Bangkok And Kanchanaburi

So we set off from Na Dan on the boat to the mainland and cram into a minibus for the drive back to Bangkok. This was probably the only downpoint to the holiday as when we hit outskirts of Bangkok it took 4 hours to get into the center. Mission.

The next morning I wake up at the crack of dawn and get a coach west to Kanchanaburi, home of the river kwai and the nearest town to the tiger temple. First stop was the memorial museum for the Pow's that built and died building the famous death railway that ran from Burma to Thailand in WWII. We had a quick look around the museum and then took a walk over to the memorial cemetary before departing to the Bridge over the river kwai





My Dads father served in Burma in WWII and I used to love films from WWII growing up so, this was a must visit for me when I realised the river Kwai was in Thailand. Bridge over the river kwai (Still being used by the trains and crawling with tourism).







After an hour buzzing round the bridge and killing time, we caught the coach down to a random train station and waited for the death train to pick us up. After an hours ride on the train and gazing into the thai Jungle we stop and 7 of the group board a minibus that will take us to the tiger temple.







We get to the Tiger Temple and sign our disclaimers to say the park and tour company are not responsible for any 'accidents' that occur in the park and make our way through to where the tigers are and where we can get our pictures taken with them.



Alot of people were asking the volunteers if the Tigers were drugged as they were all so placid. He asured us that they are awake all night and usually sleep in the day. They are all hand reared from birth and are used to human contact and are only fed cooked meat, so they never get the taste for blood. Reassuring-ish.









After we took a walk around out of the small canyon we were in and over to some of the baby tigers, they were more lively than the big boys, so got to see them playing around.





At the end of the day we all boarded the coach and set on back to Bangkok. I planned on going to another Muay Thai Stadium that evening but didnt make it back in time. I rested and did a bit of last minuite shopping on the sunday before flying back to dubai. I had a great time in Thailand and will definately be coming back again, hopefully sooner than later. Below are some randoms I took around Bangkok. I should have some more photo's to put up soon, so check back in a week or two!

Neil





A Bangkok Tuk Tuk and a vid of one zipping through the streets.



Dont watch the cheesy grin!



These boats lick pure speed through the canals in Bangkok.



Loads of these moterbike hybrids around the city, some with food stands on, some just because...



The killer traffic in Bangkok



One of the many cheap foodstands that engulf the streets in Bangkok, great value and all really tasty! Apart from the stands with the grasshoppers and deep fried locusts.