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October 8th 2008
Published: October 20th 2008
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Some shots of the last day in Bangkok before going to the islands....hadn't gotten around to posting them yet . Better late than never....


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VIP Fruit treatmentVIP Fruit treatment
VIP Fruit treatment

I KNOW! .... This weird bit of tropical fruit (called..?) tasted like a bland version of a kimi but boy was it PRETTAH!
Re-grouping - escaping the heat!Re-grouping - escaping the heat!
Re-grouping - escaping the heat!

With a lovely Thai iced coffee!!!
Reading guide booksReading guide books
Reading guide books

This is one ENglishman that was HAPPY to be in the a/c! Muggy Bangkok!!
We were off!We were off!
We were off!

Yeah - THAT way.....
Ah, no not HIM again (see prev blog entry...)Ah, no not HIM again (see prev blog entry...)
Ah, no not HIM again (see prev blog entry...)

Yes, good ole Ronald McD is one 'PC' so-and-so - 'Wei - ing' in Bangkok. What he doesn't know is that this friendly greeting ritual -the 'Wei' bow- is NOT to be done by the server to the customer. Maybe it's because of all the millions he has - thinks he's too cool for school.....
SkytrainSkytrain
Skytrain

Skytrain Bangkok - very efficient means of travel and no breathing in massive amount of car fumes as per the tuk-tuk way....
Bangok la nuite....Bangok la nuite....
Bangok la nuite....

Off to our dinner cruise.....
Captin SteubingCaptin Steubing
Captin Steubing

Except on a Rice Barge Boat and in muggy Bangkok along the River of Kings. (We forgot the camera so pics are shite as taken from phone...) Food was good though - albeit about 1,000 times more than you'd pay on land but - f-it w're on honeymoon!
Purser Julie...Purser Julie...
Purser Julie...

Or a Thai version of her - only this one was a dancey-pants.....
Ummmm....Julie II?Ummmm....Julie II?
Ummmm....Julie II?

And they had musical talent to boot!
Next day.......A/C pit stopNext day.......A/C pit stop
Next day.......A/C pit stop

Mr. could not deal with life anymore so we ducked in to a shop....
But wait....But wait....
But wait....

Are you kidding? Guess we're still in Kansas then, eh Toto??
More of that Iced Coffee!!!!!More of that Iced Coffee!!!!!
More of that Iced Coffee!!!!!

Don't know if it was that good or if it just helped keep the jet-lagg at bay but we couldn't get enough of that stuff!
She's SiameseeeeeeShe's Siameseeeeee
She's Siameseeeeee

Little sister had the voice of a Siamese (hence Thailand also being known as Siam) and was very friendly - the first of many very friendly, lovely pussy cats we'd meet
PamperingPampering
Pampering

Our 1st Thai massage - hehehe - now, Daria is pretty flexible (yoga/pilates gal) but John....now THAT was FUNNY to see. The woman that massaged him had quite the workout.....


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