Mom and Erin Take on Thailand!

I was lucky enough to have a visit from my mama in Thailand.  It was so joyful having her here, and so interesting to see Thailand from a newcomers perspective.  Its funny how quickly we become accustomed to our surroundings!

The highlight of our adventures, as I think my mom would agree, was visiting Krabi and the surrounding islands.  The Krabi Province is South of Bangkok and has breathtaking scenery.  

We enjoyed strolling down the store-lined streets in perfect beach weather that felt just like home.  The streets were so quiet compared to Bangkok, the one exception being this truck with loudspeakers attached that drove back and forth down the main strip advertising Muay Thai fighting matches in a manner that would make anyone want to shove bananas into their ears.  We had fun picking out fruit at this beautiful fruit stand, one of many street vendors along the main road.

We took a boat tour around the islands of Koh Phi Phi and Maya Bay, where the movie "The Beach" was filmed.  

While I'm pretty sure I sustained permanent back injuries from the boat ride across the choppy waters of the Andaman Sea, we both had fun talking to our cutie pie Thai guide, Matt, and taking in the splendor.

We also visited Wat Pho(wat means temple), the Wat which is home to the "Giant Reclining Buddha".  I wasn't super excited about seeing a big sleeping deity, but I'm glad I went, it was an amazing sight.

I took my mom to Erawan falls and we stayed in a rafthouse on the river Kwai, I can't get enough of the falls.  I didn't go down the rock slide this time, but we did see some wild monkeys being, um, amorous.  

In Kanchanaburi, we were offered a "taxi" at the bus station and agreed, only to realize that it was a "man-powered" tuk-tuk.  We felt a little bad about this, but he was a great driver, and we got to drive through a parade route that would otherwise have been inaccessible.  We watched the parade of students from local schools dressed in traditional Thai apparel from prime seats!

It was sad to see my mom go back home, but I am so glad she came to visit!