Phuket Town Day 8 - 21/11/2008

We started out with a pretty breezy day today; woke up in our Thai 1000 bed, checked emails and ate our breakfast. We decided to take a look around, so picked up a map and started walking. We got as far as across the road and found a temple. It wasnt a very nice temple plus you couldnt actually get inside.

We then found a taxi driver who took us to Rang Hill lookout and then onto Wa Khun Chee temple. The lookout was great, we were able to see all of Phuket Town and out towards the beach. Our driver told us not to bother with the beaches in Phuket Town as they were dirty and mostly waste water. Next was the temple, the buddah towered over us. It was quite a walk to get from the street up the stairs to where the was sitting. We met a monk who took us to the construction site for the new temple next door. The detail on the building was mind blowing, every inch of the building has carvings or paintings. We had a few photos taken. Jono was talking to the monk about their living conditions, next thing you know we are getting a tour of the monks home, where they worship and where their bedrooms are located. He even showed us where he keeps his shoes. Certainly not the most lush of living conditions, but nice none-the-less.

Once returning home from our exploring we decided to find a massage parlour for a quick rub down. After my last unpleasent experience, I decided to go for the oil aromatherapy massage. Such a good choice, it was so relaxing. I could have fallen asleep if it werent for the fact that I was embarressed about snoring (or farting!!). Jono got the thai massage again, he seemed very happy with the service. We both walked out feeling like we were on cloud nine. Time for some dinner and a quick walk about the shops.

We grabbed a quick bite to eat and started looking at the local stores. I found a couple of cheap dresses and Jono found a kimono; we went to the next store to compare prices - they wanted to charge us double!! Jono met a german guy at that shop who was also buying a kimono; jono told him the price we were going to pay and he followed us out. If I were to understand thai better I could have betted that the shop lady was cursing Jono for taking away her business. he he he.

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