Day 130

Tuesday night involved dinner at MJ's. It wasn't my first choice, but since Pearl Jam opened late and I wasn't able to get my burrito, Ross and I decided that MJ's would just have to do. As we walked into the bar, the first thing I noticed was the festive cheer that was covering the place, which seemed to be epitomised in this drawing of a reindeer wearing a Santa hat and wishing everyone a happy new year. I thought it made for an appropriate picture of the day.

Shutter speed: 1/20
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 1600
Lens: Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II

Day 129

One of the gifts that I bought for myself while I was in Thailand was a most giant handbag. This served an important purpose on our return to Korea, as it meant we could stash a number of things into it to save the weight of our check-in luggage. It will also serve as a reminder of the trip!

Shutter speed: 1/20
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II

Day 128

Our last day in Thailand was spent running around Bangkok. As we only had nine hours in the city, our time was very limited and we had to fit as much into it as we could. In the end, we only managed to visit the Grand Palace (and the Wat Phruk Kaew Temple) and the Chatuchak market (excuse me if any of these things are misspelled or mispronounced). I decided that my last picture of the trip needed to be something vaguely historical, and so I have decided to put up this picture of a miniature temple within the Grand Palace district that also shows our only day of clear, blue skies.

Shutter speed: 1/200
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 100
Lens: Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II

Day 127

I remember the last time I had a coconut. And no, I don't mean a piece of coconut or a sprinkling of coconut - I mean an actual coconut - flesh, milk and all. It was when my parents went to the Seychelles when I was about 5 years old, and they brought one back for our family to share. I also remember hating it. That didn't stop me from trying again, though. When we arrived at a restaurant and saw young coconuts on the menu, Jess and I couldn't help ourselves and ended up ordering one each. And they were lovely - refreshing, delicious and generally far better than I remembered. So today's photo is of our coconuts.

Shutter speed: 1/30
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II

Day 126

I struggled to pick a picture for today. There was so much going on and so many of the pictures turned out so well that I couldn't decide which one I wanted to represent the day. But, I ended up deciding that no trip to Thailand could be documented without mention of the beautiful waters. This picture was taken after a harrowing journey up and down some make-shift stairs, but the view of the lagoon was priceless.

Shutter speed: 1/160
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 100
Lens: Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II

Day 125

There is nothing quite like being in a tropical paradise. One of the touches to these places that I particularly enjoy are the flowers. We get frangipanis back home, and in fact frangipanis have a bit of a history in my family - they were the flowers that made up my mother's bouquet at her wedding, and whenever I see them, my mind always immediately jumps to a picture that I have in my photo album back home of her walking down the aisle with frangipanis in her hair. And yet, seeing them in Thailand, they just seemed to fit there so much better than anywhere else, and so today's photo is of the frangipani that was waiting for us on our arrival in the room.

Shutter speed: 1/100
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 250
Lens: Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II

Day 124

A large part of our trip revolved around travel. Traveling from Cheongju to Seoul, from Seoul to Hong Kong, from Hong Kong to Bangkok, from Bangkok to Koh Samui and that was just getting there, nevermind coming back! And so, a lot of our time was spent in airports like this one with people milling around. This was a photo that I always wanted to take, and it came out almost exactly the way I imagined it. The only part that isn't quite right is that I had imagined taking it with more people. It unfortunately didn't work out that way, but I am happy with the picture nonetheless.

Shutter speed: 1.0
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Lens: Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II