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| Good Thing These Two Tigers are Sleeping |
Thursday, February 7, 2013
We arose again early for another tour with Destination Asia. Today we are driving three hours out of Bangkok to the Bridge over the River Kwai, war museum and The Tiger Temple where we will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with with big tigers. After seeing the Life of Pi, we aren't quite sure whether getting close to Tigers is a wise idea. We are cautioned rhe night before our tiger visit, not to wear oranges, pinks, yellows or reds. Apparently, these colors make the tigers irritable. Well, ok we certainly don't want to be with an irritable tiger.
There are more people on the tour with us today and we have a small sized coach. The coach has a small toilet aboard. Our tour guide Sita, advises us that we should use it only in an emergency, and please no dynamite. Shooting the rapids(men)and picking flowers (lady squat) terms for urinating are ok. You can guess what dynamite means.We will be stopping at proper "Happy" Rooms along the way.
The war museum called the Railroad of Death museum, adjacent POW cematary, and the bridge over the river Kwai was a moving experience. The prisoners of war here were treated abominably. We walked across the bridge thinking about all of the men who lost their lives here.
The Tiger Temple started several years ago when a wounded tiger was brought to the rural monks compound for protection. Soon the monks were receiving deer, pigs, water buffalo, and all sorts of animals that needed care and protection. The tigers breed easily in this environment and their population at the temple is now in the hundreds. Every day they are well fed, bathed, and exercised. Visitors to the temple can assist with these activities.
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| Monks and Tigers at Tiger Temple |
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| Roz, Walking the Tiger |
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| Nice Kitty. Please Stay Asleep |
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| Kitty Toys - Watch Out! |
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| Looks Sweet! Ha! Sleeping Tigers! |
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| Good Catch Russ! |
It was quite exciting being close to these large and powerful animals.
The Worrall Travel R's Survived the Tiger Temple
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