Bangkok Week 509 March 29, 2018 What a week! From Bali to Bangkok to Trat, and back to Ekamai. Enjoy! View fullsize A beautiful Friday in Nusa Dua, Bali. View fullsize Can't beat this view while having some foot reflexology! View fullsize Supporting Team Manila during the annual performances. View fullsize Fish joining me for breakfast the next morning. View fullsize Westin Bali - straight out of a catalog. View fullsize Not quite as blue on Saturday morning. View fullsize The Denpasar airport is right on the ocean! View fullsize Good-bye, Bali! Until next time! (Likely later this summer.) View fullsize Meanwhile in Bangkok: our new front gate is being installed. View fullsize It only takes two workers to install a giant steel gate? View fullsize This shrimp is lager-than-life... but only 239 a kg. View fullsize We reach Trat! And... this is our welcome party! View fullsize Trying the sala (salak) from Indonesia -- drier and crunchier than the Thai ones. View fullsize Prepare for a rose apple storm! View fullsize Lots of ripe chilies in the back. View fullsize Mangosteen season is coming, too! View fullsize An all-new vegetable garden. View fullsize Beautiful orchid in bloom. View fullsize Namtan looks pensive. View fullsize Maruay looks sheepish. View fullsize Saying hello the only way he knows how. View fullsize The shopkeeper. View fullsize After the storm. View fullsize Wet but beautiful. Also - great camera on the iPhone 6s. View fullsize We went to the Laem Sok pier to try to catch the sunset. View fullsize But we were too late! So all we caught was a nice sea breeze. View fullsize Another feast for dinner. Lucky us! View fullsize Cat-in-the-cupboard! View fullsize Maruay doesn't look thrilled about Tuesday. View fullsize Spying on the world, from his alter. View fullsize Well doesn't he look comfortable! View fullsize Practically twins! View fullsize Maruay takes a good whiff of Namtan. Yup, that's him. View fullsize Just out of Trat, we hit 30k! At this rate, the car will last us another 45 years! View fullsize Had a guest in my office on Wednesday. View fullsize And finally, some house photos. The gate is in. View fullsize As is the door - and the window next to it. View fullsize Our bright orange garden floor, glistening after the rain. View fullsize It even reflects on the living room ceiling! View fullsize The book shelf in the piano room - looking good! View fullsize The back splash in the kitchen has been installed. View fullsize And our fridge has arrived! View fullsize Now we have a fridge in the kitchen! View fullsize The floor in the study looks really nice. View fullsize Said study. View fullsize Guest bathroom - complete with man in reflection. View fullsize Downstairs bathroom. View fullsize Giant spider who'd been squatting in the master bathroom toilet. View fullsize And the cutest little oven for sale in Bangkok. Aww!
