We were luckily enough to book a last minute package to the Philippines for Easter weekend. We stayed at a resort in Cebu on Mactan Island. The resort was gorgeous and reminded us a lot of Cabo San Lucas, MX actually. It made us miss our family trips over the past couple years. The area around the resort was very poor and rundown, just like you see in Mexico. We only ventured off the resort a couple of times. They didn't have a Gigglin' Marlin or Trailer Park : )
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Night out in Cebu City & Misc
We were surprised that our good friend Jeff and a new friend Justin booked a trip to Cebu the same weekend as us. They even ended up staying at the same resort as us! Jeff speaks the local language so that was extra handy to have around, even though all the staff at the resort spoke excellent English. He coordinated a dinner and night out in Cebu City for one of the nights which was a blast. We also met some other couples on holiday from Hong Kong that we spent some time with.
A few kitten pictures
Most of you know how obsessed I am with Baxter and Lily. I'm not afraid to admit that I am. Here are a couple cutie pictures I've taken over the past few weeks.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Tuk tuks, pad thai, fried crickets, bargain prices, wats – some of our favorite things of Bangkok!
We arrived late Friday night after a quick happy hour with some friends in HK. Our hotel was in the Old city right off the Chao Phraya River. It was small and simple but very clean and had a convenient location.
We spent the first day touring the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaeo, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun. We also took a long boat tour around the canals. It was once called the Venice of Asia. You'll see in the pictures below. It's not as fancy! We took a dip in the rooftop pool to finish out the day to try to cool off from a hot and sweaty day of touring. Then we spent the evening around Khao San Rd which is know as the backpackers area. It had tons of shopping, street food, bars, restaurants, massage/beauty salons, etc.
We spent the first day touring the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaeo, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun. We also took a long boat tour around the canals. It was once called the Venice of Asia. You'll see in the pictures below. It's not as fancy! We took a dip in the rooftop pool to finish out the day to try to cool off from a hot and sweaty day of touring. Then we spent the evening around Khao San Rd which is know as the backpackers area. It had tons of shopping, street food, bars, restaurants, massage/beauty salons, etc.
Bangkok Day 2
Our second and last full day we went to the Chatuchak market which is the famous weekend market. About a quarter of a million people visit the market every weekend. It was overwhelmingly big! It had great deals on shopping and lots of good food. After our bargain shopping we went to Wat Saket and the Golden Mount also in Old City. We happily went back to Khao San Rd for the evening.
After a relaxing breakfast on the riverside patio of the hotel we had to head to the airport and end our stay in Bangkok. We had a wonderful and would love to go back!
I'll have another trip to report back on this month as well. Chris and I are heading to the Philippines for Easter weekend.
After a relaxing breakfast on the riverside patio of the hotel we had to head to the airport and end our stay in Bangkok. We had a wonderful and would love to go back!
I'll have another trip to report back on this month as well. Chris and I are heading to the Philippines for Easter weekend.
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