Day 1 Phuket (20 Feb 2011)

This is our first time taking the budget airline and it was Jetstar. We were excited and the flight was early (8.25 a.m) which is very good as it means we have more time there - Phuket!!!

Phuket -> Here we come

At the airport




Boarding the plane


In the aircraft

This looks like a pic from WWII

We reached after 1 and half hour and it is sunny.

Hero Hubby taking the kids bagpack (with their stuff), another kids lugguage bag (with Gem pampers) and one hard case (with all our clothes and the kids' milk tin)

We boarded the hotel taxi to our hotel. It is not free. We pay 700 Baht.

At the hotel lobby

We reached slightly before 11 a.m I remember.... but the room was ready already so we went up...

n it was big n beautiful!

We stayed at Royal Paradise hotel under the Royal wing. The room is bigger and has a balcony that face the swimming pool.

Gemma is actually at the window of the washroom. Open concept. of cos can close the window when bathing.

The kids can't help but run and jump on the bed.

The kids at the balcony, feeling relaxed.

and looking at the swimming pool downstairs.

This is the paradise wing of the hotel. The rooms either face the pool or the beach.

A view of the washroom

While still admiring our room, my taxi man called us and since we got all time to view our hotel room later, we quickly gathered our bags and off we go to our first stop - Pornthip food store to buy some local food stuff.

and after we bought, we realised they actually do free packing into box for us. very good rgt!

Next, we went Central Festival for our lunch

007

Spiderman

We had lunch at Black Canyon Coffee and had discount as we are tourist.

Their fav seasoning

Jasper had this...

and Gemma had this - rice inside egg. cute rgt?

Showing off a kick

After lunch, we walked around and then decided to head to Big C, a neighbouring shopping mall.

But it was disappointing. Though it looked big and name has "BIG" too, but there is nothing. but the kids still liked cos got their fav rides and also their donuts.

Gem can't be taken as she refused to let me take a photo of her... she either looked left or right but not at me... dunno y.

only managed this... with her gor gor.

See her sulking face... haaa she wanted to hold the box herself but gor gor wanted to hold together... hiaz.

3 donuts for mummy, Jasper and Gemma hahaa... papa doesn't eat.

Next, I have abit of time b4 going weekend mkt so I suggested going to cashew nut factory. At first I wanna go Metee but taxi driver advise Sri Bhurapha Orchid as it close later.

Cashew nuts - removed from shell

After buying some cashews, we head down to our last taxi destination - weekend mkt!

We are there earlier so you can see lesser stalls and cars. By the time we left, it was very crowded and full of cars and bikes too.

The taxi driver send us back to our hotel and we had our dinner nearby. There are a few seafood restaurants along the road outside our hotel. So we settled for one - 99 restuarant.

The coconut is nice.

We order a pineapple rice for the kids but the rice turns out to be abit too sloggy

We tried their tomyum but it abit too sour.

LASTLY... we had our last hope and that is the sting ray...................................

BUT more disappointment......

This is sting ray??? the paste looks so funny... I lost all appetite when I see this. hiaz. first dinner disappointment man...

There goes our first day @ Phuket. overall, still ok, the wkend mkt and the hotel room save the day :)

Back at hotel, I had my coffee and do a bit of packing before turning in to bed.