The Watsons Visit Thailand!

Tammy, Pat, Bill & David on a water taxi

Breakfast at Chattachuk Market

The little over a week we spent with Bill, Pat and Dave Watson in Thailand was like a whirlwind. We had so much fun!  Included in this fun were many fabulous eats including dinner at the River Tree House, joining the locals at the outdoor Chai restaurant, a “western” breakfast at Chattachuk Market, drinking coke in a bag on our river taxi ride, several yummy Thai dishes and beverages at Cabbages and Condoms (Don’t ask!  Or better yet, ask Pat, Dave or Bill about this one! - www.pda.or.th/restaurant/restaurant.asp) and of course Pat and Tammy’s delightful lunch of quiche and chocolate souffle at Amante’s (http//www.amantee.com).  There was plenty of shopping at Chattachuk, the 20 acre outdoor market with upwards of five thousand stalls, and MBK where we found many good deals.  There was time to exercise, as well.  David, Bill, Dave, Amanda and Caryn all took themselves and their bikes on the ferry to Koh Kret.  They picked up some great pottery there.  Bill hiked around Koh Samet, an island off the eastern seaboard of Thailand (while the rest of us were lazy hanging around the pool at Rayong).  Pat and I enjoyed biking to my school and getting the grand tour.  Of course after all of that exercise, we needed to treat ourselves to massages – okay we needed to do this a couple of times.  And our poor tootsies needed some TLC, so we had to treat ourselves to pedicures, as well. Bill and David made it their mission to utilize as many different modes of public transportation as they could in Bangkok.  This included the water taxi, tuk tuk, long tail boat, BTS (sky train), MRT (subway), taxi and pick-up truck taxi.  I’m sure I have left some out.  Then the three Watsons took off for Chiang Mai, a destination at the top of our “to do” list.  We are so jealous of them.  It was hard to say goodbye, but we were happy with the time we were able to spend with them and get to know Bill and Dave better.  We hope they all come back through again soon.

Hanging in the pool at Rayong

Caryn, David, Amanda, Bill & Dave on Koh Kret