4. July 2015 14:07
by Rene Pallesen
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After Wat Chalong we went up to see the Big Buddha on top of a big hill.
The Buddha itself is 45 metres tall and is very impressive.
They have been building there for the past 10 years and will probably be building for at least another 10.
While there we also did a little prayer for Kim's mum.
And Aiden being his cheeky self did the 3 monkeys pose.
And they loved the big gongs (which you actually rub rather than gong).
Surprisingly they also in a far corner of the compound had some indian gods, but maybe not so surprising since we were close to Myanmar with a large indian based population (lots of Myanmar people in Phuket).
3. July 2015 13:07
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2. July 2015 13:07
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The food in Thailand is delicious.
There are so many variations that we cannot get at home and they don't add all that sugar.
Lucas was a bit tired after a morning at the beach at this one.
On KC's birthday we went to an ocean front seafood place.
I don't think the family liked the food in Thailand much though, because they wanted to eat japanese and wanted air conditioned restaurants even though the evenings generally were a bit cooler.
1. July 2015 13:07
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Here are some various photos that I haven't posted earlier.
Here is one of a jumpshot with Kim and I in front of the big Buddha.
Down at the beach there was this artificial wave surfing centre.
1. July 2015 13:07
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The family did lots of shopping.
Kim's family had suits and shirts made and the girls bought lots of shoes.
We also found some great tshirts for the kids.
Although the kids were more interested in the ice cream.
1. July 2015 12:07
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30. June 2015 13:07
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The street life in Thailand is as it always have been with lots of food stalls and other shops.
Petrol for all the bikes is bought in these small shops as well.
You can even get your feet cleaned by fish.
And handicraft is created there as well (The large elephant piece took him 2 weeks to create).
A new addition is the popup cocktail bars.
It reminds me of the good old days of backpacking where nothing was arranged beforehand. I would just organise accommodation when I arrived to a new place. There is still plenty of accommodation options everywhere if you look for it.
29. June 2015 13:07
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25. June 2015 12:07
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The pool at the hotel was great.
The kids loved it and it was nice jumping in the pool after an excursion out and about.
It really boosted the kids confidence swimming there.
If it had been up to Kim's family then they would have stayed at the pool the entire trip and not have left the hotel.
24. June 2015 11:07
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There was also a monkey show with a larger trained monkey.
Apparently in the past they used trained monkeys to fetch coconuts for them and they demonstrated how they trained them.
Kim's dad had his photo taken with the monkey.
