The Happiest Place on Earth

Also known as Funarium. Massive, air-conditioned, western-designed (in other words, pretty safe). This place is unbelievable. It is a huge blessing for mommies in Bangkok. They've thought of everything. There is food, bathrooms with changing tables and tiny kid-sized toilets and sinks, a big art room with volunteers ready to help your kid with a craft, a giant climbing structure, smaller toddler structure, bike track, basketball cage. There are giant slides just like the ones at carnivals, the ones where you actually get some air. In the US we'd be asking, "How long until this place is overrun with teenagers and the guy working the slide tries to sell 5-year-olds weed?" That stuff doesn't seem to happen much here. Oh my gosh it is so much fun. I get way too excited when we're on our way to funarium.






Here is Sawyer on the kiddie slide in the toddler section. The tongue comes out when he concentrates.



Sawyer: "Even if there's a little bit of swine flu on this red ball, it's so much fun it's worth it!"



The big slide. The red flame indicates the fast lane. I didn't know that at first. The far right is the slow lane. I still have a burn on my arm from that thing. They must have greased it up last Saturday. Haven't had problems since then.



The ball pit in the big blue structure. This takes some explaining. The big purple cylinder has a red button. Push the red button and air shoots out of the holes, causing the balls to hover in the air. It's not meant for giant kids to sit on it and air out their sweaty shirts. Maybe they should put a sign up as a reminder.





In this ball pit is another button. This causes the overhead machine to turn into a vacuum. You can send the balls flying through the two tubes on the sides. They collect in the section above you. This machine is on an automatic timer and when it turns off, all the balls fall out on your head. Sawyer liked to just lay down and wait for the avalanche. Yahoooooo!!!