Monday, February 19, 2007

3 day - tried to find Josh & seeing the sights

For some reason the pictures are backwards and I'm not computer savvy enough to figure out how to change it- I'll let matt do that tomorrow. So read from the bottom up...

AJ tried to teach us to Salsa, but I was a bit drunk at this stage and Dowsley...well he's a boy so dancing isn't really his forte- though he claims he was bad because she was leading....

This disgusting looking concotion is the reason I wasn't able to learn how to salsa! Who sells alcohol in a bucket?! Or really who drinks alcohol from a bucket?!

Dowsley arrived at about six, thought still no sign of Josh! After a quick dinner at the street stalls, we visited Khao San Rd- the apparent mecca for tourists out for a big night in thailand. Odd place- barely any Asian people but plenty of english blokes! After a night out I was laughin hysterically on the ground and a motorbike almost ran me over. Matt whispered under his breath but unfortunately the driver understood english and was ready for a fight. Most thai guys matt would be able to take on....but this guy was huge and he was lucky to talk his way out of it!

This is what a 3L beer tower and a bucket of alcohol will do!! Spent the night in an Irish pub on Khao San Rd listening to a thai band do covers of american songs.

"Hannibal" dog at Wat Arun.....Matt chased after him to get a photo- "he can't bite me with that thing on anyway!"
On the ferry on the way to Wat Arun, seen in the background. We met a Monk on the ferry on the way there. Very cute little man who said he had been a monk for 10 years. AJ was also followed by some thai law student who thought she was thai too....
At Wat Pho....with AJ looking very comtemplative
Dropping coins into bowls at Wat Pho. It's meant to bring you luck and prosperity.....here's me thinking happy thoughts :)
The giant reclining Buddha in Wat Pho. 42m long!! Oddly enough- people come here to pray while a whole bunch of tourists wander around taking photos...
Having lunch before visiting Wat Pho. AJ being a devil....
Having lunch on the river before seeing Wat Pho. Wat Arun is in the background.
One of the billion shanty houses on the edge of the river. The standard of living for some people in thailand is so poor- marked even more by the fact that a few feet down from shanty houses like this are hotels like the shangri-la!
On the ferry on the way to Wat Pho

Leaving tomorrow to fly down to Krabi- looking forward to getting out of the pollution!

Luce

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

hahaha
you guys are paying out anjuli heaps, that rocks socks.
James.

Mario (I'm a-gonna win) said...

Women should be seen and not heard.

Unless it is the mop and water noise/clinking of cutlery whilst she is setting the table.