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THE ROSE GARDENS - BANGKOK
Beautifully landscaped and picturesque gardens, I thoroughly enjoyed The Rose Gardens. It was a beautiful
sunny day and we were entertained with traditional thai dancing, a kick boxing exhibition, a traditional thai wedding exhibition,
elephant shows and a delicious buffet lunch. Well worth the visit and you get to see a little of the traditional Thai
culture. You can even go for an elephant ride or have your photo taken with a boaconstrictor around your neck if you
feel so inclined.
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View across the lake from the restaurant
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Thai dancing with bamboo sticks
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SPEEDBOAT TOUR TO PHI PHI ISLAND
This tour was by far the highlight of my trip. I had never been in a speedboat before let alone been
snorkelling. We were picked up at the beach from Phuket with three onboard motors this boat had plenty of grunt, and
with the calm waters the trip was smooth as silk. We were on our way to Phi Phi Island which was the location of
the filming of the movie "The Beach" with Leonardo DiCaprio. It took us one hour to reach there, but when we passed
other smaller islands, they stopped the boat to allow photographs to be taken. On arrival to "The Beach", we were all
in awe, so beautiful and the waters crystal clear. We stopped at the beach for an hour so that we could go swimming,
the waters were so warm and when i looked around me while swimming there were tropical fish around me everywhere, they are
certainly not shy and swim right up to you. We then boarded back onto the speedboat and about 50 metres away where the
waters were much deeper we went snorkelling. This was my first snorkelling experience and it was just so breathtaking
with the fish and corals. Upon leaving Maya Bay we were served sandwiches and drinks on board and then heading back
to Phuket they stopped the boat approximately 30 mins from land for another snorkelling venture. It was an awesome experience,
felt like we were in the middle of the ocean surrounded by several other speedboats all full of snorkelling tourists also.
This time however we stopped for two hours, so by the time I got back onto the boat I felt like I was a truly experienced
snorkeller and quite proud of myself.
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Snorkelling at "Maya Bay"
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My little friends that I went snorkelling with
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Great photo opportunities from the speedboat on the way to Phi Phi Island
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