Thundering Rain....Tuk Tuk Tour Redux!!

With the dark clouds above, there isn't a whole lot to do (obviously not a day to be at the beach), so I hired a Tuk Tuk again for a cheap tour of Phuket Island. The driver drove all around the island to some really nice spots, but I was met with pouring rain.

The highlight of the tour was a visit to the biggest Buddha in Southeast Asia (still under construction)....called the Big Buddha. This 45 meter giant is perched atop Nakkerd Hills at an altitiude of 350-meters and can be seen from much of southern Phuket.


The Big Buddha on top of the hill


One of the shrines at the Big Buddha

The other highlight was watching people riding motorcycles in the pouring rain. A side note...at the inner 3-4 rings of Beijing, motorcycles are illegal...in Bangkok, all I see is motorcycles, because with the traffic, you'd be insane to even drive. Tuk Tuk gets the best of both worlds, a roof over one head and the vehicle is small enough to make illegal maneuvers.