I’ve added a few pics from Linda’s surprise birthday party that Nan so lovingly planned. It was great. He told her we’re celebrating her bday at Minado. Then he buys food and sneaks it in the house at odd hours of the night for a whole week. He asked her friends to distract her for a few hours while he tries to prepare some food in the limited time she’s out of the house. It seemed she was really surprised since she was screaming at him for being so late in picking her up from his parent’s that they would never get to Minado in time. Anyhow as always, enjoy.
Linda's Bday Pics Up
March 23rd, 2008Party Pics
March 22nd, 2008
I’ve added a couple of pics from hanging out with Mike and SaeNam singing Karaoke and pictures form Pat’s Birthday Party at Barramundi. Enjoy.
New Pics
March 9th, 2008
I’ve added a few new pics I had lying around from the NY Giant’s Parade, Chao’s Housewarming, Pics of Hanna at Famous Dave’s BBQ and Happy Hour at Wicked Willy’s.
More Singapore and Thailand Pics
February 20th, 2008
I’ve added a couple of more pics from Dave to my Singapore and Thailand Trip gallery. Enjoy.
Albums Back Up and New Pics Added
February 19th, 2008
I got the albums back up. I upgraded to a new version of ZenPhoto, but I don’t have time to retheme it to look like the rest of the site. That will come later. At least the pics are up.
Added the following pics as well:
Btw, links to all the old albums from my past posts will not work properly. I’ve recategorized my pics into subalbums since ZenPhoto supports it. I have to change the links in the past posts. For now, you can access them by directly going to the gallery and browsing for them.
Edit: 2008.02.25- All links to the albums have been fixed.
Albums Down for Maintenance
February 16th, 2008I’m making a few modifications to the Album pages so it will be down for a bit.
Also, pictures in past posts referenced these images so they will be down as well.
Good Bye Bangkok
January 26th, 20082008.01.25-26
Impressions
Vimanmek Teak Mansion, a nice look into how the King of Thailand used to live. Pretty magnificent Palace. Definitely worth a visit, but it didn’t hold too much meaning for me. Maybe I’m just templed out.
What We Did
Shuttle to Airport- Depart ChangMai, Arrive in Bangkok
Cab to White Palace Hotel
Cab to Vimanmek Teak Mansion
Cab to Lad Phrao – Modifications to Suits
Subway / Sky Train to Siam Paragon Mall
Sky Train / Subway to Rama 9 – Dinner w/ Byron’s Relatives
Subway / Sky Train to Lad Phrao – Pick up Suits
Cab to White Palace Hotel
Van to Airport- Depart Bangkok
Edit: 2008.03.09- Added a link to the photo album for this day.
National Park – Gorgrous; Old City – Dirty
January 25th, 20082008.01.24
Impressions
Cold. The highest point in Thailand is cold. Being unprepared for the cold weather here, I was not feeling too good. Also, either due to altitude or something, I was feeling sick.
The National Park is nice, and I would have enjoyed the beautiful gardens and water falls a lot more if I wasn’t feeling so sick.
One thing I have to comment on: ChangMai is dirty. From the peak, you can clearly see where the smoggy purple haze ends and where the nice blue sky begins.
What We Did
Van to Doi Ithanan National Park
Van to ChangMai (Old City)
Walk to Pantao Monastary
Walk to Watchediluang Varaviharn
Walk through Old City Wats
Walk to Diamond River Side Hotel
Walk to Riverside Resturaunt – Dinner by River
Walk to Night Market
Walk to Diamond River Side Hotel
Edit: 2008.03.09- Added a link to the photo album for this day.
Elephants – Magnificent; Tribal Village – Too Touristy???
January 24th, 20082008.01.23
Impressions
I rode on an elephant’s back!!! It was an amazing experience. When I first saw these magnificent creatures, I was in awe at their sheer size and beauty. Seeing them up close and they are even more amazing.
Riding on the harness seats placed on the elephants back is amazing, but I got to actually ride on the elephant’s bare neck while the trainer took pictures for us from the ground. It was an exhilarating experience.
What We Did
Van to Elephant Camp
Van to Umbrella Making at Bo Sang Village
Van / Pickup Truck to Doi Pui – Meo Hmong Tribal Village
Pickup Truck to Wat Pharathat Doi Suthep Temple in Chang Mai
Pickup Truck / Van to Diamond River Side Hotel
Walk ChangMai Night Market- Dinner
Walk to local bars in area
Walk to Diamond River Side Hotel
Edit: 2008.03.09- Added a link to the photo album for this day.
ChangMai – Cold
January 22nd, 20082008.01.22
Impressions
Brrrr. It’s cold in ChangMai, at least compared to Bangkok.
Dinner time. Wow. We were expecting a nice local dinner so we were surprised to see the lovely Lanna style houses, bridges
and river. Where are the tables? No tables? Not for Lanna dinner. You sit down on mats on the floor and eat while watching the various Lanna dancing in the center of the wide open area.
ChangMai Night Market, just another touristy night market.
What We Did
Check out Marlin Hotel Resort
Van to PJ’s Auto Shop
Van to local resturaunt- lunch w/ PJ and Oil
Van to Lampang – Missed elephant riding
Van to ChangMai
Check in to Diamond Riverside Hotel
Van to Khum Khantoke – Lanna Dinner and Show
Van to Diamond River Side Hotel
Walk to ChangMai Night Market
Walk to Diamond River Side Hotel
Edit: 2008.03.09- Added a link to the photo album for this day.