Tomorrow my parents would have been here in Thailand for exactly two weeks. It's been great hanging out with them and learned they were such troopers. Yes, including my Mom! I must say that, truly, "my cup overfloweth" with all the new experiences shared with them in this country. I feel very blessed.
The next few blogs will be devoted to describing how their visit had been. First off would be the weekend spent in Kanchanaburi. I had previously gone to this province with a couple of Pinoy friends last October to check out the key tourist spots. This time I went with my parents to appreciate its more "historical" side. So before I rattle off with another round of historical ramblings, I'll let you in on its more "tourist-y" attractions.
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Kanchanaburi is a province 128 km West of Bangkok. There you will find the well-known "Bridge over River Kwai" from which the award-wining 1978 film "Deer Hunter" (Robert de Nero, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken) was based on. We also visited the Tiger Temple, Lawa Cave and the Hellfire Pass.
The Tiger Temple is a monastery and sanctuary to wild animals. Legend has it that some tigers had found their way here for protection by the Buddhist monks who later on became their 'friends.' We also saw deers, herds of wild boar as well as a black bear cub.
We had to climb hundreds of steps to get to the Lawa Cave. It housed eight chambers (rooms) with awesome stalactites and stalagmites to behold. Here you see Mabs, Dong and Claire in one of Lawa Cave's more impressive chambers.
Apart from reflecting on the state of PoW's who perished while building the Hellfire Pass, we soon discovered that this historical site offered some of the best photo opportunities compared to the others we went to. Below is Dong's postcard-pretty 'candid' pose as an example :)
2 comments:
So they're not wild tigers? I would have been petrified, I think. Those are some pretty awesome sights. How nice that your folks stayed/are staying for an extended vacation. I hope I see you this time around when my sisters and Mom and I go to Bkk sometime in August.
Happy birthday, Patty girl! Miss you!
Thanks, Carlyn! Miss you, too! The tigers are supposed to be tamed BUT I was asked to change my shirt (originally red) to a more subdued colour because the tigers can get agitated with bright colours. Also, the "showcase" tigers were all in chains. I know, it's sad but they have to make money for their growing meat-eating family (kidding). Good to know you're coming here again. Let's meet up for sure!
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