Sunday, March 23, 2008

Molly at Grams for Easter



These are pictures taken at Gram's. The high chair was used by her father and grandfather(me) when we were babies and the rocker was used by Pap Pap, Couch Beadling, Molly's Great Great Grandfather when he was a baby.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Friday 3-7-2008 Space Tower

Brother Reed and me at dinner.

Today is my last day in SE Asia. We went to a Space Needle near Pattaya and went out to eat in the evening.

Click here for Pictures from the whole trip They also include today's pictures.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Thursday 03-06-2006 Lunch with Pim's Family

Today we had lunch with Pim's family. After lunch we stopped by this Buddha Statue. As you can see, Pim's brother is a Monk.

Pictures

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Wednesday 03-05-2008 day two Koh Samed




This morning I got up early to see the sun rise. You could not see it until it was higher in the sky. We left the island about 1:00PM and am now back in Pattaya.


Pictures from day two.

Tuesday 03-04-Koh Samed

On tuesday we went to Koh Samed. It is an island about 5 miles away from Thailand in the Gulf of Thailand. We stayed at the Tonsak Resort. We rented scooters. The cost was $6.00 a day to rent them. We rode almost every road on the island. Did a little swimming. The water was crystal clear. You could see your feet and the sand.

Pictures from day one

Monday, March 3, 2008

Monday 03-03-2008 Horse Trekking in Thailand



I got to go riding today here in Pattaya. The video is a big file. The owner Willi came to the motel and picked up Reed and me. The horse ride was for about an hour. I enjoyed the countryside.

Pictures




Sunday, March 2, 2008

Sunday 3-2-2008 Buddha Mountain



Today we went to Khao Chichan's engraved Buddha image. It is the largest effigy of it's kind (130m. high and 70m. wide). It was dreated to be presented to King Bhumibol as the Buddha image to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne in 1996. After that we visited some more elephants in a small village. The baby in the picture is 7 months. old. Next we went to Wat Yannasangwararam, a royal temple dedicated to King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The park like temple is scenic and tranquil and consists of several beautiful buildings, both religious and non-religious.

Pictures

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Saturday 3-1-2008 Walking the streets of Pattaya


Today I ventured out of my room to take a walk by myself. I walked to the beach which is about two blocks from the motel and then up and down the streets of Pattaya.

Pictures of Pattaya