The jungle!!!
A view down the beach. The beach itself is actually quite small. I guess the draw for Phuket is that there are many, many individual beaches not one big long one.
Shawn and Mel on the beach.
The most popular way to get around the town? Hop onto the back of a pick-up truck. It was not uncommon to see 20 people piled onto a single truck, or even just one guy riding around on the roof of his buddy's truck.
A typical road in Patong Beach. You can't really tell from this picture, but the architecture in Phuket is very different from Korea. It looks like it has more of a European style than an Asian style, perhaps due in part to colonial influences. (I'm not completely sure) Still. it was surprising.
The most popular way to get around the town? Hop onto the back of a pick-up truck. It was not uncommon to see 20 people piled onto a single truck, or even just one guy riding around on the roof of his buddy's truck.
A typical road in Patong Beach. You can't really tell from this picture, but the architecture in Phuket is very different from Korea. It looks like it has more of a European style than an Asian style, perhaps due in part to colonial influences. (I'm not completely sure) Still. it was surprising. 
A school in Patong. I liked the girls hanging out in the window. After we took this picture, we were yelled at by the kids so we ran away.
Another view of the beach.
Cool roots in the jungle.
Mel in front of a painting at the school.
Buddha.
Shawn and his twin?
Yum!!! Corn sundae from KFC!
A popular way for merchants to carry their products around: one long stick. Looks heavy to me and she's a little overdressed, but perhaps she's selling corn sundaes?
Mel in front of the Simon Caberet (aka: Trannie Show)
Cokes around the world.
Where is the Canadian flag? I guess we're not too popular in Phuket. The vendors kept asking us if we were Australian and a few times we got England and Sweden. I vowed that I would stop and buy something from the person who guessed Canadian. Guess what, I saved my money!!!
We took great pleasure in this perspective of the palm trees from our pool.
In Thailand, everyone puts their hands together and bows when they say "Thank you". This is expertly displayed by our good friend, Ronald Macdonald. Oh McDonald's, you're so culturally sensitive.
Mel on the beach.
This is the view from our hotel door...lots of foilage, a nice contrast from the dead grass in Korea.
And that's Siam (aka: Thailand), folks!!!!
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