July 7, 2011

• Song of the Day
  

  ADVENTURES IN THAILAND – Last week, W and I explored the outskirts of Bangkok. We had the honor of Chris as our guide along the whole trip. His entry can be found here - “Traveling with Gary and William to Kanchanaburi” We made several stops at a few interesting locales along the way. I highly recommend reading Chris’ blog to gain further details as I’ll only be highlighting certain segments of this trip.

  First stop at the Bridge over the River Kwai (this bridge was made famous in the movie “Bridge over the River Kwai”)
  

  Chris and W (center) strolling across the bridge…..
  

  We found a good street food vendor preparing crepes…..
  

  It came in a bunch of six, warm and fragrant crispy tidbits…..
  

  A dainty piece of sweet apple sandwiched inside…..
  

  Petting baby tigers at the Tiger Temple, this is located about an hour from the bridge (after a long train ride and then by car). The tiger pups are housed in a large 30′ by 30′ cage. Only six guests plus staff are allowed at a certain time of the day. We have to take our shoes off to get in. Once inside, we are free to “play” with the pups. During our visit, there are six tiger pups available for us…..
  

  The pups are quite shy and timid during the first few minutes, once they get accustomed to our constant petting and “molesting”, the pups started to get “wilder”…..
  

  Here, one of the pups showing the fierce side…..
  

  Our guest got a surprise “attack” from behind, I captured this precious moment just in time…..
  

  I got a similar surprise too, good to know it was done in “good spirits”, lucky for me, my shirt was not torn into pieces…..
  

  The paws are quite soft and harmless, just like a stuffed animal…..
  

  A rare moment for a portrait, these little creatures are quite restless…..
  

  At the end of the program, I got to feed the tiger pup…..
  

  Afterwards, we had lunch at this interesting place in the middle of nowhere, courtesy of our Thai tourguide…..
  

  Thai green curry and Tom Yum Goon (background)…..
  

  Fried egg with pork…..
  

  Crispy fried pork in sweet and spicy sauce, so delicious to go with rice…..
  

  The meal was delicious, especially after such a long trip in the country side. Many thanks to Chris who narrated most of the sceneries along the way, when our Thai tour guide was napping away. Chris awed the restaurant staff by ordering lunch in Thai, which I think is quite hilarious which caught them by surprise. We all had a fantastic time and would certainly recommend the above itinerary to all visitors.

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