First round of pics - more to come.

Day 1 (Thursday): We drove out of Bangkok on a double decker private bus with our lovely and knowledgable local guide named "Anan", saw the King's summer home in Ayutthaya, visited some Buddhist temple ruins at Wat Mahathat, drove through lots of rice fields, and visited the Baan Gerda orphanage that cares for 100+ HIV infected children. In summary: kids are happy, sticky, tired, and humbled. Day 2 began with a drive to Kanchanaburi for a visit to the War Cemetery, honoring those killed in the building of the "Death Railway." This was followed by a boat ride to the Bridge on the River Kwai for a walking tour, a riverside lunch, and an afternoon petting tigers at the Temple Tiger Sanctuary. An evening ride on the Death Railway itself led us back to the river to catch our shuttle boat over to our hotel on our very own private island! Lush, green, beautiful. An hour-long game of "Marco-Polo" in the pool capped off a full day. Tomorrow we'll be washing and riding elephants and climbing to the majestic Erewan Falls. As if we weren't having enough fun already...