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Thailand 27 December 2004 - 7 January 2005 |
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26 Dec
2004:
disaster
strikes Southeast Asia 27-29 Dec 2004: LAX to Anchorage to Taipei to Hong Kong to Bangkok 30 Dec 2004: Ayutthaya, Khao Yai 31 Dec 2004: Phetchaburi (Imperial Lakeview) 1 Jan 2005: Cha-am, Kaeng Krachan Dam, Hua Hin 2 Jan 2005: Wat Khow Temple, Khoa Hin Lek 3 Jan 2005: Bangkok 4 Jan 2005: Damnoensaduak Floating Market, Samphran Elephant Ground, Rose Garden 5 Jan 2005: Phra Pathom Chedi, Erawan National Park, Sri Nakharin Dam, Kanchanaburi (Bridge over the River Kwai) 6 Jan 2005: Grand Palace, Suan-Lum Night Market 7 Jan 2005: Bangkok to Taipei to LAX back to the AirLai.com homepage |
Friday,
31 December 2004 With Phuket in a state of disaster, Avi and I had to adjust our route. Fortunately, Apichai's family was able to intervene with a plan: spending New Year's at a resort in Cha-am, located on Thailand's eastern coast and far away from the devastation to the southwest. So we woke up Friday and embarked on yet another three hour drive, this time through Phetchaburi and down to the Imperial Lakeview Hotel and Golf Club down in Cha-am. These long drives afforded Avi and I a great opportunity to listen to incredible tunes like Kumar Sanu's Tera Mera Pyaar. Over. And. Over. [See the video] Finally, at about 4:30 PM, we arrived:
The lobby featured a Thai rendition of a Christmas tree:
The resort grounds:
Before we knew it, it was almost 6 PM... which signified the time for another sunset:
I also got the chance to meet a real live rooster:
Night fell, and Avi, Apichai and his parents, and I enjoyed a great buffet dinner at the resort (the pho was particularly good).
One Avi illness and a game of snooker
later, it was midnight, where we joined the other hotel guests for a New
Year's celebration on the grounds. [See the
video] |
On 31
December 2004, it was 88°F during the day and 72°F at night. |
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