Tim and I decided that we would take turns planning a weekend. The other person had to go along with the plans, with no complaints.....
First up - TIMMY!!
Tim planned an afternoon bar crawl on Saturday of his weekend. Since our town only has 1 "bar" he counted resturants and food carts that sold beer as a "bar" for this activity. He started the crawl off with a Thai version of bloody mary's and then we made a "hurricane roadie" for the walk (obv we weren't driving the scooter). We walked to the end of the main road, and made the corner food cart stand the first stop.
There we had spring rolls (a quick snack before we started) and got our first beer....and guess what - THERE WAS ANOTHER WHITE GUY!! Turns out his partner's family owns the spring roll stand, and they lived right down the street. He (his name is Gary, and his partner is Hong) invited us to his house, where his neighbor is also a foreigner. So we met the neighbor - David - and had a drink there. Then Gary gave us a few beers at his house. We agreed to meet up later for dinner at our last stop - the town bar.
So Timmy and I went on our way, back to the bar crawl. The next stop we came upon was a little store that ended up being owned by one of my student's families. Tim pulled out part of his supplies - Ping pong balls and plastic cups and we played a game of pong.
We got my student to play - and she made it on the second shot! Don't worry - we didn't let her drink!!! Then we headed to our next stop....
Another food cart - and Tim pulled out more suprises!! A game of flip cup, and bags of peanuts - like an AMERICAN BAR!!! I won flip cup (of course) and then we were off again...
We headed to a little spot almost in the center of town, where we drop our laundry, and pick up fruit from our favorite fruit stand. We grabbed a beer and drank it at a table in front of our laundry shop. There some of the locals decided they wanted to chat with us, and one of them ending up kissing Tim on the cheek - and left a lipstick mark that stayed the rest of the night! Then we got a call from Gary and Hong to join them at dinner - so we headed to the town bar (called Riverside).
At Riverside, we ordered dinner - and Saw came to meet us up. We ordered a bottle of whiskey (as if we needed it) and spent the night dancing around and I even got on stage with the Thai band - and they gave me a "Riverside" Polo!! Saw gave us a ride home...and we were QUICK to pass out.
Sunday morning we woke up and headed to Saw's house for the day. He drove us out to Khon Chian, where the Mekong River (from Laos) and the Moon River (from Thailand) meet and form the 2-colored river. Then we went to the Pha Daem national park.
The park is full of Cliffs which prehistoric paintings, caves, etc. One of the cliffs is the eastern most part of Thailand, and in the mornings people go to the cliff - there they will be the first people to see the sunrise of the day. We spent the day adventuring through the cliffs and paths - and took AMAZING pictures. Then we headed over to the Mushroom Rock Formations - part of them are 130 million years old, and the other parts are 150 million years old. They look like Humongous mushrooms!! We also saw the "Divide Rock" which is a HUGE rock (that is really the ground) that is split in two.
It was a VERY entertaining weekend - and Tim did a GREAT job with all the planning!!
Next up - APRIL!!
So for my weekend - I planned a weekend in Ubon Ratchatani. We got up on Saturday morning and made egg sandwiches and had coffee, then loaded onto the bus. It's about an hour and a half bus ride to the city, so once we arrived we checked into a hotel and met up with Gary and Hong (from the bar crawl) for lunch. Our hotel was the Nevada Inn - a hotel with an entertainment center attached: movies, shopping, restaurants, bar, etc.
For lunch we had decided to go to Wrong Way Cafe because we had heard about the amazing steak and burgers at the "western establishment". We showed up with our appetites and what do you know - IT WAS CLOSED!!! NOOOOOO. It's only open at night, so we decided to go ahead and get lunch somewhere else. We headed to Pizza & Co. where Tim and I split one of the specials: Medium pizza (loaded toppings), Spicy Bacon Spaghetti, Italian Cheese Roll, Wings, and a Bacon Salad - all for a measly $15USD total. WIIIIINNNNNIIINNNGGG!!!
After lunch, Gary and Hong headed back to Phibun, and Tim and I decided to take care of some errands and try to work up an appetite for Wrong Way later. We got plenty of new clothes and did tons of walking around. Then we headed back to the hotel to shower and get ready for the evening.
After we were so fresh and so clean, we tuk-tuk'd (taxi) it to Wrong Way Cafe (IT WAS OPEN!!!) and ordered some drinks to wet our cocktail appetites. Then we played some pool,and then it was FINALLY TIME....CHEESEBURGER TIME!!!!
The burger was made on home-made sourdough bread, topped with cheese, bacon, and served with HUGE french fry wedges.
Then we continued our night with beers and pool. Once it was time to go home (closing time = 12pm) the bartendar gave us a ride home since we "were going her way".
Sunday we woke up and had the hotel buffet breakfast - then grabbed some coffee and a little more shopping before we headed back to Phibun.
My weekend originally had no shopping planned, but since the rain came (and stayed) and Timmy needed new clothes, it ended up being a shopping expedition!
Sawasdee Kha!
Apes :)
First up - TIMMY!!
Tim planned an afternoon bar crawl on Saturday of his weekend. Since our town only has 1 "bar" he counted resturants and food carts that sold beer as a "bar" for this activity. He started the crawl off with a Thai version of bloody mary's and then we made a "hurricane roadie" for the walk (obv we weren't driving the scooter). We walked to the end of the main road, and made the corner food cart stand the first stop.
There we had spring rolls (a quick snack before we started) and got our first beer....and guess what - THERE WAS ANOTHER WHITE GUY!! Turns out his partner's family owns the spring roll stand, and they lived right down the street. He (his name is Gary, and his partner is Hong) invited us to his house, where his neighbor is also a foreigner. So we met the neighbor - David - and had a drink there. Then Gary gave us a few beers at his house. We agreed to meet up later for dinner at our last stop - the town bar.
So Timmy and I went on our way, back to the bar crawl. The next stop we came upon was a little store that ended up being owned by one of my student's families. Tim pulled out part of his supplies - Ping pong balls and plastic cups and we played a game of pong.
We got my student to play - and she made it on the second shot! Don't worry - we didn't let her drink!!! Then we headed to our next stop....
Another food cart - and Tim pulled out more suprises!! A game of flip cup, and bags of peanuts - like an AMERICAN BAR!!! I won flip cup (of course) and then we were off again...
We headed to a little spot almost in the center of town, where we drop our laundry, and pick up fruit from our favorite fruit stand. We grabbed a beer and drank it at a table in front of our laundry shop. There some of the locals decided they wanted to chat with us, and one of them ending up kissing Tim on the cheek - and left a lipstick mark that stayed the rest of the night! Then we got a call from Gary and Hong to join them at dinner - so we headed to the town bar (called Riverside).
At Riverside, we ordered dinner - and Saw came to meet us up. We ordered a bottle of whiskey (as if we needed it) and spent the night dancing around and I even got on stage with the Thai band - and they gave me a "Riverside" Polo!! Saw gave us a ride home...and we were QUICK to pass out.
Sunday morning we woke up and headed to Saw's house for the day. He drove us out to Khon Chian, where the Mekong River (from Laos) and the Moon River (from Thailand) meet and form the 2-colored river. Then we went to the Pha Daem national park.
The park is full of Cliffs which prehistoric paintings, caves, etc. One of the cliffs is the eastern most part of Thailand, and in the mornings people go to the cliff - there they will be the first people to see the sunrise of the day. We spent the day adventuring through the cliffs and paths - and took AMAZING pictures. Then we headed over to the Mushroom Rock Formations - part of them are 130 million years old, and the other parts are 150 million years old. They look like Humongous mushrooms!! We also saw the "Divide Rock" which is a HUGE rock (that is really the ground) that is split in two.
It was a VERY entertaining weekend - and Tim did a GREAT job with all the planning!!
Next up - APRIL!!
So for my weekend - I planned a weekend in Ubon Ratchatani. We got up on Saturday morning and made egg sandwiches and had coffee, then loaded onto the bus. It's about an hour and a half bus ride to the city, so once we arrived we checked into a hotel and met up with Gary and Hong (from the bar crawl) for lunch. Our hotel was the Nevada Inn - a hotel with an entertainment center attached: movies, shopping, restaurants, bar, etc.
For lunch we had decided to go to Wrong Way Cafe because we had heard about the amazing steak and burgers at the "western establishment". We showed up with our appetites and what do you know - IT WAS CLOSED!!! NOOOOOO. It's only open at night, so we decided to go ahead and get lunch somewhere else. We headed to Pizza & Co. where Tim and I split one of the specials: Medium pizza (loaded toppings), Spicy Bacon Spaghetti, Italian Cheese Roll, Wings, and a Bacon Salad - all for a measly $15USD total. WIIIIINNNNNIIINNNGGG!!!
After lunch, Gary and Hong headed back to Phibun, and Tim and I decided to take care of some errands and try to work up an appetite for Wrong Way later. We got plenty of new clothes and did tons of walking around. Then we headed back to the hotel to shower and get ready for the evening.
After we were so fresh and so clean, we tuk-tuk'd (taxi) it to Wrong Way Cafe (IT WAS OPEN!!!) and ordered some drinks to wet our cocktail appetites. Then we played some pool,and then it was FINALLY TIME....CHEESEBURGER TIME!!!!
The burger was made on home-made sourdough bread, topped with cheese, bacon, and served with HUGE french fry wedges.
Then we continued our night with beers and pool. Once it was time to go home (closing time = 12pm) the bartendar gave us a ride home since we "were going her way".Sunday we woke up and had the hotel buffet breakfast - then grabbed some coffee and a little more shopping before we headed back to Phibun.
My weekend originally had no shopping planned, but since the rain came (and stayed) and Timmy needed new clothes, it ended up being a shopping expedition!
Sawasdee Kha!
Apes :)
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