Another Travel To Share: Flying home for Christmas [Thailand 2011-2012]

You probably know a Christmas song, named "Driving home for Christmas". Since that I have no car and my origin home is in Thailand, I have to take the long travel home. It does not happen every Christmas though, because I also call Norway and Switzerland as my homes, so I have to spend Christmas at different places for each year. Which is pretty awesome, because those people you see, they are mostly glad to see you again, just because they do not see you often enough.

I am proud to share with you my travel to Thailand and also a bit about where I went and what I did in Thailand. First of all I would like to tell you that my travel to Thailand was not that long, but the waiting time was very, very long. I started the travel at 6 in the morning, just to be sure I would be at the airport just in time(means two hours before the departure). I left Norway at 9:50 and arrived in Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, at midday. My next flight to Bangkok is at 9 pm, which means that I have 9 hours in Amsterdam.

I knew about this in advance, so I looked up for something to do and I found the Floating Dutchman. It is an excursion for those who have to wait at least 4 hours for the next flight. The Floating Dutchman is basically a sightseeing bus that takes you from the airport into the wonderful city, Amsterdam. Well, it does not sound unique, does it? It is because I was not finished yet. So the Floating Dutchman is a sightseeing bus that takes you to Amsterdam, the awesome fact is that the sightseeing happens in the canals in the city. Yes, it is right, in the canals of the Amsterdam. No, you will not get wet and I promise you that it is safe. The bus departs 3 times a day, at 9 am, 12pm and 3 pm. I booked the 3 pm one, and was the only one who showed up. I was afraid that they would cancel it, which they did not. Imagine that you have your own driver, guide and bus. Feels good, right? I felt so lucky and I felt like a V.I.P that day and I promise you I had the biggest smile on my face too. The Floating Dutchman is quite new, some of the local people have not seen it before. Some of them took up their phones and took a picture of the bus that drove in the canal, some even came on the balcony to have a look. Imagine everything I said earlier and imagine that people point at you and take pictures of you wherever you are going, and some of them even wave to you. You feel like a star, right? I will let you watch the video clips and please let me know what you think. The first clip is when we are about to go down into the canal and the second clip is when we are going up again.

I have heard that many people prefer going with the 12 pm one, because they think that they will see much more of the city. I mean the opposite. I mean that the evening light is charming and it gives the city a different look and atmosphere. I have had a look of Amsterdam and I am sure that I will visit the city one day! Amsterdam is on my list.

Let's move on to the journey to Thailand. As many of you know, traveling with the plane for many hours is pain in the neck. With my bad luck I got a seat with children and a noisy mother. The kids were noisy too and I truly understand them that it is uncomfortable when you have to sit still for hours. But a noisy mother? Is that really necessary? Well, all of this means that I did not have a good sleep and we were delayed for four hours. My uncle had to wait for me that long, because I could not just switch on the phone and send him a message that we were delayed. Anyways, when I finally arrived it was so good to see him again. On the way to his house, I got to see the beautiful sunset in Bangkok from the motor way. As I reached the final destination I was incredibly glad to see my grandmother, aunts and cousins again, who I have not seen them for 7 years... They made 6 - 7 dishes that evening and it was delicious! I let the pictures explain the rest to you...