Yesterday my dad and I went to the Jim Thompson House of Silk. Jim Thompson was an American soldier in World War 2. After the war, because he loved Thailand, he stayed in Thailand. Eventually he started the company that brought Thai Silk to America. Because he was so weathly, he bought a lot of South east Asian artwork. Which is displayed in his house.
We saw how the silk worm cocoons were made into raw silk. The strand from one cocoon could be one mile long. The man making the silk was sitting on a stool and was smoothing out the silk. There were several strands coming out of a pot of boiling water in which the cocoons were cooking. The strands would come together and make a strand of silk.
And also, my mom played a concert at 8 o clock and she did great. She saw her friend from her school that she probably did not see for about 20 years!
Looks like you're having an amazing trip! We've been following your posts every day!
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