Though I persevered to blog in Tamil for my dad about the experiences I had in my tour to Malaysia and Singapore I really had a hard time to transliterate in Tamil.Truly feeling very bad about not able to produce in my mother tongue I continue to write this because I wanted to convey this to my friends very urgently.I have my own reasons.
Many have small kids and and whoever plan for a trip abroad their first choice would be Singapore.Though there are many astonishing places like Universal studios and cruises and Zoological parks,Thailand has much more for your children to enjoy.Any travel agency would dump you into Grand Seasons or the like in Singapore and you will find a commercial colour in Singapore wherever you go whereas thailand is sure to surprise you.
When I was thinking about the things my children missed which I had enjoyed in the childhood ,the first thing came to my mind was the feats done by the lions and tigers in our circus.Last December I and my son were disturbing a lonely tiger in Mysore zoo to stand up and show it's majesty.My son was thrilled to see three tiger cubs palying in close quarters and left the place half heartedly. Little did we realise that he was going to feed a cub with a bottle of milk or lie down on the velvette body of yellow and black stripes and hear the growl arising from somewhere deep within that majestic Bengal tiger in three weeks.
Sriracha Tiger Zoo a few kms before Pattaya the sea town welcomed us with statues of tiger smiling at us.Breakfast was arranged in a hall covered with glass on all sides and we were astonished to see some fifteen tigers roaming around us and our guide took us to the tiger show where the ring master done the same old rituals of walking the tigers through fire circles we have already seen but to my surprise he made the tiger to walk and dance in two legs .Then we were directed to the croc show it was really thrilling and that was totally new to us .The crocodiles were trained to shut their mouth only when no human head is placed:)
And there were many more funny things to see.Piggy race :A litter of piglets blindly running through straight track between two sties,Joyey the giant pig doing mathematical calculation,Mother pig feeding tiger cubs,Mother tigress feeding piglets all made our jaw drop in surprise.our joy knew no bounds when we were allowed to feed the cubs with milk they provide in bottles.
Then the Safari park in Bangkok.Though the shows were not presented in English as in Singapore the safari park has best shows featuring urang utans,seals ,Dolphins,birds Etc..These shows were far better than those in Singapore.The tourist agenda of all groups loitering around seems to be perfectly organised and there was no chaos at any of the tables during lunch.
shoppingggggg........
Bangkok is a girl's paradise.Fashion accessories everywhere... you can find only for girls. Wholesale garment stores line up the streets of Bangkok .We cannot look out for shopping experience as in Singapore regarding gadgets .Everything is a duplicate one .You can even find an iphone working on android platform in Indra mall ha ha ha...(is there anyotherway to show that i'm laughing).
Pattaya....This sea town some 60 kms away from Bangkok has lots of adventures.They take us to paragliding,undersea walk and the silky sands of beach in the islands surrounding the town through boats.Beaches have water scooters and you can ride banana boats with your family and remember to tell them to turn it upside down to enjoy the dip.If you had taken sea bath in thiruchendoor wounding your legs in the rocks ,you will never have the heart to come out of the pattaya sea.
On dry days you can visit the gems gallery and purchase gems and also Thai silk,crocodile skin purses, wallets, perfumes and souvenirs.The night life in Pattaya is worth watching.Almost every street has eating places with sea food and bars and bands blaring their music and stools occupied by half dressed men and women.Peep from your windows at night they will be sitting..at 3.a.m they will be sitting .... at 5.am they will be sitting....... at 8 a.m evey place would be empty.
Evening we were taken to the Alcazar Cabaret Show.Very colourful beautifully dressed up participants come out and exhibit them selves before the show commenced and it took some time for us to realise that all of them were eunuchs.
