Luang Si Falls & Bear Resue Centre

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Geo: 19.8967, 102.144

Our hotel recommended that we visit the falls. The neighbour has a tuk-tuk and the hotel owner arranged the transport. It was an older vehicle but quite serviceable except just our luck - another flat tire! The young fellow was very apologetic and it did not take him long to change the tire.

The falls are about an hour away so riding in one of those vehicles is a bit of a "jarring" experience. Also, it seems that seat belts are not a big deal here.

The bear recovery centre was very interesting. Some cultures refine a medicine from the bile of a bear. They are captured - usually by snare traps - and then kept in cages as long as they continue to produce the bile. After that they are killed. The bears in the compounds have been rescued from those situations and there were signs showing that the compound is available artificially to encourage people not to buy the natural product.

The falls were very beautiful. There were a couple of ponds and some adventurous souls decided to take a dip. The water was not too cool - probably similar to what I swim in regularly.

Our return trip was when we had the flat tire.

Upon arriving back in town it was time for a beer and wait for the opening of the museum grounds. Unfortunately no interior pictures were allowed.

We did have the opportunity to talk to a few novice monks who were quite glad to chat with us.

Then back to the hotel picking up our laundry on the way.

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[crw]

Travelling in a tuk-tuk for long distances can be jarring for old bones. But you do get to meet people and see the world close up.