Day 5: Ayutthaya - Kanchanaburi


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March 1st 2007
Published: March 4th 2007
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1st time get so close to the tiger...
Day 5

22/02/07 - 惊心动魄的老虎庙

今天早上前往Kanchanaburi,华语称为北碧。早上9点半出发,坐客货车,每人350B(好贵!)。其实在昨天已经打听到,这里大城并没有巴士直到北碧,若要搭巴士的话需要在一个叫Suphanburi的城市转车,十分不方便。在考量到时间的关系后,决定忍痛付出350B,乘搭这2个半小时的客货车。

在客货车上偶然发现了到老虎庙(Tiger Temple) 的资料。

12点半左右抵达了北碧客栈的聚居区,离桂河桥不远。运气还不错,当即找到了住处,是Blue Star GH,150B一间房。

老虎庙(TigerT emple)离北碧市区约有40公里远,曾在National Geographic里看过其记录片。这庙其实是由一位叫Abbot Pra Acharn Phoosit的和尚拯救了一只迷失饥饿的老虎后而成立的。后来动物之间口语相传,很多的老虎也跑来这里避难。之后再有许多其它森林里的动物如牛羊山猪等也来到这里,因为他们都知道这里有食物可吃,不会在荒林里饿死。而一些动物来了之后,并不愿意离去。和尚也因此在这里收留了许多动物。

走在这里就像走在Safari一样,走道旁尽是山猪,野鹿,牛羊等。



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To the Tiger Canyon...
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Tiger and me
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2 lazy tigers
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Crouching tiger
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Crouching tiger
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Crouching tiger
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little tiger
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Tiger canyon
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The temple is like a safari..
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Antlers deer
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The wild pig
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The little wild pigs
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Entrance of the Tiger Temple


6th March 2007

'Jin Jia Li Hai!'
Mr. Ong, havent u seen the video an auntie tourist being killed by a tiger when she was sitting beside the beast like u did!!!!!Im glad u have returned Malaysia in one piece and dint leave anything in it's stomach, hehheheehe.....
6th March 2007

'Jin Jia Li Hai!'
Yalor...luckily the tiger didnt turn his head back to me....

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