Last night we arrived back in Baku from our vacation in Thailand. We had long layovers in Dubai each way, so we are exhausted. The vacation was terrific and the weather was so nice to us.
This photo was taken just before we left Azerbaijan and shows a mud volcano near Baku. Very strange, huh?
We spent the first five days in Bangkok. Here is a shot of my eldest son and my wife with me at the Grand Palace.
Below are my two wonderful sons at the Grand Palace.
Below is a shot of Wat Arun, also called The Temple of the Dawn. It is just across the river from the Grand Palace.
And here is a shot my son Anton took of me climbing Wat Arun.
For New Year's we went to Jomtien, near Pattaya, since it is the nearest decent beach to Bangkok.
Here you can see me standing on Jomtien Beach.
I wish you could see the sunset we saw there, but I didn't have my good camera with me (I didn't feel like bringing it because it is too bulky). The sun was a huge blazing red ball. My son's little camera reduced it to what you see here.
We took elephant rides at Pattaya, which my family thought was great fun. Here my wife is taking a picture of me. I hope you all had a great holiday season. May this next year be our best one yet!
Last night we arrived back in Baku from our vacation in Thailand. We had long layovers in Dubai each way, so we are exhausted. The vacation was terrific and the weather was so nice to us.
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Looks like you had an awesome time!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Ted! Looks like a phenomenal vacation, dude. I'm slightly jealous.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, and happy new year!
Weclome back! Looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI am so freaking jealous of your life, bro! That looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing life for your boys to live! The adventures they will be able to talk about (and write about??) when they are older...*sigh* Awesomeness. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone. It may seem odd to hear that I envy all of you, given the nice places we get to visit, but the biggest drawback in our lives is that we rarely get to taste the wonderful life back home in the States. We sure do miss it, especially the food!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these wonderful pictures. It looks like you had a great trip. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteWow, looks like an amazing trip. Beautiful pictures. That mud lava is something, too!
ReplyDeleteLoving it! Give my best to your sweetie wife and knuckle bumps to the boys. WOW! Have they grown since Beijing!
ReplyDeleteNomads - Is that you, Wendy? My wife says it is. I never knew you even knew about my blog! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThose are some awesome pictures. That mud volcano is insane!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos. Mud Volcano one is my favourite. Glad you had a great trip :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletewow ted!!!! that looks like an AWESOME vacation! and that mud volcano!?!?? so cool! welcome back!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the pics. It's awesome to see your family and visit those places vicariously through you!
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