Today we got a nice early start and headed to Phuket Town.
Public transport isn't really a thing in Phuket, which is a massive pain in the butt, so after wandering around for half an hour looking for a local bus, we just took a taxi to the main town area.
It honestly wasn't that great, as the whole place has just been taken over by tourist industries, like tacky toy stores, clothing shops and tour groups, but we did get to see some authentic buildings from the 1800s, dotted around the place.
We also went to one of the most disgusting markets I've ever seen, which had meat and vegetables just sitting out in the open, in the heat. It smelt absolutely rank, and we genuinely had to leave within seconds.
After the market, we looked around for a while longer for a bus to our next destination, but eventually we gave up and found a tour taxi, and talked him down to a reasonable price.
He took us to the Wat Chalong Temple, which was just stunning, as all Thai Buddhist Temples seem to be, and the Big Buddha. I've seen a lot of Buddhas, and honestly, this giant white one was still impressive to me after all this time.
The drive was probably the best part though, seeing the real Phuket, filled with people and scooters and all sorts of awesome sights.
One of the stops planned on his tour was with baby elephants, but we decided to skip that part because it's just too sad and too cruel. I did snap a picture of a couple of baby elephant chained up with just a small concrete floor and some food to show my point.
Tomorrow, back to the beach, and a night train xx