Monday, June 16, 2008

10 days on vacation...

My plan of documenting everyday of the vacation has not worked out so well.


Our days either involve traveling, recovering, exploring or relaxing. The times I have free I do not feel like blogging. 


Here is a quick breakdown of our vacation so far


Bangkok - Days 2 and 3


Day 2 in Bangkok was spent doing some sightseeing. We visited Wat Pho and Wat Arun. 2 of 3 big tourists attractions in Bangkok. We saw the reclining buddha in Wat Pho and climbed up steep stairs of temples in Wat Arun. We took a river boat up and down the river and experienced a huge rain down pour.


Day 3 our last full day in Bangkok was spent eating and relaxing. Lauren had an hour head, arm, legs and foot massage. While I got our Bangkok and Australia photo's printed.  We spent the afternoon in the hotel pool of 25 degree water.


We decided to have dinner recommended in the Lonely Planet guide. But did not want to eat there as it was traditional western food. We found a local Thai place that didn't look to shabby and had a great meal. The food and drinks were terrific.


The highlight in Bangkok for me, were the wonderful smoothies and fresh juices we had at the Siam Paragon and MBK malls.


Helsinki

We have been in Helsinki, Finland for 6 nights, 5 days and today is our last day here. Helsinki has been an uneven part of trip so far. Sleep has not been constant and we have been tired on some days.  On our first day we took it easy and went exploring the city and took a boat ride around the waterways of Helsinki. During the boat ride it was very windy and cold, so we went below to stay warm. Both Lauren and myself struggled to stay awake. We took a slow and easy morning the next day and went out for a late lunch on Friday afternoon. 


Saturday we went into the city and visited the Contemporary art museum. By early afternoon I was tired and headed back to our friends' place to rest. Lauren followed an hour later.


Tallinn, Estonia


On Sunday we spent the day in Tallin, which is a 120 minute boat ride. We explored the old city of Tallinn for most of the day, which had wonderful old colorful buildings, with pebble walk ways. We spent the rest of the day exploring new Tallinn.



Toronto on Wednesday June 17th


Last day in Helsinki, Lauren has gone off to the city to do some shopping while I am relaxing.


Tomorrow we have a long day ahead of us, as we depart Helsinki for Toronto. Our day starts at 5:45am when we leave for the airport for a 7:45am departure to London Heathrow airport. We then have a 6 hour layover and depart London at 3:15pm for a 5:50pm arrival in Toronto Canada. No that's not a 2+ hour flight, it's a  7hrs, 35 mins flight and a 5 hour time difference.


See you in Toronto!

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