This will probebly be the last post befor we go home, laying in bed at hotel @ kho lanta. got me a bad stomach bug, going to doctor tomorrow if its not better, the usual diarrhea and fever.. so today han only been staying at the hotelroom sleeping and trying to get better,
Its nice to be ill at a nice hotel anyway got dvds that you can borrow in the reception But we miss the relax resort @ phi phi..
Ok lots has happend since the last entry. We had last day in Bangkok, visited the royal palace, it was well worth the visit got a private guide for 400 b (100sek) which enhanced the experience.
Got drooped of by taxi at a tailor thought it was a scam but it was one of the better places in Bangkok, got myself 2 tailored suits and 4 shirts. strange that i never done this before. Lina almost drooped her jaw.. Since we were leaving the day after it got really hectic, we finally got the suits delivered on the airport =)
Arrived in krabi and to a really humid climate and lots of sun. spent the evening on a beach bar eating BBQ and drinking beer.
The second day in krabi we wore meeting up with linas friend My, woke up to rain =( it continued all through the morning but cleared up in the afternoon and we went for a fantastic kayaking trip to a neighbor beach and paddled back in the sunset.
today it has also been some rain, went out to pranang beach and spent the day there watching climbers and a monkey gang which raided through the beach snitching any food they could find.
now i m sitting on the balcony with the mosquito’s while heavy rain drops splashes on the leaves all around me and the frogs are singing. we are planning a dive trip tomorrow though i haven’t dived in about 12 years i am going to do a refresh course first so i hope i remember the routines =)
i heard something about 3dm snow in sthlm… well not for me to worry about for another week he he
Extra news!
since i did not have time to post this yesterday i am posting it today =)
Today we did go scuba diving! yeay 12 years ago but after 10 min in the water everything was working fine, though the Story before we actually got in the water is a long one.
The short version: got up at 06:00 to catch the boat got a dive master which was not ok.. he was hangover or something so we refused to go with him. after that the boat broke down… changed plans and whent to some local islands instead in longboat.. well got a great English dive master and an Icelandic one.
So it was amazing really got a blooded tooth (as we say in Swedish) So maybe some more diving…
Well after that a quick snack in form of fruit shake, beer and sandwich then 1.5h alovera massage ;) now time for some dinner and planning for tomorrow when we go to phi phi.
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PS. Lina did not have time to blog today she will be back =)
Well two days in and i forgot my small camera on the plane and my phone slipped out of my pocket in a taxi today =( still a small chance to get them both back are going to call thai air tomorrow and hotel staff is trying to call my phone.
But those are just material things =) have had 2 hectic days in the bangkok traffic trying to avoid getting run over, some really good food and overload of impressions. Well tomorrow we are moving into a luxurious hotel for the last bangkok night and might shop a nice new pen camera… ;)
Thought of the day:
A COMMENT FROM A FELLOW TRAVELER
Day 1:
Thailand, here we come! Yiiihaaaa!
The flight was pretty OK but we did not get much sleep and that got very obvoius when we landed and started our day on roof-top pool. I got sun-burned when falling asleep like a first class dumb-ass tourist but I guess some Aloe Vera can fix that.
After some walking around in the hectic city and saved Anders to get ran over not only once but ten times (wow, he owes me!) we finished our day dead tired in the nice hotel Siam Heritage Resort & Spa. We got to eat some really good Thai food from the recommendation of the guide book and also got our first encounter with all the sales guys trying to get us snow-white, disoriented and sweaty “farangs” to fall for their false prentences. LEARN TO IGNORE - but the Scandinavian politeness force me to respond when talked to…Hello, I am from SWEDEN, yes!
Nice first day but very groggy!
Day 2:
After 12 hours of GREAT sleep we got out for day of adventure! Breakfast had everything I wished for - even scrambled eggs which is a MUST!
Now ready for a day on the canal and visit some tourist attractions. It was a perfect day but - oh, so hot! While the hottest hour of the day we visit the Wat Pho Temple. So marvelous, but too many Buddha’s after a while and I just needed a cool Singah and some shadow. I got it almost by a nice shabby restaurant with great food and a crazy Thai woman with very loong hair and a crush for Anders. (See pictures as he did not seem to mind the attention at all).
Now we started our walk into Indian town, China town and saw swarms of people, tons of flowers, fabrics, dried fish, fruits, vegetables, amulets…well you name it. So much to see and so out of good words in English, sorry. We had a nice famous suki-yaki in China Town at Texas Suki. Suki-Yaki is such a fun meal that you cook at your table in a pot of steaming broth that is placed on a charcoal burner or hot plate. You pick out the “sets” or plates of ingredients you want from a menu. It is a serious smörgåsbord of ingredients-seafood, meats, fowl, vegetables and noodles.
Our plan was to finish our day, blogging (and reading some emails - sorry) and have a drink at the hotel pool but it was ruined by a lost Nexus in the back seat of a taxi that immidietely disappeared in the chaos of city populated by 10 million people. We still have hopes of honest people in the world and have sat in the room hoping the reception to call with good news.
Now an early night again as new things waits for tomorrow and we also going to try the night clubs…that will be so cool and a night to remember, I hope!
God night, I hope you keep warm and healthy!
PUSS & KRAM
Lina
