Breathing Easy

Back from a long weekend getaway with some friends.

Four of us rented a car, and cruised 3 hours west of Bangkok to the town of Kanchanaburi, in the province of Kanchanaburi near the Burma boarder. We stayed at a resort just outside the town, in this cute two bedroom 'cabin'.

It was nice to escape the city, even just for a few days. Breathing fresh air again is always a wonderful feeling.

Our resort was right on the famous River Kwai (which I kayaked down again).

The resort really reminded me of the lake- complete with old bicycles to cruise around in, playgrounds, and wildlife.

Flowers adorned the fronts of vehicles. A blessing for the new Chinese year.

As usual, we ate a ton of delicious food.
Pictured here is a traditional Issan (a region in northeastern thailand) dish.

The bridge over the River Kwai.

Advertising for the local zoo.
The leopard was real, and very overheated.



A crazy looking iguana roaming the streets.

I couldn't stop staring.

We went to one of the two war museums.

 

I saw one of the biggest trees I have ever laid eyes on.

Saw crops of all kinds.

Sugarcane.

 

Sheep at our resort. A bit random, but cute.

 

We went to an old Khmer temple. It was not as grand as the temples at Angkor Wat in Cambodia, but still quite amazing to see. Right in Thailand nonetheless.
Since we have Thai work permits, we got in for 60% less than what foreigners usually pay. The bonuses of working here.

On the temple grounds, human remains. It was quite surreal.

Had to watch out for crossing goats.

 

We also checked out a Thai temple up in the caves.

 

The last interesting thing we saw was a nun meditating in water. Something I never imagined I would see.



And to end the trip- throw a coin in the Buddha belly button for good luck.