SAWASDEE! One Night In Bangkok

My "ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK" was short and exciting as I only stayed in the city for one night before I went to Pattaya the next day.  I left no stone unturned by walking around the streets of Bangkok to experience the ambience of this wonderful country and be greeted with smiles from people's faces.  No wonder why lots of tourists are considering to settle in this country.

Before my feet really aches and swell, I took some photos of the areas, and then head back to my hotel room for some rest. 

 

I got bored in my hotel room as I cannot kiss the night goodbye with myself tossing around the bed, so I decided to sit in the lobby and just do some people watching.  I met these guys mistaken me into a Thai, only to find out am a Filo.  A very friendly tourists from Australia.  As veteran tourist themselves who has been to this place several times, took me for a walk around the red district area Thailand is known for.  And thanks to them, I myself never ever even been to my own red district area in my home country before (believe me or not!), hahaha!

Next Stop: My Thailand Adventure

I confirmed, THAILAND really is the "Land of Smiles".

Amman City and Umm Qais

The panoramic view of the capital city of Amman

In one of the beautiful street suburbs of Amman where you can actually pick apples and olives along the way home in the neighborhood (...then run before the owner catches you! Hahaha!), reminder, don't try to eat those olives, their raw and very bitter, believe me, I tried once, eww!

Amman at night:  The city is quiet at night, except for those noisy vehicles running around.  I loved to walk one time at a cool breezy night looking for a barber shop... I found one nearby.  December temperature is usually wet and cold with occasional rain showers.. and it's so depressing.  Snow flakes starts to fall beautifully when you look at it by the light post at night.

Umm Qais:  I just wonder why the columns here are much darker than the ones in Jerash, both are of thousand years old.

Umm Qais

Situated 110 km north of Amman on a broad promontory 378 meters above sea level with a magnificent view over the Yarmouk River, the Golan Heights, and Lake Tiberias, this town was known as Gadara, one of the most brilliant ancient Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis; and according to the Bible, the spot where Jesus cast out the Devil from two demoniacs (mad men) into a herd of pigs (Mathew 8:28-34).

DEAD SEA: lowest point on earth

Biblical Period

The Dead Sea, unlike the Sea of Galilee to the north, does not figure prominently in the biblical narratives. Its most important role was as a barrier, blocking traffic to Judah from the east. An advancing army of Ammonites and Moabites apparently crossed a shallow part of the Dead Sea on their way to attack King Jehoshaphat (2 Chron 20). Ezekiel has prophesied that one day the Dead Sea will be fresh water and fishermen will spread their nets along the shore.

Lowest Point

The Dead Sea is located in the Syro-African Rift, a 4000-mile fault line in the earth's crust. The lowest point of dry land on earth is the shoreline of the Dead Sea at 1300 feet below sea level. That the lake is at the lowest point means that water does not drain from this lake. Daily 7 million tons of water evaporate but the minerals remain, causing the salt content to increase. Figures for the Dead Sea's salinity today range from 26-35%.

Stay afloat and read paper. No matter how far you go out off the shore, you'll just never sink.

You have to look at people face on and not from behind...  Well, not with this camel I suppose.

Some text courtesy of:  BiblePlaces.com