Apologies for not posting in so long - between the sluggish Chinese internet, being busy at work, and the intimidating mountain of stuff I have to post to catch up - I've neglected to keep up with the blog. Time to fix that.
Kim and I spent our Chinese New Year vacation with Jackie! And if that's not cool enough, we got to see her in Thailand. We met Jackie in Bangkok, a city that is a whole different kind of crazy than Shanghai (and New York). We spent a good deal of the first day walking around markets and eating. The night market was especially interesting- rows and rows of crafts and assorted tchokes... and Thai Country and Western band at the food court.
The next day we flew down to Phuket, which was truly a white beach, crystal blue water paradise; but perhaps a little... a lot too touristy for my general tastes. That being said though, we spent a few great days doing some very touristy things: we had a great time lying on the beach, drinking out of coconuts freshly cut open, riding elephants, feeding monkeys, and visiting temple caves.
We took a boat to "James Bond Island", which was the location of Christopher Lee's secret weapon in The Man With the Golden Gun, and visited a muslim fishing village built on stilts on an island coast. I have to admit - doing the 'tourist' thing was fun.After Phuket we went back to Bangkok for another day. We spent a good deal of the afternoon seeing the palace and the temple with the giant gold buddah. We also went to the massive market of sensory overload- the weekend market, which made the semi-insane night market seem tame by comparison.
Seeing Thailand was great - but seeing Jackie was greater! Love ya sis!
More pictures here.
