October 5th
Slower day today, visited the king's palace...it was huge! Spent about three hours there, not sure if we saw it all or not.
Had dinner on the way back to the hostel; then played some CR until the bus came to pick up Bobbi and T for there next journey to Laos. The bus showed up early, so goodbyes were rather quick. I wish them safe and happy trips and hope to catch up with them at some point in time along our adventures!
October 6th
Up bright and early to leave for my tour of the Floating Market, the Death Railway, the Bridge on the River Kwai, and finally the Tiger Temple! I was picked up promptly at 7am by a young woman on a motorcycle...I thought "This is going to be a loooong tour!" It turns out she just took me to the air conditioned bus (read:minivan). We waited for a few more people to arrive and then we departed around 7:30am. It was about a 2.5 hour ride each way which was broken up along the way by thge stops. First was the floating market, which was exactly as it sounds, you were taken out on a long boat and moved along to different "shops" to see if there was anything to purchase. After that it was on to a floating restaurant for a delicious lunch!
Next stop was the Death Railway. It was amazing...it is hard to imagine the horrors that went on there, and it was shown and explained very well with many stories and artifacts on display.
The Bridge on the River Kwai was only a short walk away and was also impressive. NOTE: The river that the bridge is built on wasn't originally named the river Kwai. They changed the name of the river to match the movie once it became a tourist attraction!
And then it was off to see the tigers! It was part of a larger wild game preserve. Although the tigers are the main attraction, there were other animals such as wild boars, muscox, various birdlife and as odd as it sounds...reindeer! Yeah, go figure??
After being warned about not wearing orange or red colors, we were lead into the tiger enclosure. One person would lead you by the hand and the the other would take the photos. You can't appreciate the size of them until you are next to one! I'll try to post some more pics of them soon!
Slower day today, visited the king's palace...it was huge! Spent about three hours there, not sure if we saw it all or not.
Had dinner on the way back to the hostel; then played some CR until the bus came to pick up Bobbi and T for there next journey to Laos. The bus showed up early, so goodbyes were rather quick. I wish them safe and happy trips and hope to catch up with them at some point in time along our adventures!
October 6th
Up bright and early to leave for my tour of the Floating Market, the Death Railway, the Bridge on the River Kwai, and finally the Tiger Temple! I was picked up promptly at 7am by a young woman on a motorcycle...I thought "This is going to be a loooong tour!" It turns out she just took me to the air conditioned bus (read:minivan). We waited for a few more people to arrive and then we departed around 7:30am. It was about a 2.5 hour ride each way which was broken up along the way by thge stops. First was the floating market, which was exactly as it sounds, you were taken out on a long boat and moved along to different "shops" to see if there was anything to purchase. After that it was on to a floating restaurant for a delicious lunch!
Next stop was the Death Railway. It was amazing...it is hard to imagine the horrors that went on there, and it was shown and explained very well with many stories and artifacts on display.
The Bridge on the River Kwai was only a short walk away and was also impressive. NOTE: The river that the bridge is built on wasn't originally named the river Kwai. They changed the name of the river to match the movie once it became a tourist attraction!
And then it was off to see the tigers! It was part of a larger wild game preserve. Although the tigers are the main attraction, there were other animals such as wild boars, muscox, various birdlife and as odd as it sounds...reindeer! Yeah, go figure??
After being warned about not wearing orange or red colors, we were lead into the tiger enclosure. One person would lead you by the hand and the the other would take the photos. You can't appreciate the size of them until you are next to one! I'll try to post some more pics of them soon!
1 comment:
Lucky that tiger didn't wake up! LOLOL!! That's sooo cool, I'm super jealous. Great picture! Love you and miss you.
-Nikki
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