1st round of visitors 2010...

Last week through the beginning of this week I was lucky to have Matt, Jeremy, and Nate come to Thailand for a visit. I was excited about this visit and was looking forward to their arrival. They had one week here and we managed to do a lot in a short amount of time. On the night of their arrival I took them to Khao San Road, the infamous backpackers row...where they ate street pad thai and drank a tower of Chang beer. The next day we headed to see wats/temples...Grand Palace and Wat Pho. The two places are must sees in Thailand. After exploring the temples we went out for an evening above the skyline. We went to Skybar- an outdoor al fresco bar at the 64th floor of the Lebu State Tower...right along the river....it was absolutely beautiful. The next day it was see yah later Bangkok and off to Phuket we went. After settling in, it was time to head to the beach...and we took in a few of the warm Thailand sun rays. The next day we parked it on the beach the entire day...what a great and relaxing day. On Saturday we went on a snorkeling day trip which was awesome...we went to a little island (Raya island) about 30 minutes from Phuket where we saw some cool looking fish and some pretty clear waters. Now, I have been snorkeling a handful of times but there was one spot here where the waters were so clear you could see about 15 feet down, it was breathtaking. Sunday it was back to Bangkok and we went to Suan Luam Night Bazaar and they did some Thailand souvenir shopping. Monday was a busy day...we headed to Wat Arun, had two hour Thai massages, ate sashimi, the boys got fitted for custom made suits and then went to see Muay Thai fights at night....where we got to see a knock-out occur. It was crazy. And Tuesday, we went Asian style and took the transportation the locals take...the klong. It was a long boat ride sitting on wooden benches on a hot Bangkok day....probably not the smartest move on my part...but at least they got to see where I teach and a Thai neighborhood. Finally, it was time for them to leave. I took them to the airport, we said our farewells and goodbyes and off they went. It was a lot of fun. I had a great time and from what I could tell they did too.