The first time I saw monkeys outside of our cabin was when we first got to Khao Yai National Park a few days ago. The second time was when we were getting ready to leave. It’s as if they were saying goodbye.
We left to see a train market, which is a huge tourist attraction. Part of the market is built on top of the train tracks. The train only passes the market 6 times per day and at a tortoise pace. This gives the merchant enough time to move the parts of their market that is in the way of the train. The train takes forever to come, and when it’s in eyesight people STILL DON’T MOVE. They are in the tracks taking pictures and videos. This must happen often because they have two safety officers walking on each side of the front of the train to make sure that people are standing behind the red line. I have no idea if they have to walk the duration of the train’s route or if they only get out during certain stops, but it was insane. I tried to plug the video in and wasn’t able to, so you’ll just have to take my word for it.
Then we got to the next hotel, Baan Amphawa, which was beautiful and looked like a getaway.
Some people went to the pool and others just hung out in their rooms. When night fell, we all went to the floating market. It’s a beautiful market that surrounds a river. They sold a bunch of food and souvenirs. I got most of my souvenirs from here, but conserved again due to anticipating more markets (when will I learn??). I also bought these amazing earrings that I’m not able to find.
This is also the night I got sick. I had some food that didn’t agree with me, but my friend had the exact same items as me and didn’t get sick. We also didn’t eat anything super interesting and stuck to foods we knew well.
(Note: I found the earrings about 3 months after I got back and was beyond happy to be able to wear them!!)
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