Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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I spent a few days in Kanchanaburi, staying at a beautiful spot right on the river Kwai. The famous bridge over the river Kwai is about a quarter mile down the river. The Tiger Temple was recommended by a few people. All of the pictures I saw were of robed monks hanging out with tigers, sounded pretty good. There were tons of tourists and the whole thing was a little overrated, but I now have pictures of myself petting large tigers. If I could only turn it into a glow-in-the-dark poster.
There were a bunch of paid tour options, (waterfalls, train rides, etc) but they were a bit expensive and not that appealing. So I decided to rent a moto-bike (a mix between moped and motorcycle). Great decision. $5 for a 24hour rental. I rode through town and out to the countryside. It was sensational, flying past farms, l temples, orchards and rice fields. I spent hours just exploring. I saw a huge, bronze Buddha in the hills a few miles away and went to find it.
I went on a cool night-ride a few hours later, then woke up at sunrise to explore more. Thais do a morning ritual that involves offerings to a shrine and sometimes firworks. I saw a lot of this in people front yards up in the hills. Very rural.
Back to Bangkok.

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Comments

[erin]

you should have it turned into a poster. that'd be awesome! wow, sounds like the best $5 ever spent!

[Carrie]

love love love the silhouette photo of the buddha, ry. beautiful. so happy to hear your stories of adventure and discovery. the motobike day sounds about perfect. love to you, james, and christine (if they are still there with you). this world is so full of awe-inspiring beauty!