This is your present- PICTURES!! If you think your present was free, think again, it costs two baht a minute to use this computer and it took a long time to post these, so enjoy!! I hope you have a wonderful day (even though it's not your birthday yet in California, it is in Thailand)
For Jackie- a Thai bridal magazine. Don't they look lovely.
Our first real day in Bangkok we went to the weekend market. (think of Aloha stadium flea market but on steroids, and in Thailand) There was so much there we wanted to buy so we think we might stop there before we fly home to fill our bags with souvenirs.
At the Grand Palace in Bangkok. This was once the residence of the King. Also where the movie Anna and the King took place. Couldn't believe they built these buildings without electric tools.
On the grounds of Wat Pho (where the reclining Buddah is) I think I liked this temple better than the Grand Palace even though it was not kept up as well. It was not as touristy.
REALLY BIG BUDDAH!! It was something like 146 feet. The biggest reclined Buddah in the world. I don't know very much about Buddah but the different positions are in relation to enlightenment... Wish I knew more, I'll have to research a little when I get home.
After our 11 hour night bus ride to Surrat Thani, and before a one hour ferry ride to Ko Samui. Needless to say I didn't sleep a wink and Kristi slept like a baby... (I even took Nyquil)
At Ninja Crepes in Ko Samui. Very cheap and very good. We decided that the food at these local cheap places was as good as the really expensive beach restaurant.
Also on Chewang beach. I bought this hat to protect my poor sunburned scalp, the only place I ever get sunburned...
This was our night of luxury. We made reservations at a beach front restaurant and had dinner right by the ocean. We had creamy asparagus soup and pastry, stir-fried vegetables, chicken and tofu, a delicious fruity drink of some kind that had an umbrella in it, and an amazing dessert with gorgeous sliced mango and ice cream. You can't really see it but the water is right behind us and there was a lightening storm way off in the ocean that was flickering all night. It was so romantic.
On Ko Samui, Chewang beach. Our favorite place so far. Must have been those massages... Kristina bought a cold, sliced mango and an extremely friendly Thai boy offered to take our picture... 
Our elephant ride. The men who guide the elephants are called the Kahren (sp?) people and they are originally from Tibet but migrated to Thailand over the last hundred years, they speak their own language and they are raised training elephants.
Part of our jungle tour was a ride to the water falls. There were local kids playing in the water and as always, they stared at us like we were aliens.
On Au Nang beach, the cliffs were amazing and the water was sooooo blue. After Au Nang, we rode a mini-bus to Ko Lanta Island. If you're wondering what a mini-bus is. Think of an old old toyota van with pea green curtains on the windows and about 14 people squished in the space for about 7 riding on roads that haven't been fixed since the tsunami and A/C with asthma... for two hours. But we made it and now we're staying in a cute little family run bungalow place with a pool right by the ocean. We'll stay here at least one more night and then head back to Krabi, then to Ko phi phi, and finally to Phuket. And...guess what? We're not going to Malaysia! We decided that this trip is just too short to include so many places and we like spending more time in one place...so we're going to take our time in Thailand for another week or so and then hop on a flight to Vietnam and then spend the rest of the trip heading back to Bangkok through Cambodia. That's the plan and we feel pretty good about it. We were't particularly excited about anything in Malaysia anyways. Ok, that's the update. We are loving it here and just realized yesterday how fast it was going and wished we had a few more weeks. But don't worry, we'll still come home on the 15th. We miss you and love you!
3 comments:
AHHGHHGHGHHG SO COOOOL. thanks for the shout out. you are having such a dreamy dream time!
Thanks for the awesome present! Got a pedicure, (and a manicure!) Went to lunch with dad, tended Caleb and Hannah, and now we're off to Woolgrowers. Wish you were with us. My manicurist was Vietnamese.. I"ll tell you after dinner what she said about shopping.
I love seeing you in alive (and happy). Truly wish I could be there with you. Love you 10 times.
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