Rob and I were fortunate enough to attend the NESA teaching conference this spring in Bangkok, Thailand. We decided to extend our trip by two days to visit the region. Here are some photos from our adventures:

Bangkok Markets

Rose Apple

Flowers for offering

Lotus

Bangkok

Wires crossed

So colorful!

The Countryside

We went to a small family run farm for an outdoor lunch made in their tree house home. With everything from cats sleeping on tables to open air toilettes, we were able to see a different side of Thailand.

Lunch

 

Our lunch consisted of Tom Yum Goong, a hot and sour prawn soup, fried egg, Jasmine rice, and lots of seared vegetables with Thai herbs and spices.

Khao Yai National Park

“Khao Yai National Park, located approximately 108 miles (175 km) northeast of Bangkok, has five vegetation zones and one of the few remaining monsoon forests in Asia. Home to more than 153 different species of animals and birds, including 200-300 wild elephants as well as endangered Asiatic black bears, tigers, leopards and barking deer”

Animal Finds

Giant Spider! It’s difficult here to comprehend the size, but it was as big as Rob’s hand. Not that we were going to get close enough to measure however…

Many lizard friends

Don’t feed the Macaques

Interesting bug

The park has approximately 250 wild elephants.Thai Elephant Research and Conservation Fund (TERF) is an NGO based in Khao Yai park. We made a visit there to meet some elephants, and the great people caring for them.

On the way our paths cross one of the wild elephants hanging out in the road

Our time with the elephants

Our elephant’s name was Dokkeaw; he’s 45 years old.

Eating stalks of sugar cane

A few minutes after this photograph was taken, one of Rob’s flip flops fell onto the ground. Rob tried to get our tour guide’s attention when Dokkeaw realized what had happened. Dokkeaw retrieved the fallen sandal with his trunk and gave it back to Rob.