLINK
Note: Check in with Northwest Airlines
Note: Departs from Lindbergh Terminal

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Date: Wednesday, May 20
Flight: KL 672
Int'l, QC, Canada (YUL) at 6:25PM
Arrives: Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) at 7:05AM on Thursday, May 21
Class of Service: V
Seat: 08-G
Flight Duration: 6 hours 40 minutes
Approximate Miles: 3,422
Meal Service: Meal Served
Aircraft: M11
Note: Operated by KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

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Date: Wednesday, May 27
Flight: NW 41
Departs: Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) at 10:40AM
Arrives: Minneapolis/St. Paul-Int'l, MN (MSP) at 12:40PM
Class of Service: Economy Class (V)
Seat: 29-H Aisle
Flight Duration: 9 hours
Approximate Miles: 4,155
Meal Service: Dinner
Aircraft: Airbus A330-200
Note: Flight Status posted

my view from my room in Baltimore

umm, really? fuuny! (mohegan sun, CT)

Bangkok to MSP in 24 hours... I am home

Business class all the way home from Bangkok started with the lounge. A quiet place to wait for flight, some tea, food, fruit...and newspapers. I love Business class!

I was upgraded between Bangkok and Tokyo, and had already used miles to upgrade to MSP.
It was awesome - the whole way home in comfort... well as comfortable as anyone can be trapped on a plane for 20 hours.

These are the seats, they recline flat and they give us slippers too :)

Below is from a toilet in Tokyo. It allows you some options, one being just the sound of flushing... you know incase you get a shy bladder going :)

And I am home... far cry from the pool in Pattaya, but none the less home and I LOVE my bed :)

more from Wednesday in Bangkok

Wednesday in Bangkok

at reclining buddah

bangkok

Tuesday ... we are in Bangkok

Had a GREAT morning in Pattaya and then headed out to Bangkok.
We had a driver take us up there (about 90 minute drive)... it is still bizarre to see drivers on the right.

We arrived the Courtyard all safe and sound and got settled. We headed out to wonder around and well - why wouldn't there be an elephant walking down the busy city street with us?? You can't make this stuff up people!

We grabbed a tuk-tuk to a Gem store, but did not buy anything as it was too expensive and I think a scam... the Frommers guide warned us...but just an hour or two too late.

We attempted to find a tuk tuk back and soon we were shown first hand about how they try and take you to other stores that they get a kick back on. We fought with 3 and then gave up.
We walked and walked and ended up turned around...finally a tuk-tuk we could deal with got us home. Whew....

We got cleaned up and headed out to a nice Italian place with in a few blocks (of that) of the Courtyard. H got a homemade ravioli...it was YUMMY! I ordered us up a bottle of Chianti DOCG (just cant let go of my Italian experience) and we had a really nice quiet dinner. My pasta was not worth reporting on :)

I am exhausted and looking forward to a good nights sleep.
We are getting out Bangkok on tomorrow and I will be sure to report in as it is our last day i Thailand. We fly out at 6am Thursday... which is really 6pm Wednesday in MN and I get back at Noon Thursday MN time.

Good night from Bangkok! kk

Monday in Pattaya

Heather and I headed out to the BIG gold Buddha at the top of the hill today.
We grabbed a tuk-tuk and he offered to wait while we walked up to release our birds (yes you read that right - for 50bat you get 4 small birds in a cage to release).

There was a number of Buddhas up there to pray too. The saddest part for me was that a dog was up near one of them dying.... sigh... horrible to see. In Thailand cats and dogs are left to roam as they believe in the after life... so no one was going to put this dog out of its misery. Very sad to see. I prayed for it.

We left there and the tuk-tuk driver brought us to the Hard Rock Cafe/Hotel so H and I could do a little shopping. We got a couple of things and hung out. Then walked back to our hotel....for of course, pool time :)

I managed a nap by the pool, then got a scooter ride with M.E and Big E around Pattaya till they dropped me off at the massage place (um, there is one every 50 feet) to get a foot massage that Chuck had told me was a "must do". It was a whopping $6 and amazing!

I walked back to the hotel and quickly got ready as we were all gathering at the ICE bar again before heading to the Beer Garden near Walking Street for dinner. It was AMAZING food. It has been great as Chantana or Big E order all of our food family style and it is all traditional Thai and YUMMY!

After Dinner we headed to Walking Street. The photo below goes out to my Phatty Cousins!

Walking Street is an "interesting" place. I don't know how to describe the night - you will need to ask me about it :)