Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Thailand with Kai! (part 4 - Phuket & Ko Phi Phi)




After a week in Chiang Mai, we flew down to Phuket to meet up with Tim & Laina... and enjoy the beautiful beaches.... and coffee with George Clooney.  Chiang Mai was nice, but it was great to be next to a body of water all the time.  We had arrived in Chiang Mai with a heat wave... and the heat was quite unbearable midday.  The ocean & pools in Phuket were a welcome sight.   

Kai waiting for his bags...

The hotel in Phuket had a nice pool that we throughly enjoyed in the stifling heat...

On the boat to Ko Phi Phi...
Successfully transfered...
After my dad and I went looking for a place to stay, we cruised back with a cart and grabbed our bags & Kai... it sure was nice to be back on an island with no cars!
Soon the rain came down... and we splashed around in the puddles...
Tunnel!
Time to go out!
Crazy firedancers...
I had my fun on the flaming jump rope...

The crew!
jumping!

Monday, July 29, 2013

Thailand with Kai! (part 3 - Chiang Mai Zoo)


Can I just say that the Chiang Mai Zoo is awesome!?!?  I think going to a zoo in a foreign country speaks a lot about the country.  In this case, it says... we don't have lawyers that sue zoos... 

First some pics of our morning routine... Kai getting his bottle of milk...
followed by hugs... 
and cheers...
Then sitting on Oji-i-chan's lap...
while demolishing some eggs...
And making funny faces...
Then walking 100 yards to the main road to catch a song taew and having my dad haggle for price while I grab a fruit shake...
This day we ended up going to Doi Suthep Temple at the top of a near by mountain in Chiang Mai.
Jackfruit!
Eternal flame.
nueng... song... sam... jump!
elephants!

Elephant!
Lotus
The sandals at the bathroom at the temple...

The steps leading up to Doi Suthep


Kai & Oba-a-chan
Self portrait...


Bamboo...
giant bamboo!

check out the bike seat on this rickshaw... awesome.  
Kai's nap routine... on the Song Taew...
weee!
Kai bear and his noise machine...
NOW.... on to the zoo... check out this falcon eating... yikes!
Why hello there...
or maybe the unhappy room?
Feeding the goats...
They let us feed everything there...
another self-portrait.

The highlight... feeding the penguins!

Check it out!  Cassowary!


And... another nap on a song taew... a sure sign that we had a great time.