My Memoirs - Citizen of the World

about the people as formidable warriors, ferocious cannibals and
builders of the finest vessels in the Pacific. After visiting the most
important sites, we learned that in the 19 th century, there was a
tribal chief that consumed over 800 people. We were shocked, but
it was such an education to learn that just a little over one hundred
years ago there was cannibalism still going on in the world.
Thailand
FAR EAST
For our trip to Thailand, we flew to Bangkok, its capital on
Singapore Airline. It is, in my opinion the best airline in the world.
The service provided by the flight attendants was outstanding.
There was a good menu to choose from. The silverware was silver,
not plastic, like other airlines. We even had a fashion show during
the flight. We travelled in coach class, but the service was better
than most other airlines’ first class. As usual we took the city tour
and visited the most interesting historic sites, The Royal Palace,
the Temple of the Golden Buddha, and the Temple of the Dawn.
One of the main attractions was the Flower Market, which
becomes most active after 2 o’clock in the morning. Bangkok is a
city full of canals used to carry the commercial produce of the
surrounding areas. We arranged to be picked up from our hotel to
visit the famous Floating Markets, which is about 2 hours away.
During the tour, we saw many people that live along the canals and
use boats as their main method of transportation. Food is a very
important part of Thai culture. We took a boat and saw floating
food stores selling everything from fruit, to barbecued chicken, all
while moving around the canals, like a restaurant on the street or
an ice cream van in western countries. My wife and I had fruit and
chicken for lunch. The boats had tables, just like a restaurant on a
street. What a fascinating experience!
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