Where have you been?

After spending a week in Bangkok I realized that it is simply too big of a city and I did not enjoy it (much) anymore. There are still amazing clubs and night spots, and the wats and some of the government building are beautiful; it just lost its sheen. Traffic, pollution, people everywhere, its simply overwhelming and too much for me.

Koh Samui, on the other hand, is a beautiful and quite island. The beaches an clean and there are not too many tourist around. Well, not too many if you stay around Lami beach, Chawang is pretty busy.

Above is a photo of a mural in Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok. The inside of the temple is covered in murals that tell various religious and historic stories and is simply amazing. The Buddah it self is about 45 feet tall and 140 feet long. The bottom of his feet, about 30 feet tall, are covered in Mother-of-Perl images of the many Thai gods and images. The second photo shows one of these images. The elephant is about 7 or 8 inches high.