Loy Krathong

Yesterday was a holiday in Thailand, Loy Krathong. Our university teachers had recommended us to go to a dam close to the university to see the festival because it would be less crowded than in Patong or other places on the island. We went there at around 7.30pm. The first impression was amazing. People let little boats made out of leaves, flowers and candles float on the lake and ballons where lighting up the sky. It was a truely magical experience.



The week before Loy Krathong a friend of mine visited us in Phuket. Actually he is staying in Bangkok but he left the city due to the floods. His visit gave us the chance to visit some other places in Phuket that we hadn't seen before. On Sunday we took him to Kamala beach. We hadn't been there before either but I was pleasantly surprised by it. It had a really relaxed and laid back atmosphere. However, the restaurants were totally overpriced (120 Baht for fried rice in a very simple looking place at the far end of the beach!). But if you just want to hang out there it's a really nice place.
It is also very close to one of the main attractions in Phuket. When we had a walk around on our search for affordable food we ended up at Phuket PhantaSea. They have daily shows there with an all you can eat buffet (show only: 1500 Baht, dinner only: 800 Baht, both: 1900 Baht.... so not in our budget). From the outside the place looked touristy but nice. However, two other exchange students went there and said that they weren't too impressed by the show and the food.
In the end we went to Patong to have dinner at a nice Isan restaurant (Isan is a province in Thailand) with live music. The singer tried his best and even sang an English song, even though it took us a while to figure out that it was English :) In the end it turned out to be a really nice evening.