After Sunset..

Last Sunset..

So, today is the last day I'm writing this blog.. Since this is a travel blog, there's no point to keep on writing after coming back home. Well, I'm at home now and I'm writing, but I just wanted to let everyone know there won't be more texts. It has been nice to write this blog and even nicer to go through all the things I've been writing about. I enjoyed (almost) every moment of these holidays and I would love to visit KhaoLak again.. Hope one day I can..:)

Yesterday I was way too tired to write anything.. The bus came to take us from hotel at 4:15.. in the morning. We thought it would come at 3am, so we woke up at 2 and went to the reception at 2:45. There we had breakfast.. We both got boxes with a sandwich, a banana, a mandarin.. and milk.:D Then the bus came and we drove to the airport.. By the way, the bus was kind of high, much higher than buses in Finland. Maybe like those in England, but with on floor.;o At the airport we had to wait..and wait..and wait.. and after all the waiting, and lil bit of shopping, we finally got into the plane. I'm not sure it's something to be happy about.. It's not so great to sit in the plane for 13 hours. This time the travel lasted longer, because we had to land in Sweden (Arlanda airport in Stockholm) first, even though we first flew almost over Helsinki. I don't understand what's the point of that.. Anyways, we stayed in Stockholm for one hour, not getting out of the plane while waiting.. Luckily it didn't take more than 45minutes to arrive in Finland, I mean from Sweden.^^ But after the flight, we had to continue our travel buy car.. An hour and half to reach home. Then it was time to give all the souvenirs to the family.. To go to sauna.. I kind of missed it after two weeks not going there.:D And when I finally went to sleep after midnight, I was feeling really strange, like drunk, because I was soooo tired. Anyways, this morning I woke up at 8 o'clock, because I had to go to school to get some papers that I should send to some universities..:P

However.. I would like to thank everyone reading this blog. I know it's maybe lil bit boring, but I'm glad if you read it anyways.:D Thanks to all the super nice people in Thailand also, from you I got lots of good memories, a new attitude towards life and people.. and a big smile on my face.:) And..last but not least.. Thanks to my Mom, who took me for this trip, I could never had a better present.. I will always remember this travel, because memories are something no one can take away from me.. Thailand, I'll be back!:D Thank you!

Day Sixteen - The Sunset

As the name of this blog is Thai Sunrise, I think it's a good way to finish with a sunset.. I can't believe it's the last day of our holidays already, time has been flying..;o

Today I've been taking thousands (at least almost) pictures and telling silent goodbyes to everyone and everything here.. KhaoLak, our hotel KhaoLak Resort, all the people here, nice weather and hotness, the sea (Andaman Sea), lizards, crabs, monkeys, elephants, birds, fishes..also jellyfishes.xP Trees.. Flowers.. My new friends.. I will miss them all, and many other things too.. :( This place feels like home already, I don't know why, it never happened on our earlier travels..

Of course I'm also happy to go home.. To see my family.. My boyfriend.. :) To sleep in my own bed.. To feel cold again and see people who are not smiling.. xP Eheh.. Now it's easier to tell about the things I will miss after leaving, than the things I've missed while being here.. :D

Anyways, I think I'll still write something when we're back in Finland, just to finish this blog.. Now it's time to go to sleep, even though it's only 8 o'clock.. We have to wake up at 2am.^^' So.. Goodnite!:)

Day Fifteen - Getting ready for leaving

First, I don't have much time to write.. ^^'
Anyways.. Today it was the last day we were going to the city center.. Tomorrow we won't have time, because we have to pack and go to sleep early.. I don't want to tell goodbyes yet, even though I'm homesick too.. :/
But at least I've got some new friends here.. Not only animals.xD
Hmm.. I think I'll tell more tomorrow, hope it's fine for whoever is reading this.:D

Day Thirteen – And Day Twelve

Hmm.. It seems like I'm always skipping days, I mean about writing this blog. :D
Yesterday I can explain by telling it was really bad weather in the afternoon and we came back to hotel quite late.. Due to some problems I can't talk about.. Or even think. But let's forget that.^^
Yesterday in the afternoon, before it started raining, we visited the hotel where Mom was staying last year.. I can't describe it, it was so.. luxurious. Maybe too much. I prefer this hotel.;) Anyways, we spent there couple of hours and then came back to hotel to wait for the rain to end..
In the evening we went to the city center, once again, walked there, talked to some people and they invited us to their restaurant.. So we had dinner and couple of beers there and came back to hotel.. And that's where the problems started.. Whatever happened is a secret. xP After all we went to sleep.. at midnight.^^'

This morning, after breakfast, I went alone to the city center to change some money.. Got also the internet card on the way coming back.. After that I went to the pool, Mom was waiting for me there.. But then it started raining, so we had to come to our room. When the rain finished, we.. Can you guess what we did? Went to the city center, of course!xD There we bought something to drink tomorrow and had “dinner” (at 5pm) in one of our favourite restaurants.. Viking. :) Tomorrow I think we're going to Phukhaolak Restaurant.. And the day after again to Viking.:D Because on Tuesday we're not going to city center anymore, because we have to pack and get ready for leaving..:(

I'll try to write something tomorrow..:D

Day Eleven - SevenEleven

Hehe.. SevenEleven is name of one grocery store here in Thailand.. and that kind of stores are everywhere.. Don't know why I had to put it on the title, I just didn't have any other idea. :D

Today was an ordinary day.. As ordinary as it can be here. Waking up at 7:30, shower, breakfast, beach, pool, little lunch at the pool bar, shower again, "siesta" in our room, going to city center, having some banana pancakes & lemonade, calling home, walking back to hotel, showe AGAIN, watching tv, writing blog.. xD

Oh, I also saved a baby lizard in our bathroom and took it out.. somehow mom got it on her foot and started screaming and I'm sure she could make it little bit flatter too if I didn't take it out.. ^^ Hope tomorrow I have something more to tell.. Cya!:D

Day Ten – Under the Thai Sun

Today's been a very nice day.. We've been relaxing and sunbathing as always.. But we also went to take my dress from the tailor, finally. I love it! Couldn't get better dress in Finland, this one is perfect!:) Here's a picture too (didn't want to take a picture of the dress on me, because I'm so red)..

This time we were back to hotel early, at 8 o'clock. Usually we don't have dinner so early, because it's so hot when the sun is still there.. It's little bit ”colder” when it's dark. Today we had dinner at Phukeolak Restaurant, it's Mom's favourite, because she has been there also last year and she knows all the waiters. Today also the owner of the restaurant came to greet us when we were leaving. :) After dinner we had time to have drinks in our hotel's pool restaurant and show the people there some photos of Finnish winter.:D

Now we're watching tv, even though we don't understand a thing.xD I'll write more tomorrow. :)

Day Nine - The Elephant Camp..

First, sorry for skipping day eight, there was nothing to tell, only same things we do every day.. Except booking an elephant ride for today. :D

So, today we woke up at seven, went for breakfast and a taxi and a guide were waiting for us at 8:40. The guide's name was Tiger, or so did he tell. He took us to the Elephant Camp.. A Finnish guide told before that they're treating elephants in bad way there.. But we didn't know we're going there, I mean when we booked the tour, and when we got there, it was too late to say we don't want to go in that place, because we paid already.. So, we went there, climbed on the elephant and tried to stay there for an hour. Never tried it before, but now it's done. After the ride we bought some bananas to feed the elephant, wish I had some more bananas. :D Oh, there was a king cobra, too!;o

From the Elephant Camp we drove to a waterfall, to take some pictures.. And the guide put a lizard on my hand. ö_ö Nice.. Mom was screaming like a baby, even though it was on MY hand.xD Then we went to see the police boat that tsunami took to the inland.. And after all we came back to the hotel to swim and relax.. Later in the afternoon we went to check my dress at the tailor, it wasn't finished yet, but tomorrow it will be, I hope.:D Now I should go to sleep, to have all the strange dreams I had lately, about Hogwarts, some witches, Berlusconi.. eww.. I wish I could dream about something different.. Anyways, goodnite for now! :)