EN: The land of the free men...
CA: La tierra de los hombres libres...PL: Ziemia wolnych ludzi...
BANGKOK 25/10/2011...
EN: Uphh, that was a really long fly... after 16 hours on the plane we landed in Bangkok, jetlaged but really happy and ready to explore the city...friendly, helpful local people helped us to find famous Khao San road, where we stayed five nights...
EN: We arrived in a very difficult time for Bangkok and it´s people...big flood was affecting not only the outside areas but water was moving really quickly into the center... we managed to be safe in Khao San road, but just a few meters away you could see that...
En: Meeting with our good friend Xabi that we know from Mexico, Tulum. Xabi lived in Thailand for few years,speaks really good thai and was guiding us through the best local bars and restaurants...
Here we are trying a very popular, spicy Pad Kra Pao, yummie
En: That was a late night...the next day Ewa had an appoitment at the dentist... it was a long wait and the sofa was very comfortable...hihihi
En: And stuffing our faces with a street made Pat Thai... sooo good!!!
EN: Visiting " Siam Ocean World"
En 4D Cinema,with seats which rock and special effects like wind, fog, lights and scents that are synchronized with the on screen action...great fun!!!
En: Visiting famous Floating Market Damnoen Saduak, where we took the boat on the canal... interesting experience
En Ewe´s favorite section, beautifully wrapped, colorful sweats
EN: ...on the way to the Tiger Temple, Kanchanaburi Province...
EN: ...we stopped in a YEATH War Museum
EN: View on the famous "Bridge over the river Kwai" which was built during the Second World War and it was a part of the strategic railway linking Thailand and Burma...the bridge it´s well known because of the book by Pierre Boulle, entitled "The bridge over the river Kwai" and later the movie of the same name.
EN: Entrance to the Tiger temple...
EN: This forest temple has become a sanctuary for many wild animals, that are running around free...
EN: .... and a big Chinese bear with his family...
EN: We could not miss the life opportunity to touch and have a picture taken with many tigers...
EN: Abbot on the picture below has been caring for abundant tigers since 1999...many of them were rescued from wild, where they were in danger of being killed by illegal hunters...
