We spent quite a few nights in Bangkok, exploring, relaxing, and enjoying the amenities of a big modern city. Who knew that shopping malls could be such a pleasant experience! Then we went on to Koh Samui for a week on the beach. September 2017.
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chatuchak weekend market in bangkok
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chatuchak weekend market in bangkok
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free wi fi signs for hoteliers & restauranteurs
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nana plaza
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the sage's lookout
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shrubs cut like an elephant family
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chinese temple
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ayutthaya
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ayutthaya
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ayutthaya
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ayutthaya
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old silver buddha at ayutthaya
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reclining buddha in ayutthaya
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singha beer factory on the river
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there's a lot of riverside pagodas in bangkok
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riverside living
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new condos and old stilt huts side by side
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bangkok skyline
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wat by the river
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us enjoying a river cruise
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the building on the right looks like someone has chewed on it
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theres a lot of pictures of the late king in thailand
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jill with a metro token
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bangkok rail station
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pretty important wat
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chinese gate
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chinatown
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chinatown
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birdnest for sale
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we didn't have sharks fin
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chinatown cat
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crispy ducks
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the restaurant we had dinner in
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street food in chinatown
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book of condolences for the late king in a metro station
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monitor lizard in lumphini park
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monitor lizard posing in lumphini park
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evening aerobics in lumphini park
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swan pedalos
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on our way to the bridge on the river kwai
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the bridge
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bridge on the river kwai
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bridge on the river kwai
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bridge on the river kwai
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bernd exploring the bridge
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monks
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yokogawa bridge works tokyo
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war cemetery in kanchanaburi
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war cemetery in kanchanaburi
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jill on the death railway
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scenic
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death railway
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semi public transport in bangkok
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i find thailands obsession with hitler surprising
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old school graffiti
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khao san road
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khao san road
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the democracy monument
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golden buddhas for sale
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the bangkok swing
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golden buddhas in a temple
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wat suthatthepwararam waraviharn
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wat suthatthepwararam waraviharn
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wat ratchabophit sathit simaram ratchaworawihan
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wat cat posing
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saranrom park
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monitor lizard
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wat pho
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wat across the river
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nicely illuminated at nighttime
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a scary fast tuk tuk ride back to the sky train
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khlong toey market
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khlong toey market
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khlong toey market
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khlong toey market
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khlong toey market
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khlong toey market
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khlong toey market
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khlong toey market
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khlong toey market
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khlong toey market
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bts sign - please stand for monks
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view from the rooftop of our hotel in bangkok
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seawalking in koh samui
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photobombed by a fish
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jill's lobster in bophut
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big buddha
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wat plai laem
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wat plai laem
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photo of the king
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wat plai laem
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wat plai laem
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wat plai laem
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bearded buddha
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the big buddha
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golden monkey
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the big buddha
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shoes can be worn between 10am and 4pm
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sacrifices to the big buddha
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no buddha tattoos and don't dress like a westerner with loose morals
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rocks off koh samui
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mummified monk
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seafront dinner