At Wat Kittisangkaram. I learned that there is a different Buddha for every day of the week. This is Tuesday Buddha. He is my favorite.
Now at the Big Buddha in Phuket. It’s really big. To get an idea of the scale, look at some of the workers on the left side of the picture.
At Phromthep Cape
Before I get down to the daily grind of learning Thai and climbing rocks in Ao Nang, I decided to spend a few nights in Phuket. The first time I stayed in Phuket about 2 years ago I stayed in Patong Beach. It was quite an experience with the culture shock and over the top night life. This time I wanted something a little quieter so I’m staying near Kata beach. Apparently it is very popular with the Russian tourists because many restaurants have English and Russian menus. I was told to avoid the Russians b I haven’t been staying out late and going to the bars so I have not had to put up with drunk obnoxious people. During the daytime the seem harmless.
Also, Eastern Europeans apparently can not eat spicy food. In Kata Beach, you have to ask for the food to be made spicy. Everywhere else the food defaults to spicy. So even though the Thai food is not very spicy in Kata, it’s a nice place.
I did get out of town a little bit. Here’s what I’ve been up to:
I’ll post some pictures later but I’m still not over the jet lag so am going to sleep now. In the morning I’m headed to Ao Nang.
Well, it’s been quite a process to get to where I am now. Which is sitting in the Emirates lounge at the Dubai International Airport. I have one more hour left of my 17 hour layover. So, what did it take to get here? Mostly packing up and getting everything organized at home before I left. Some of the things I did:
I’m sure there’s more but those are the biggest ones I can remember.
The Dubai airport is pretty nice. I saw terminal A and the Emirates lounge there. I also saw terminal B and am hanging out in the lounge now. The lounge in Terminal A is much nicer than in B. Mostly because the showers are really good. This morning I took a shower in terminal A and this afternoon in B. I guess I should have taken pictures but the shower in terminal A is a full bathroom where the shower in terminal B is just a shower stall with small changing room attached. The food in both terminals in about the same.
Lets see. There are a few things that surprised me about the airport
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