Guess I should finally put up some pictures from Thailand being about a month and a half has passed now. So here we go...

Arrived in Phuket and went to hot3el and just stayed in and relaxed that first night. Next day took shuttle into Patong Beach (town) and here's pictures.In a random busy street: Liz, a tuk-tuk (red van -- common annoying taxi) and scooters (a hell of a lot of them!)
Our hotel the Merlin Beach Resort
Our room is straight ahead in the corner on the 2nd floor.
Liz and I after eating at the hotel's Thai restaurant.
The next day we went to Phuket Town on the other side of the island (east side and our hotel along with almost all hotels are on the west)

Budda in temple we saw.

Random bird shop on street with alot of caged birds
Next day took a elephant trek tour at a reserve. Very cool experience.
These are the young ones they showed us first and their trainers.
A sucker kiss!

Feeding them a basket of fruit.
Went on a 45min walk. Interesting sitting up top.


That night went to see a big vegas style show called FantaSea.


Here's pictures from our day went on the boat going in and out of caves.
Here's the pier we took of from.
Team blue on the boat.
Our ship mates and deck.
Lots of tour boats do this. They takes you out to these islands where they unload canoes, each with their own guide and take you through the caverns to the inside.
One of the islands had monkeys, they love bananas and can even swim.

Lots of bats on the top of this particular cave.
Through to the middle where is opens up again for magnificent views!
Can you spot the monkey?
Our boat we were on.
Some on the cave entrances wre tight.
A nice refreshing coconut afterwards
Our hotel again from a higher vantage point

The swim up bar.
Lying around the one of the 3 pools
Or just goofing around in them
We both decided to get some henna tattoos

Then we were off to big crazy Bangkok.Big city with nice sights but not best sewage system cause can smell in the streets. But lots of good cheap shopping :-)

Went to this huge weekend market where you can find absolutely everything, it was like 30 acres big!
Want birds?
rabbits?
Dogs or anythings else?
Our hotel was situated right near the big shopping mall district, it was actually even attached to MBK which was one that was 7 levels high, here's a shot in the middle
We were there during Karathong (or something like that) festival, where they set lit candles on the waters to release sins or something and if with someone to exclaim their love. (man i forget details) So we went to watch and even bought a candle ourselves to light.




The crazy mad crowds trying to get to the lake.
Went to this huge sea life aquarium in the basement of on of the malls. And first up is me being silly in a wood cut-out.
Sea turtles
Car used as a fish tank
Huge crab
Little glass boat tour to look into tanks from top
My arm!!
penguins
Sharks
Went to see a bad 4-D show but got a cool drink glass!
Us on a boat ride up the main river in Bangkok towards Grand Palace.
Temples on the side of river
And the other
The boat just the 2 of us were on
Heading inside to the Grand Palace
All the amazing sights inside palace grounds

That little statue in distance in shot is the emerald Buddha, couldn't get to him so took a picture, not very big
Some monks were inside visiting
Me striking a pose

They have to stand still
At another temple, saw the giant gold Buddha lying down
Random cat we found
This archaeological shop Liz wanted to see and these are dinosaur droppings
Here favorite place in Bangkok
The morning we were leaving to come back we went to a snake farm and saw the show they put on with venomous snakes. Crazy guys!
He caught it with bare hands
Provokes them to bite
Extracts venom
Force feeds them
Last meal there made Liz try eating something different, place where you cook your own food in boiling water. Forget the name for it, Shubu or something. And she actually enjoyed it

So that was our 2 weeks trip, we loved and and thinking of where to go next!!