Phuket zoo. Croc tamers. His stuck his head in this one. Crickey!! 

Jenny in the air. 

Jenny at lift-off. A thai man hangs to the parachute to direct you as you float in the air. They wear no gear, while you have a float vest and full parachute gear. 

This is Felicity in the air. 

Simon's turn. 

That's me. 

Up up and away. We (except Sebastian) parasailed along the beach. 

Pretty? huh, Ed? Don't get too excited. These are lady-boys. Many men have transexual operations in Thailand. These (wo)men work on a stage at one of the outdoor bars in Patong.

Bangla Road in Potang. 

Jen and I went out for lobster and calamari. It was excellent. She drank from a pineapple :-) 

These laterns were lit and allowed to lift to the sky like hot-air balloons. They were sent on the anniversary of the Tsunami and in celebration of the New Year. 

Another commemoration to the Tsunami dead. 

These holes were dug in the beach along Patong to commemorate the people who died in the tsunami last year. Candles were placed in each hole.  

Another shot with coconut trees. This apartment building was hit by last year's tsunami, but not badly. It is Kalim Bay near Patong. Patong was hit hard. 

A shot of Bangkok from the elevated walkway. 

Back in Bangkok. Sebastian petting puppies in the weekend market. 

The bridge in modern time. 

A couple more shots of Kanchanburi. 

Christmas mass at Holy Redeemer in Bangkok. 

This is a spirit house. Whenever you build a home or building in Thailand you have to put up a spirit house. It is believed that spirits live on the land that you are building on. Therefore, you have to build a spirit house to give the spirits as place to dwell. The spirit house must be in a prominent place and it must receive daily offerings. This seems to be an older custom dating before the diffusion of Buddhism. I believe it comes from earlier animistic beliefs and was incorporated into Thai Buddhism.