Farewell Koh Jum. Hello Phuket Old Town

Thailand 2017, Day 34
We said our goodbyes to the smaller islands this morning.
A very scary longtail boat journey to Kho Phi Phi. We thought we were the only passengers, then we went further along the beach and picked up another 8 with their luggage. Then another 8 turned up again with luggage. So 18 passengers and 2 crew. About twice as many people as should have been on it in our estimation. We were sitting at opposite ends of a bench so couldn't converse but when we talked about it later we had both been planning our exits in case the boat overturned, and what we would hang on to as floats. 
Anyway, we arrived in Koh Phi Phi after about 1 1/2 hours and already knew it wasn't going to be our thing (it's a party island) so we immediately bought tickets to Phuket and spent a mere 7 minutes on Phi Phi after running down the pier with our bags. The ferry was massive compared to those in and around the small islands, and it took us about half an hour to retrieve our bags when we arrived. Poor C was out in the full sun while he searched for our luggage at the back of the boat, while I stood in the shade. 
We are staying in Phuket Old Town  which is very old and full of character, and not like most of Phuket island which again is a renowned party place. There are some beautiful old buildings here, and lovely architecture. 
Had an excellent meal in the evening and even a bottle of wine (not readily available in most places we have visited although you can usually buy a glass of wine, sourced from a box in a fridge).  
We've got a room with aircon (first time since my skin problems and our visit to the clinic in Krabi) and although the room is super, aircon is awful when we've been used to sleeping with a fan and fresh air and the sound of waves.
Main picture is some street art, which is seen a lot in the Old Town, and could easily rival Brick Lane. The chair on the left is real - the rest has been painted on a flat wall down an alleyway.  Extra shows some of the buildings with the typically vibrant colours, and also the masses of electric power cables that run along every street - there is a big ongoing project to remove all of these from sight and presumably put them underground.  

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