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Day 25-March 30th: We strolled over to Unni's Restaurant for bagel and cream cheese breakfast - delicious! I haven't had a bagel in over a year (they're hard to come by in China!) so I was delighted! We lingered and shopped and waited for the 1:30 PM ferry to Phuket. Jessie and Mike are coming too, the more the merrier!
We got into town from the pier and headed for the On On Hotel, it was in my guidebook. Jessie and I shared an A/C room - her skin was badly burned and A/C was a necessity! We wandered around and found the bus station. I bought a ticket for the night bus the next night to Bangkok. We had some dinner on the street - pad thai, my favorite! It's plentiful and cheap here in Thailand, of course! Jessie went back after dinner to rest/sleep. I wandered around town, did some shopping, checked out the surroundings
I went back to the hotel and Jessie was refreshed and had bandaged up her blisters, so we decided to head out. We wanted to find a movie theater in town that showed English movies. Lucky for us there was one nearby! We walked over to the shopping mall only to find that they didn't have any English movies left for the day. There was another American couple, David and Anna, seeking English movies too, so the 4 of us decided to split a taxi to the other, newer mall which we were told was definitely showing English movies.
We ended up seeing "Fool's Gold" with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. Good, cheesy fun. The story is set in the tropics, so it was like watching a movie that could've been filmed on the islands we just visited! I haven't seen a movie on the big screen since last May, so I was delighted to have my salty popcorn and sugary Fanta and watch the comedy unfold. Good times!
We walked back towards Phuket Town, thinking it wouldn't take TOO long and plus it was a nice night for a walk. Well, about halfway back to town a woman drove up in her pickup and offered us a free ride to town! Amazing! We hopped in the back and cruised back to our hotels. We tried to offer her money when we hopped out but she refused and rolled up her window and drove off! How about that! What a great night and how nice was that ending?! We smiled and said goodbye to David and Anna and hit the hay. I planned to sightsee a bit the next day, and Jessie wanted to sleep in, so she and I agreed to meet at 4 PM at the hotel to say our goodbyes, since we'd part ways the next day.
Day 26-March 31st: I got up and walked around Phuket Town. It's very old and colonial, interesting architecture. There are some wats and Chinese temples. There was one dedicated to vegetarian Buddhist gods. I had to make a stop there!
I took a local bus to Patong Beach, the closest/ most convenient/ easiest to get to beach. It had rained overnight, and there were still some lingering clouds, but it looked like it would clear out. I walked the length of the beach. There were some good waves, but I didn't swim, just walked. I didn't want to stink of the sea and not be able to shower before my nighttime bus ride to Bangkok! I saw the businesses along the street, lots of stuff was on the adjacent streets too, it's a big area with a busy nightlife, but I didn't have time to see it all.
I took the local bus/taxi back to Phuket Town. I was supposed to meet Jessie and Mike at 4 PM, but they didn't show at the On On Hotel, so I used the internet, freshened up, and when they didn't come I made my way to the bus station down the street. I was disappointed but I knew I'd be in touch with them via internet anyway.
My bus took off at 5:30 PM, scheduled to arrive in Bangkok at 5:30/6:00 AM. I saw the sunset over the water from the bus. On the other side of the bus, my window side, there was a lightning storm in the distance. Presumably the storm that had passed through the night before was headed to Ko Phi Phi and environs. The movie "Batman Begins" was playing on the bus, but it was in Thai, so I watched a bit and read a bit and when the movie was over it was lights out. Time to try to get some sleep before we reached Bangkok.
Day 25-March 30th: We strolled over to Unni's Restaurant for bagel and cream cheese breakfast - delicious! I haven't had a bagel in over a year (they're hard to come by in China!) so I was delighted! We lingered and shopped and waited for the 1:30 PM ferry to Phuket. Jessie and Mike are coming too, the more the merrier!
We got into town from the pier and headed for the On On Hotel, it was in my guidebook. Jessie and I shared an A/C room - her skin was badly burned and A/C was a necessity! We wandered around and found the bus station. I bought a ticket for the night bus the next night to Bangkok. We had some dinner on the street - pad thai, my favorite! It's plentiful and cheap here in Thailand, of course! Jessie went back after dinner to rest/sleep. I wandered around town, did some shopping, checked out the surroundings
I went back to the hotel and Jessie was refreshed and had bandaged up her blisters, so we decided to head out. We wanted to find a movie theater in town that showed English movies. Lucky for us there was one nearby! We walked over to the shopping mall only to find that they didn't have any English movies left for the day. There was another American couple, David and Anna, seeking English movies too, so the 4 of us decided to split a taxi to the other, newer mall which we were told was definitely showing English movies.
We ended up seeing "Fool's Gold" with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. Good, cheesy fun. The story is set in the tropics, so it was like watching a movie that could've been filmed on the islands we just visited! I haven't seen a movie on the big screen since last May, so I was delighted to have my salty popcorn and sugary Fanta and watch the comedy unfold. Good times!
We walked back towards Phuket Town, thinking it wouldn't take TOO long and plus it was a nice night for a walk. Well, about halfway back to town a woman drove up in her pickup and offered us a free ride to town! Amazing! We hopped in the back and cruised back to our hotels. We tried to offer her money when we hopped out but she refused and rolled up her window and drove off! How about that! What a great night and how nice was that ending?! We smiled and said goodbye to David and Anna and hit the hay. I planned to sightsee a bit the next day, and Jessie wanted to sleep in, so she and I agreed to meet at 4 PM at the hotel to say our goodbyes, since we'd part ways the next day.
Day 26-March 31st: I got up and walked around Phuket Town. It's very old and colonial, interesting architecture. There are some wats and Chinese temples. There was one dedicated to vegetarian Buddhist gods. I had to make a stop there!
I took a local bus to Patong Beach, the closest/ most convenient/ easiest to get to beach. It had rained overnight, and there were still some lingering clouds, but it looked like it would clear out. I walked the length of the beach. There were some good waves, but I didn't swim, just walked. I didn't want to stink of the sea and not be able to shower before my nighttime bus ride to Bangkok! I saw the businesses along the street, lots of stuff was on the adjacent streets too, it's a big area with a busy nightlife, but I didn't have time to see it all.
I took the local bus/taxi back to Phuket Town. I was supposed to meet Jessie and Mike at 4 PM, but they didn't show at the On On Hotel, so I used the internet, freshened up, and when they didn't come I made my way to the bus station down the street. I was disappointed but I knew I'd be in touch with them via internet anyway.
My bus took off at 5:30 PM, scheduled to arrive in Bangkok at 5:30/6:00 AM. I saw the sunset over the water from the bus. On the other side of the bus, my window side, there was a lightning storm in the distance. Presumably the storm that had passed through the night before was headed to Ko Phi Phi and environs. The movie "Batman Begins" was playing on the bus, but it was in Thai, so I watched a bit and read a bit and when the movie was over it was lights out. Time to try to get some sleep before we reached Bangkok.
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