postponed until tomorrow. Lots of additional costs. getting a visa for vietnam has been a hassle.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
red tape
postponed until tomorrow. Lots of additional costs. getting a visa for vietnam has been a hassle.
Monday, December 21, 2009
The King's Birthday
ok. the quick run down. kings 82 b-day. he's the longenst ruling monarch in the world. 99% of thai people would die for him in a second and revere him basically like a god. every shop and house has a picture of him. he's a super amazing person.
for his birthday there was mass celebration. millions of people in thwe streets, free food, free haircuts on the street (not sure what for), huge stages everywhere with bands and singing and plays, mui thai, other pro sporting events, parades... because pink is the color for the kings health and he's been sick for a while everyone wore these pink shirts instead of the usual kings color- yellow
got together with a bunch of people i met in my massage classes and went out.
democaracy monument
going home
for his birthday there was mass celebration. millions of people in thwe streets, free food, free haircuts on the street (not sure what for), huge stages everywhere with bands and singing and plays, mui thai, other pro sporting events, parades... because pink is the color for the kings health and he's been sick for a while everyone wore these pink shirts instead of the usual kings color- yellow
got together with a bunch of people i met in my massage classes and went out.
democaracy monument
going home
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Pattaya
had to. its like 30 bucks.
me
nick
we took a little trip to check out an island. this was on the way
on the way back a sudden rain and lightning storm came in for about an hour. this video is when we left port but it got pretty wild during the 1 1/2 hr trip. everyone on the boat had life vests on and there was tons of lightning and the boat was listing quite a bit.
got back to town and all was well, just a little wet ground.
rad architecture
pattaya coast
ants carrying a live grub up a tree
personally, i'd say this guy should get a raise
Thai pancake...... the best. this one has chocolate on it, but most of the time its egg mixed with banana, poured into a dough ball. sometimes no egg too.
Nightlife:
tuesday night or something down walking street- a pretty long street that shuts down everynight so people can walk through. a ton of people, bars, go go dancers, muay thai boxing, other things.
the girls scream to get your attention so you'll sit down at there bar...
me
nick
we took a little trip to check out an island. this was on the way
on the way back a sudden rain and lightning storm came in for about an hour. this video is when we left port but it got pretty wild during the 1 1/2 hr trip. everyone on the boat had life vests on and there was tons of lightning and the boat was listing quite a bit.
got back to town and all was well, just a little wet ground.
rad architecture
pattaya coast
ants carrying a live grub up a tree
personally, i'd say this guy should get a raise
Thai pancake...... the best. this one has chocolate on it, but most of the time its egg mixed with banana, poured into a dough ball. sometimes no egg too.
Nightlife:
tuesday night or something down walking street- a pretty long street that shuts down everynight so people can walk through. a ton of people, bars, go go dancers, muay thai boxing, other things.
the girls scream to get your attention so you'll sit down at there bar...
Phimai
nick and i arrived from the airport and got some food in bangkok then left almost right away to go to Phimai (about 5 hours bus ride east of bangkok). we left with my step siblings and their dad. i have a lot of extended family in phimai that i visited once before 3 years ago. nick and i were warmly welcomed. that week was an annual festival with the main event being boat races.
nick getting his morning meditation on
boat races
assorted insects
these are some pretty unique ruins from the civilization that built angkor wat in cambodia. about 900 years old, centered around buddhist practices.
relatives
one of the largest trees in the world. trunk to branches to the ground to roots back up a few feet away as another trunk.
a small part of the tree
some girls with traditional style for the show that night
getting a ride on a three wheel bicycle taxi
nighttime show for the festival. this picture is of an intro play, the main event took place in the ruins. it was more of a sensory performance- lights, fireworks, music, dancing (at one point involving two large groups doing choreographed dances in between several large wooden poles being slammed together at there feet- timing really counted with that one)
part of the festival was a small carnival with rides and games, some pretty rough bumper cars and this guy... 100% vertical wall
people handing him tips
no hands, sitting sideways
nick eats some grub
playing music for the boat races
the view from the roof of my relatives house
step-niece?
this guy was in the bathroom two days in a row. you can imagine how i felt going in their at night when it was dark and i was feeling for the light...
overall we spend three days there. a lot of fun. the festival, riding on the backs of trucks and motorcycles, staying up super late playing card games with relatives (ending only when we realized there was a fire in another room caused by a fan). we spent the last evening eating at a really cool restaurant built over a small lake. each dining area was its own platform about ten feet up from the water with a thatched roof and walkway to the shore. very traditional. low table with everyone sitting cross legged around it. good times.
nick getting his morning meditation on
boat races
assorted insects
these are some pretty unique ruins from the civilization that built angkor wat in cambodia. about 900 years old, centered around buddhist practices.
relatives
one of the largest trees in the world. trunk to branches to the ground to roots back up a few feet away as another trunk.
a small part of the tree
some girls with traditional style for the show that night
getting a ride on a three wheel bicycle taxi
nighttime show for the festival. this picture is of an intro play, the main event took place in the ruins. it was more of a sensory performance- lights, fireworks, music, dancing (at one point involving two large groups doing choreographed dances in between several large wooden poles being slammed together at there feet- timing really counted with that one)
part of the festival was a small carnival with rides and games, some pretty rough bumper cars and this guy... 100% vertical wall
people handing him tips
no hands, sitting sideways
nick eats some grub
playing music for the boat races
the view from the roof of my relatives house
step-niece?
this guy was in the bathroom two days in a row. you can imagine how i felt going in their at night when it was dark and i was feeling for the light...
overall we spend three days there. a lot of fun. the festival, riding on the backs of trucks and motorcycles, staying up super late playing card games with relatives (ending only when we realized there was a fire in another room caused by a fan). we spent the last evening eating at a really cool restaurant built over a small lake. each dining area was its own platform about ten feet up from the water with a thatched roof and walkway to the shore. very traditional. low table with everyone sitting cross legged around it. good times.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
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