Day 2 in Lopburi

The second day of seeing patients wasn't quite as hot even thought the AC remained broken.  Today was a holiday in Thailand so we were a little slower seeing only 225 patients in the eye clinic.

 
Apparently there are alot of holidays in Thailand.  The king can declare a holiday as he sees fit.  Thailand is a constitutional monarchy and the king is highly revered.  King Rama IX has reigned since 1946 making him the world's longest reigning current monarch and the world's longest serving head of state.  His picture is everywhere - signs along roads, in front of all government buildings, inside all public buildings, etc.  Currently at age 84 he is ill and hospitalized. 

With this being our last day in the province of Lopburi, we were guests at the Lopburi (city) Rotary Club for dinner.  They happened to also be welcoming a GSE ( Rotary Group Study Exchange) team from
Tennessee.  We had a wonderful Thai meal and lots of fun.

Tomorrow we travel to northeast Thailand.