Relaxing in Khao Lak

We slept a bit late in our "shopping-mall-hostel-room". No windows to give us an idea of the time outside the the room. Then we headed for breakfast and after that a hair cut for Mikkel. We didn't really have plans for the day except getting ready for our dive trip tomorrow.

Malene later went for a massage and then we headed for a late afternoon stay on the beach. The sun had come down a bit and it was just nice to stay down there. A bit more quiet than Khao Lak that now seemed to have woken up to a busy afternoon. Returning to the hostel we packed for the next couple of nights on the boat, headed for the dive shop to leave our big back packs there and then a nice Thai dinner.

Going to be exciting to go on the boat tomorrow.

Yet another hair cut

And ice cream we like

Visit from the laundry fairy

Thai food - anyone?

Danish newspaper in the super market

Almost packed for tomorrow

Imperial Summer Resort and pedal boat

We're tempted to say yet another temple on the itiniary today. The day started with a visit to the Puning temple. A nice temple again but we have seen so many now that it's difficult to be really impressed and really wanting to discover all the small rooms with Buddha statues. Instead we mainly walked around and soaked up the atmosphere. Lots of Chines people were there to pray so there was a lot of things going on.

New to us today was the 18th century Imperial Summer Resort where the imperial family used to go in the hot summer months. Today it's a museum and a large park with lakes and pagodas. Local people use the area to go and play majong and music, to dance and to enjoy the green area. People from Beijing use the city of Chengde to go a weekend-retreat - away from the more polluted Beijing. We headed out for a boat trip on the lake in a do-it-yourself-paddle-boat. A nice way to spend the time.

Before dinner we went out to find a good cup of coffee. They had nice western food as well so we ordered a tuna salad as as a starter before going out for Chinese food.

Mikkel also got a hair cut before dinner.

Chengde in the morning. Pollution is in the air

The Puning Temple

Bird on top of rabbit on top of monkey on top of elephant

Fortune tellers

People praying

The wind force was apparently below 4 today

Buddha of 1000 arms

The temple doesn't escape the pollution

Carl and Malene is taking a short break

People is praying

Carl and Malene outside the temple

Bob got a massage present from Mikkel

Imperial summer resort

Malene and Kate in the pedal boat

Mikkel and Kate in the pedal boat

Malene at the river in Chengde

When ordering you got a bear so they knew who ordered what

Chengde

Ready for a hair cut

Taking a selfie while Mikkel gets a haircut

Badminton in the street

Chinese dinner