Phuket

Besides redecorating the house and trying to impress the hubby by cooking –which to be honest I have done only once so far because one Sunday morning I realized that I already have the ring around my finger - we started travelling as well. For Chinese New Year we visited Phuket. Our hotel was located on a steep hill which was part of the Tsunami evacuation area 6 years ago. So if history repeated itself, we would have been safe although I am not sure if I would have made it back to the hotel on time in case I saw a giant wave approaching the beach where I was trying to look like Brooke Shield in the Blue Lagoon but with better trimmed eyebrows whilst sipping fresh coconut water. The hill was too steep and I had way too many pancakes, waffles, banana cakes and other undefined Asian goodies for breakfast. So in case I would be lying at the beach if a tsunami was coming our way it was impossible for me to reach the top of the hill before the wave hit the shoreline. Instead of risking my life by getting a tan at the beach, I could have easily stayed inside the hotel. We paid for a standard room and we got the Kata suite; 3 terraces facing hills, sea and city, giant bath tub with sunset view and flat screen television, second flat screen television in living room, and a bathroom and bed to get lost in. Since 1 out of 2 tourists in Phuket is either Danish or Swedish, I do think they gave us the suite because we were being friendly. Unlike the other people we were polite and returned their smile. So I bet the staff agreed to give the suite to the first couple that entered and treated them nicely and luckily they got to see me first as I got out of the cab before Anders did.

Apart from getting a tan and doing somersaults in the tub we explored the surroundings on a moped and visited Phi phi Island - I always thought the island was named after the discoverer’s favorite poodle named Fifi nonetheless it was confirmed by locals that it is pronounced ‘pee pee’ Island.- Although we were surrounded by clear turquoise water, white sandy beaches and monkeys, it rather felt like a tourist trap as we were cramped on an island with hordes of tourists who all wanted to have a glimpse of the beach which might have absorbed a few drops of Leo’s sweat when the movie “The Beach” was shot in Maya Bay. Considering I would have shown more interest if Robert Pattinson had been walking around there, I took a bunch of pictures of cute furry butt monkeys.

















Anders couldn´t believe his eyes when he saw the invoice and the size of the room. Disbelief, recalculating the bill, acceptance followed by sheer happiness,..











Room with a view