Somnuk Elephant Camp Kanchanaburi

... to me by a Thai woman at a later date that Thais are not into walking anywhere). We both wanted to climb all the way to top of the waterfall and see the whole thing, which is what we did. I took us almost the entire three hours to go all the way up and all the way down but the 7th and final tier of the waterfall up at the very top was in my opinion the most beatiful of them all and well worth the climb.

After the waterfall ...

... Historical Park, Tiger Cave Temple, The Bridge on the River Kwai and to the hotel in Ayutthaya. It was in 2005, when i first saw a documentary made by National Geography, entitled "Tiger Temple" in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. It was so amazing to see so many beautiful tame tigers with the monks. The story behind it made more want to visit the Tiger temple in near future, in particular to hug the tigers, get as close to them and also to meet the Abbot, who founded the ...

... 8230;on the other side you can see the Mon village (the predominate ethnic minority group from Burma residing here) with stilt houses, dusty lanes, houseboats, smoking fires, and amazing gold Burmese style temples. On the Thai side of the lake, there is about 3 streets, a 7/11 convenience store, a market, with a women who has an old singer peddle sewing machine, lots of fruit, chillies and fish drying in the sun, and the odd plastic chair road side restaurant. There is a few ...

... for a better habitat so they can begin to release the tigers back into the wild with the next generation.

We came back to the Khao San Road that night. I definitely see why so many tourists come to it. It's quite the party scene. Tons of foreigners and bars and people with signs saying, "Very strong alcohol, we don't card!" and plenty of other questionable activities.
Hope you guys like the tiger pictures, they were fun. Will write more about the rest of the week soon!

... easily pleased). Their cat chased something over the roof as we hear an almightly crash followed by the cats really loud meaows. It was no where in sight and the owners didnt seem worried and we have seen it again tonight so all is well.
Today we headed over to the train station and got tickets to Nam Tok only a few stops away but the train runs along the death railway and crossing over the bridge of the ...

... some locals instead of a tour group or by myself.

Once the pigs had gotten their morning food and washing we piled in the car and were off by around 9. A quick stop down the road at his wife's parent's house and we picked up her sister and her son. Then we were really on the road. It took a little longer than the usually stated 1 hour to get there due to all the bathroom stops (we did have a pregnant lady with us) but it was actually good to get out of the ...

... everyone is always smiling. I walked by a school where a man was teaching dance to the cutest kids i have ever seen. I walked up and asked if i could watch and before i knew it there was like 20 kids running around getting ne chairs and food and water and fighting over who got to dance first. They want me to come to there show tommorow for a "special surprise"?? Love this place and the people. time to go take a dip in the pool and see if there is any night life.

... very least ensures they are protected and their numbers increase. The day bucketed with rain and we sort shelter under an Atap where a mini Monk school was taking place. The kids were fascinated by the children Monks. Anyway the rain abated and we went down to the Canyon for more shots with the Tigers. Satisfied with our pictures we left Tiger Temple. Up to Sai Yok Noi Waterfall and the kids got wet with the various streams and waterfalls cascading down the mountain. A picturesque ...

... i Bangkok senere på dagen satt vi kursen sørover mot Ko Tao som ligger ca midt mellom Bangkok og Krabi. Tur programmet har fått noen endringer og det ser ut som jeg blir i Thailand frem til 1. Mai og utforsker noen av øyene her i området. Har begynt på dykkerlappen her og hvis alt går vell er jeg SSI-Open Water Diving sertifisert imorgen. Litt bilder fra Kanchanaburi osv. finner du her: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2 48468&id=692875787&l=f597e9a1ef