Bangkok!

Bangkok is a huge city. I like it , it is so very busy. There is lots of traffic. We catch tuk-tuks and boats to get around.  There is also a sky train & pink taxis!

We went to a temple (Mum: its called Wat Pho) and it has the biggest gold reclining buddha in Thailand. It is so long it looked the same size as an aeroplane! (Mum: it's 46m long).

In the evening we had a fish foot massage!!! You put your feet in a tank  and the fish nibble your feet! It feels very very tickly!! They are called honey fish and they eat your dead skin!!!

Today we are going to a snake farm - I will tell you how it's like another day.

Thai Food

Thai food is very spicy with lots of chillies. Mummy likes it but I don't. I can eat the thai noodles or the fried rice though.I like chicken satay a lot. I have been eating pancakes or egg & bacon for breakfast but the thai people here eat rice & fish for breakfast! They love seafood here (squid, prawns & octopus) and I do too.

They eat chicken here but they eat ALL of it - even the head and toes!!

We went to a night market and saw loads of different types of food. I tried cheese balls, a fruit smoothie and mini banana and chocolate cakes. Yum yum.

Snorkelling Fun

Yesterday I went snorkelling off a boat. The fish were beautiful and very colourful. It was so amazing to see them so close. I swam over a coral reef. It was so fun jumping off the boat!

We also went past an island full of monekeys and we fed them from the boat.

Ko Chang Paradise

Now we have moved to Ko Chang. Chang means elephant so this is 'elephant island'.
This is our hut, it is right on the sea edge. It's nice because when you wake up you hear the sea and you can swim before breakfast. I love it.

I like catching crabs. There are loads of little ones on the beach here.

 They dig deep holes and make little balls with the sand. 

You have to be super quick to catch one!!

Our Leaving Ceremony

When it was time for us to leave the Mahout camp they gave us a special leaving ceremony. A monk made lots of prayers and offerings - even a pigs head! Luckily we didn't have to eat it!

They tied special strings around our wrists and said prayers to wish us health and safety for our lives!

 We were sad to say goodbye to our mahouts and our lovely elephants. xx

Mahouts Houses

The mahouts are the people who look after the elephants. They live in house made from eucalyptus trees and palm leaf roofs.

The elephants live in shelters next to them called  Baan Chang. Chang means elephant. The houses are quite basic.

We have been staying in a modern house. Quite nice!

Guess the parts!!

We have taken some close ups of different parts of the elephant. Can you guess what they all are??!!

More elephant riding!

When people are more confident they ride on the elephants' head instead of the seat. I don't really like going on the head because it is so itchy! The elephant's hair is like wire!

They make rings from the tail hair. They are supposed to be lucky!

Motorbike rides

I like going on the motorbike, it is lots of fun. Nearly everyone has motorbikes in Thailand! The mahouts use their bikes to go out and collect grass every morning from the fields to feed the elephants.

Maisie is mad about motorbikes and is always asking to go for a ride!

Grasshoppers!

In their spare time the mahouts make grasshoppers made out of palm leaves. We had a go at making them too - it was very tricky! I made an aeroplane.