Team Lab-Planet

We flew from Bangkok to Toyko and didn't arrive to our air bnb until pretty late.  We just grabbed dinner at a nearby restaurant (which was a feat in inself figuring out how to order in a country where very few people speak English and the characters are nothing we can read).  We quickly learned how to change the language on the ordering tablets, which was a good skill to have and was used daily the rest of our trip.  

The next day we had tickets to Team Lab Planet that was highly recommended we go to by nearly everyone I know who has gone to Tokyo.  Its an immersive art experience, where all senses are used.  Definitely worth going to.

 

Last night in Bangko

Brian made reservations for the rooftop restaurant of our hotel for our last night in Bangkok.  While the views were pretty remarkable, the food was not to be remembered.  

They did have some fun drink options that we all ordered.

 

Bangkok- Christmas Day

We spent Christmas day in Bangkok.  We went to Wat Po and wandered around (tried to get massages at the school, but they were fully booked.)

Brian was in Bangkok a few months ago and ate at the most incredible restaurant on the roof, so he made us reservations for Christmas dinner.  It didn't disappoint.

We even saw a couple get engaged!

We spent A LOT of time on trains in Asia.

This one was empty, so the boys did a little workout.

The hotel had incredible views, even from the bathroom, so B took advantage and did a little writing.

 

Phuket to Bangkok

Nicholas rented a motorcycle while we were there, but the police pull over tourists for not having an international driving license so he masked up and spoke Thai if he was pulled over.  

Hotel breakfasts were a huge hit for these kids everywhere in Thailand.

There was A LOT of car sleeping.

The Christmas tree in our hotel in Bangkok was something special and enormous.

And the pool was equally beautiful.

We hit up a lot of malls, where you could buy ANYTHING!  

None of these brands are real, and you can tell if you look very closely, but if you do not look close, you can get quite the deal on anything your heart desires.

These malls were many stories tall, stuffed with booth after booth,

 

Thailand, mixture of days 3-4

A super unique market with lots of food options and hundreds of booths selling various things.

We spent a lot of time at our hotel pool and on the beach across the street, it was a nice way to adjust to the time difference and soak up the sun in December.

We took Grab cars many times which were these decked out vans.

Nicholas had been in Thailand a few days before us and sought out the best of the best Thai food.  This was a tiny restaurant with the yummiest food and run by the kindest grandma.

And the view from the restaurant was pretty typical of the streets in Phuket that can only be described as the most loving chaos.

Most days in Thailand we found ourselves indulging in $6/ hour massages at a variety of places.  We never knew what we would get, and couldn't communicate, but again, all given with such love.