We decided to hire a private van with a driver for 5 hours to show us Koh Samui and all the main attractions... boy were w clueless on what he was about to show us... it was a great tour and well worth it.
When we arrived in Thailand, Chris said he wanted to see a Monk... so at our first stop we ran into the float with a monk on top of it spraying people with holy water...
Busy Koh Samui, Thailand.
One of our stops we went to the see the largest Buddha on the island.....
And look another monk...
We had to take off our shoes and climb all the stairs... and the view that awaited us was amazing...
Check out that view...
The next picture is for Julie... you love bougainvilleas check out this tree... they grew a tree and then grew a bougainvillea in it and made it look like a tree with gorgeous blooms... we might have to try this... nice huh?
We made a little stop at a 'sight seeing spot'... beautiful water and islands in the background. Pierce did not want to look at the camera bc it was so bright outside...
Our next stop was to see the famous "grandfather" and "grandmother" rock formations... we had no idea what this was going to be... I will let you use your imagination to figure out why they call the structures what they do.
This is the "grandfather".
and this is the "grandmother".... wow not sure how I feel about these...
Othen than the obscene structures that we came to see, most of it was beautiful ...
Then we got back in the van and headed to the monkey show and to get some fresh coconut juice.
Then we headed to the see the mummified monk... we could not find any information to say when this monk died or how old he was... it was a place of worship so we took a few pics and then got out of there... the whole thing was a bit creepy.
Then off we went to ride some elephants... we had lunch first at the elephant park which was not bad and of course as soon as Pierce saw the elephants we had to take a ride... and Chris is just like a kid of course he wanted to go too... so off we went...
After 5 hours we thought it was time to head home... we were all hot and tired... Pierce fell asleep on the ride home and let me carry him all the way to the hotel (without waking up) but as soon as I laid him in bed he woke up... oh well I guess a 15 min nap is better than no nap at all.
A babysitter came to play with him and watch him rest in the room... while mommy went to the spa for a hot rock massage and Chris went to the pool.
One more day left (not really but that is what we thought on day 2)... see you tomorrow.
We made a little stop at a 'sight seeing spot'... beautiful water and islands in the background. Pierce did not want to look at the camera bc it was so bright outside...
Our next stop was to see the famous "grandfather" and "grandmother" rock formations... we had no idea what this was going to be... I will let you use your imagination to figure out why they call the structures what they do.
This is the "grandfather".
and this is the "grandmother".... wow not sure how I feel about these...
Othen than the obscene structures that we came to see, most of it was beautiful ...
Then we got back in the van and headed to the monkey show and to get some fresh coconut juice.
The monkey messed up my hair (HE HE HE)... he was not about to bite us he was yawning...
Double fisting it... one of these is good for me and one is not... can you guess which one?
Then we headed to the see the mummified monk... we could not find any information to say when this monk died or how old he was... it was a place of worship so we took a few pics and then got out of there... the whole thing was a bit creepy.
Then off we went to ride some elephants... we had lunch first at the elephant park which was not bad and of course as soon as Pierce saw the elephants we had to take a ride... and Chris is just like a kid of course he wanted to go too... so off we went...
After 5 hours we thought it was time to head home... we were all hot and tired... Pierce fell asleep on the ride home and let me carry him all the way to the hotel (without waking up) but as soon as I laid him in bed he woke up... oh well I guess a 15 min nap is better than no nap at all.
A babysitter came to play with him and watch him rest in the room... while mommy went to the spa for a hot rock massage and Chris went to the pool.
That night we headed to the beach for some dinner (which was excellent) and then we walked on the beach... Pierce really likes to take a walk after ever dinner... so cute... and what a night to walk on the beach...
At dinner Pierce (or Chris :-))was serenaded by this group... they sang an American song and she sang beautifully.
We got to do a lucky lantern... there were people on the beach selling them and they would light them and let them go and then you make a wish... none of us shared our wishes with the other... our little secret.
Video of our Lucky Lantern... what a great tradition.
After our walk we put Pierce to bed and then Chris and I headed back out to the beach to enjoy the night life... they have these great little places where you can lie down and enjoy the night sky and music in the distance... we meet some neat people and got entertained by locals trying to sell us stuff or get us to take a picture with their pets or little local kids that wanted to play games with us and if we won they would pay us and they won we would pay them... I am smarter than that... they would have kicked my bottom for sure.
One more day left (not really but that is what we thought on day 2)... see you tomorrow.
1 comment:
GREAT pictures, I wanna go. It looks so beautiful!
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