Thursday, May 3, 2012

Amazing Thailand Part II

    I'm back with the second part of my wonderful trip to a beautiful country called Thailand. In part I I described my visits to Nong Nooch Village, Coral Island and Mini Siam. This portion includes my favorite parts of the entire trip.
First Stop: World's Biggest Gems Gallery
    We had an en route visit to The Gems Gallery at Pattaya.  There was this Dark Ride Presentation System that presented the history and making of precious stones. Photographs were not allowed. There were a variety of Gems, no wonder it is said to be 'the world's biggest gems gallery'.


Second Stop: Safari World, Bangkok
    I was very excited to be visiting Safari World especially because of the Dolphin & Orangutan Show. My cousin had told me that Dolphins were amazing creatures as she had been to a Dolphin Show in Dubai.
    Some pictures from the Animal Safari are shown below.

        
    The safari was a great experience for me specially because it was the first time I had visited a foreign country and all flora & fauna of Thailand seemed so 'THAI' to me.

    
    It was Christmas time due to which most parts of the city Bangkok were painted in red and white. Like I said before that I celebrated Christmas at Thailand because of which I had to miss the celebration in India with my family and close friends. I loved everything about the country but I missed someone very special to me. If I had that one part, everything would be 'PERFECT'.


   My favorite part of all the time spent at Safari World was without any doubt, 'The Dolphin Show'. My tour group gave me a little surprise by giving me a chance to be a volunteer at the Show. I got a kiss from the Dolphin & that made my day.



        I also enjoyed the Sea Lion show. The prices to click pictures with the mammals were quite expensive but I had more than enough money to spend so I went ahead with my decision of having pictures with them.


    After visiting Safari World we headed to the Hotel where we had lunch. In the evening we went for a special cruise on the river Chao Phraya. Our Hotel Montien Riverside was quite close so it didn't take us much time to reach there. We reached quite early and spent some time window-shopping. We were asked to dress up in Black. I wore my favorite black dress and got many compliments for the same.

 

    There was buffet dinner with both Thai & Indian cuisine. I enjoyed the live music and danced as well.

    It was Christmas Eve that day. I had a great time but missed someone very special to me. "Wherever you go, whatever you do, the absence of your loved ones will always prick you".
    This ended my trip to Thailand. We did a lot of shopping as well at various malls but I didn't feel the need to mention all of that. I fell in love with the country but I missed my homeland.
    The first thing I did when I reached India was, I text-ed my friends and asked them to meet me that evening. It felt good to be home again.