James Bond Island

I have been to Phuket once. However, since prices are high compared with Bangkok, I was surprised. Since Phuket is a tourist resort, it may be unavoidable one that prices are high.

Then, I decided to rent a car and to see the surroundings of Phuket.

Since turning around the surroundings of this island had finished immediately, I decided to go to a famous place, James Bond island next. Up to the Bangor bay with this island, I could reach there shortly by car.

Since there were many guidance signboards for sightseeing when I reached near the Bangor bay, I was able to arrive to near a ship arrival place, without wavering. And price negotiation was carried out with the captain of a ship who is waiting for the visitor.

I forgot the price because this visit was about five years ago. However the price was a suitable amount of money, I guess.

Although the weather was a bit cloudy, I enjoyed the scene of the sea. After a while, suddenly a misterious marine city was appeared. Moreover, the ship has anchored to this city without request.

Wat Xieng Khuan

A few years after the passport crisis, I visited Laos again with no regret. However there is nothing to do particular. So I took a bus for Wat Xieng Khuan(Buddha Park), about thirty minutes travel. The bus fare was 1000KIP for one way. In Wat Xieng Khuan, there were many interesting Buddha statues. I found that at the bottom of each statue there were several letters of the alphabet. The letters were not graffiti, they might be carved when the statue was made. So the statues are not old ones, like made recently. Of course there is no problem because the statues were interesting...