Tigers, Monkeys, and McFran

The Monkey Temple sounded like such a good idea. As you can see from the photo, they're actually rather evil little creatures (reminiscent of the gremlins). We took a train to Lop Buri (Monkey Town) for the whopping sum of 39 cents. We didn't stay long at the Monkey Temple as it became very clear very early that the monkeys were in charge and we weren't much more than reluctant guests being tolerated at best. After the second monkey jumped onto our friend, Sheri's, back - we'd all had quite enough.

So, we decided that we needed a little McFran to cheer us up! The Thais were perfectly nonplussed and barely raised an eyebrow. Only the other farangs stared - startled and unsettled.

Unable to leave well enough alone - we took a tour of Tiger Temple. Sounds brilliant, right! I found the whole experience rather frightening - especially after being forced to sign a release of liability waiver. The monks would not accept any responsibility if we were mauled. Fran was brave enough to pet the filthy creatures. I, however, adamantly shook my head no each time I was encouraged to sit a little closer. The trace of a smile on my face is nothing more than a fearful grimace.

We have one final night in Kanchanburi, home to the Bridge on the River Kwai. Tomorrow it's back to Ayutthaya so that we can get the third class train to Chang Mai. We've truly enjoyed our time in this little town. The veg food has been out of this world, and Francis has been able to stick to only 3 meal intervals as he generally gets to finish my meals as well.