Christmas = Family, Friends, Frolic, Food & Fun!

I can’t believe how tardy I am at sharing the fun times we had when the girls were here for Christmas.  Lucky for David and I, they are coming back in March (with 4 friends).  David will play tour guide and companion to six beautiful women between the ages of 19 and 23.  I had better blog about our great adventures before they arrive.

Frolic:

View of Rayong

Amanda and Caryn’s number one goal for their visit to Thailand was to go back with a tan.  So it made sense that we take a couple trips to the beach.  We sunned ourselves at Rayong Beach as well as Cha’am.  In both places were right on the beach.  We took advantage of massages, great eats, dvds, games, time at the pool and on the beach and quality family time.  And yes, they did return home with a tan.

Friends:

With friends at Chai

One exceptionally fun evening took place on Kao San Road.  This is a road of pubs, food carts, souvenirs, etc.  It is one of the places you can find a whole lot of farangs (foreigners).  We told the girls about the fun atmosphere, so it was a definite destination before they left.  That evening, we ate, we drank and we made new friends.  We were sitting outside a little place where one could order “buckets.”  While enjoying our buckets, a rose arrived at our table.  Three strapping young blokes introduced themselves and we joined our tables.  We learned that they were on holiday for a couple of months and that they were in Bangkok for only a couple of days.  I guess we all looked like we were enjoying ourselves because soon enough, a table of two Thais pulled their table to join us.  They didn’t speak English, but it really didn’t matter.  We all spoke the language of fun!  Not long after that, four Brits pulled up their tables.  We were now a party of 13.  It was so much fun hanging out with everyone.  The next morning was not quite as enjoyable.  David and I are not as young as we used to be!

Food:

·      Cabbages and Condoms Thai

·      Exotic Fruits

·      Que Pasa Mexican

·      Coke in a Bag

·      Sharja Indian

·      Thai Home Cooking by Da

·      Milano’s Italian

·      Thai Food Carts

·      River Tree House

·      Toast

No wonder I’m not losing any weight in Thailand!