1I haven't been able to get onto the Internet during my time in Ban Krut as the Internet is based on how the telephone lines are doing. Apart from going to the beach, we did visit a massive gold Buddha on the 23rd day and after climbing 100 steps and then climbed a hundred more steps to a palace where I had to cover my shoulders and legs then I was given a flower and gold foil to offer and stick on the statues.
As Ban Krut isn't very popular with tourists, the prices have yet to be jacked up and I got my fingers and toes done for $9CAD. On the 24th day we finally got to go snorkeling! I've been itching yo use to camera to take some underwater snaps. When we pulled up to the first snorkeling spot, the fish are used to being fed so hundreds of blue fish swarmed the boat and even when I jumped into the water, they stayed close.
On the 27th day, the day before leaving for Bangkok, we went on a tour that had us at the Burmese border where there was a market happening, it was mostly plants so we weren't there long. In Prachuabkhirikhan we stopped at a park to feed monkeys, which was fun! They weren't even looking at our bananas and luckily, a nice guy with a bag full of something they seemed to love gave us a few handfuls. In Waghor we visited a museum and we got there just in time to see a feeding show with sharks and some reallly giant fish.
Next day was the day before leaving for Bangkok and my mom wanted to take advantage of the price and availiability so she took me to get a reflexology massage on my feet! According to my feet, I have a few things wrong with me, all around the tummy area which wasn't a suprise since i've had all sorts of stomach problems since I was little.
After a 6 hour train ride to Bangkok we went straight to the Prince Palace hotel and were in awe of the pool on the 11th and 12th floor as well as our awesome suite. We stayed in room 52206, 5th tower, 22nd floor and room 06. That night we had dinner in the hotel which had kareoke so my mom and I grabbed the mics and put on a show.
For the last 2 days, it's been shoppingshoppingshopping. The first day of shopping we went to the weekend market for 3 and a half hours and I spent nearly $100 on looooads of stuff. I didn't even mind that my shirt was damp with sweat, all I cared about was that I was getting shoes for $3! When I tried bartering, they wouldn't go any lower then maybe 20 baht.. their prices are already extremely low so after a few unsuccessful bargaining attempts, I just paid the price. Apart from all the shopping opportunities, we diid go to The Grand Palace, where the monks go. Of course we had to cover up there as well so I had to wear a tshirt and jeans. When we got there, what was supposed to be an hour-long tour of the Palace turned into 2-hour long torture session, any time we paused I was sitting in the shade with my shirt folded up, chugging water. We went in 2 temples, no photography, and I even did a little prayer just because. By the time we were done I was suffering from heat stroke and dehydration, but that didn't stop me from perking up as soon as my dad said he'd taxi us to the MBK mall if we wanted to get some shopping done, which of course I did! I went with my two brothers and afterwards we took the canal boat back to our hotel.
