Hey Guys, hope you all spent your christmas' in merriment. We are having a great time here in Thailand. The weather is warm, the beer is cheap and the food is amazing. Alwyn and I spent our christmas day shopping at Bangkok's Chatuchuk Market, the big weekend market. This place is one of, if not the biggest markets in the world. We walked around all day and I don't think we saw three quarters of it. Full of knock-off designer products, cheap clothes and shoes, awesome thai antiques and artworks, and crazy pets (Tarantulas, iguanas, snakes etc) - to name just a fraction of what was on offer. We were able to score ourselves a bargain or two. The highlight of the day was being able to haggle with the dealers - that was fun. Christmas night was spent at Big John's Backpackers Hostel where we enjoyed a traditional roast xmas meal with others who were away from home on this xmas day.

We spend our Boxing Day Temple gazing - we saw Wat Pho home of the giant reclining Buddha, and Bangkok's Grand Palace grounds including the temple of the Emerald Buddha. To top it all off, on the walk from the train station to where we're staying we were lucky enough to see an elephant walking down the street. Here are some photos from our past few days for your enjoyment.