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10th jan-
So it was an early start for us this morning. We were down at breakfast at 7:30 ready to start the day. We managed to say our goodbyes to Marco as well before he starts his trip to New Zealand as well!
By 8 o clock we were downstairs, checked out and getting to the taxi. We started the final drive out of Bangkok. An hour later and we were at the airport!!
We were dreading the traveling side as we had not really had very good experiences with it! But we were so excited to be going down south! However the time flew by when we were at the airport and suddenly we were on the flight and landing in Phuket! BIG smiles on our faces! We were then surrounded by taxi companies wanting us to go with them. Eventually we chose one and went outside to get into the taxi, the man seemed friendly, but it seemed as if he was a mute as he didn't say anything to us for the whole 45 minute journey!
So we see a sign for the casa del m hotel and really I think we both had our stomachs in our mouthes and were panicking! We went up a little track and really weren't expecting much, he then turned a corner and we were pleasantly surprised! We arrived to a very modern looking hotel and were greeted by a nice refreshing drink!
The lady at the counter was very sweet, she then informed us that we not only had a free drink to have at the roof restaurant but a free room upgrade and if you could see the too, you would realize why we were soooo happy!
We then had to wait for our room to be cleaned as we were a little early, but we had free wifi- so we were both very happy that we could message our parents! However our room was definitely worth the wait! Our room is HUGE, we have a kings size bed and a single one, a big balcony overlooking the pool with a lovely seating area and the biggest shower I have ever seen!
We then very very quickly changed into our bikinis (AT LAST)! We proceeded to the pool (with sun cream on, don't worry mum)! Chloe and I just loved lying in the sun and soaking up the rays and I don't want to jinx it but I believe we both have some colour already- even me!! The pool was lovely and we swam a lot and they have a poolside bar (which we can have drinks from the pool)! But it was just nice and relaxing to finally be lying in the sun!
After some lovely sun time we then decided that we didn't like one of the hotels we were going to, so decided to look for alternatives! After a really long time of looking and feeling increasingly hungry and grumpy (more on Chloe's part) we decided to go upstairs and get ready for dinner! This was the first time we could get a bit dressed up and this is a nice place and that felt really good!
So up we went to floor 5 where the restaurant was on the roof- wow what a view! It was probably the most romantic thing I have ever come across (it made chloe miss charlie and me miss evenings alone by myself in the bath haha). You could see all over the city of patong and even Chinese lanterns were tracing up the sky! We had the best meal we've had in Thailand so far- I had fried rice with chicken and soy sauce and chloe had cashew chicken- they were both delicious (and still only 200 baht- so basically £4- nice and cheap!!!
After dinner we went downstairs to sort out our trips and talk to family! However daddy baker I am not very impressed that you missed our Skype date to go to Bournemouth- I was looking forward to that! However we don't actually have Skype because of the problem with Chloe's iPad! So you shall have to FaceTime me on mums iPod or on Ryan's laptop! But after looking for so many places to stay we just gave up. so until tomorrow we don't know where we shall be staying! But apart from the looking for hotels, we have had a pretty amazing day!!
So it's 12:10am and we're still not asleep, there is definitely something wrong with us- we were meant to have an early night and yet again it has ended up with us talking about at we are going to do in the next few weeks!! It is either serious excitement or we are just severely jet lagged- whatever it is, it better change soon, or we will come home as two moody girls, definitely not what are parents want!
11th Jan
Absolutely 100% best day yet!!! We got up, did the usual. We hit the sunbeds early! Smothered in sun cream and ready to face the heat. It must be said, the white girls are now a tiny bit red. I've got sunburnt feet and cherry has a sunburnt hand! I don't know how either of us have managed that!! We ended up giving up sunbathing around 2pm and we booked our selves onto a coach into patong!
We thought we were getting on a nice air-conditioned mini bus, but oh no. We were on the back of a pick up with a metal roofs, and a bench. Thankfully it wasn't a long trip!
When we got there we couldn't wait to get onto the markets. We ended up walking down the strip seeing shops filled with fake clothes, bags, purses, belts literally everything you can imagine! We were quickly haggling prices and getting amazing deals! We both picked up some cracking bargains. So shopped out and out of money we headed down to our pick up point!
We had seen this couple who we had assumed was a man hiring a Thai escort.. Anyway we met them while we were waiting. We said hello and started chatting. As it ended up this woman wasn't an escort and was actually his wife, so we've agreed not to make assumptions about people. ALTHOUGH we are nearly 99% sure that there is a lady boy working at the hotel. He's a very girlie boy and swings his hips a lot!
So when the pick up finally came to pick us up there was probably about 12 people all fighting to get in the back! It was very very tight, but we looked like locals!
We had a lovely dinner once again, and finally booked the rest of our accommodation (so to everyone following our itinerary religiously.. We are now in koh samui for 7 nights and koh phangan for 2)
So that's it from us for now! Looking forward to heading off to chalong tomorrow! We're getting a bit tanned now- even cherry!!!
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Fiona Dixon Oh my goodness! I love reading your blog! You both write very well! It's human nature to make a judgement about a person in the first 7 seconds which is really interesting! But you are wise to keep your thoughts to yourself or you could get yourself into trouble!!!! Ok so your off to Phuket??? Then are you still off to koh lanta? Xxxxx