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5 am - wake up.

We make our way to the River Bangkok Hotel, from here we take a bus towards the southwest. On the drive, we learn that

• - the Floating Market we will be visiting is the oldest market in Thailand
• -every day in Thailand is associated with a color, for example, Friday is blue
• -there are 35,000 temples in Thailand
• -it is said: you go to the "happy place" when you go to the toilet
• -Formerly and sometimes still said, one "picks the flowers" (women), "shoots a rabbit" (men) or "sings a song" (children), to say that one goes to the toilet
• -Tuk Tuk is called that because of the sound of the engines
• -flower arrangements are also sold at traffic lights to bless the spirit of the vehicle
• - Durian is still disgusting, and one should not consume it with beer, rather with mangosteen

Susie (spelled differently for sure) leads the group through the floating market and to the processing of coconuts. She is very friendly, interested, speaks understandable English and has already traveled to more than 55 countries, with Switzerland, New Zealand, and Norway being her favorites. In conversation with her, I learn more and more about Susie and she also learns about us. I tell her about my profession: "Oh teacher. You know, in Thailand we say that teachers are the mothers of the nation."

And she is right ☺️ she explains that teachers become the most important person after the mother at home in Thailand - I like it!