Thailand: Matt and Maud's Wedding

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January 26th 2006

Published: February 1st 2006

After Paris I headed for Thailand. It was a huge shock leaving in snow and arriving in 80 degree humidity. For the next ten days we traveled around Bangkok, flew to Phuket Island for New Years, spent a lot of time at the beach, experienced native customs, spent two nights in the nicest hotel I have ever seen, attended both a westernized wedding for Matt and Maud in Phuket and then a Buddhist wed... Read Full Entry

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Swa Ti Bi Mai!!

Happy New Years! Dale and I bought this huge string of fireworks off some guy on the street. It was a fun and very loud 3 seconds.

Patong beach on New Years

If you look closely at the ground you can see the carpet of red firework paper littering the streets. It was literally 3 inches thick everywhere.

No Durian allowed

In all the hotels they had signs like these becuase the Durian fruit is supposed to be so awful smelling it would bother the tourist too much.

House

Buddha overgrown by tree

This head of a buddha fell in this spot and was grown over by the tree.

Floating Market

The last day in Bangkok we drove to this floating market and rented a boat for a few hours. It use to be a normal food market but now it is basically just a tourist trap.

Luang Po To

The largest buddha in Thailand.

Explanation of Luang Po To

Buddhas Buddhas everywhere

I have never seen more statues of the same object in my life.

Ayutthaya

This was the old capital of Thailand. About 40 minutes north of Bangkok. Up until about 10 years ago the whole city had been engulfed by the forest.

Gaurdian

These were the demon gaurdians that protected all of the temples.

Lounging Buddha

Emerald Buddha

This was the infamous Emerald Buddha. Noone knows how it was made. Some of the lengends say that people from another world left it here, no joke!

Swa Ti Krap Ronald McDonald!

This was the funniest Ronald McDonald I have ever seen. He is doing the "Swa ti Krap" hello. I don't like McDonald's but I have to give them credit for location. All over the world even in Africa there would be a McDonald's everywhere you really needed food. And in Europe they sell beer on Tap at all the McyD's.

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