The tourist visas did not take more than one week and the expenses consisted of the postal fees and about 15 euros for the passport photos (each). The visas did not include our photos however. Maybe someone collects them just for the hell of it, who knows.
Joni is good to go in terms of vaccinations but I was missing one more shot against the A and B hepatitis (I did not remember to take the third shot which should be the one that gives you the protection for a longer term). However, the lovely lady at the health care center told me that it does not matter if you take the third shot even several years after the first ones, the impact should be the same as taking it 6 months afterwards (like supposed to).
Thailand has been flooding recently but hopefully the floods will be just a thing in the past once we get there. Whatever the case might be, we still can start counting the days until December 1st. Luckily it is starting to be just around the corner!