Tum hosted New Year Lunch 2012 for her subordinates at Erawan Tea Room, Hyatt Erawan Hotel.

Phuket 2011

To get away from the stressful flooding news, we decided to spend some time in Phuket, our favourite place in Thailand.

We stayed at Katathani Phuket Beach Resort, in the Kata Noi Bay. 

The room was very spacious and comfortable.

The bathroom was so big!

Beautiful view from the room.

Bangkok Flood

Thailand experienced severe flooding during the monsoon season in 2011. Major flooding began in the north of Thailand during August and extended through the northeastern and the central part of the country. The flooding reached Bangkok in October. Although the downtown areas was defended from inundation, most people in Bangkok were stressful as a lot of groceries, water, household, and some durable merchandises could not be transported from the factories upcountry causing shortage supplies in the supermarkets.

We collected as much water as we could for fear of water shortage during the flood.

Some groceries were stocked too. It took almost a year to use up  all of them.

Cruise trip on board Marina during Sept. 17 - Oct.2, 2011 from Istanbul to Athens (Sands of Time)

Athens, Greece

Stunning view of the Parthenon at night, taken from the rooftop restaurant at the hotel where we stay.

The Temple of Hephaiston

The Tower of the Winds

The Gate of Athena Archegetis

At the Acropolis of Athens

Some of the structures were being under restoration.

Dear is standing on the glass floor of the New Acropolis Museum.

The Temple of Olympian Zues

Volos, Greece

Dear tried to make a plan to tour Athens when we disembark the next day.

Then comes a sad and boring time - Packing!

Patmos, Greece

Creme Brulee for dessert at dinner

Aghios Nikalaos, Crete Island, Greece

Profiteroles

This bottle of red wine was really good.

Our maid brought us plenty of dark chocolate before bedtime.

Omelette with sausages and bacon

Grilled Eggplant in Tomato Sauce

Grilled Tuna

Apple Cake

Jerusalm, Israel

Panorama of the Temple Mount. The Dome of the Rock, as can be clearly seen on the right, is believed to be the spot where Mohammad ascended to Heaven.

Inside the Old City

Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, there lies the Stone of Anointing, claimed to be the spot where Jesus's body was prepared for burial by Joseph.

The Edicule of the Holy Spulchre

The 8th Station of Via Dolorosa, which is the road in the Old City of Jerusalem and the path where Jesus was led in agony from the place he was convicted to the site of crucifixion.

Jewish people grieve at the Western Wall, or the Wailing Wall, which is a remnant of the Western Temple Mount retaining walls.

Masada

Masada is a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the southern district of Israel, on top of a rock plateau, overlooking the Dead Sea. Masada, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is best known for the violence occurred there in the Jewish-Roman War in the first century.