Krabi: Footprint of Buddha & Tiger Caves
Aside from the fiasco that happened regarding renting the scooter (see previous post), what I did today was worth more than the hassle. It was brought to my attention by Willy Ockey, a fellow co-worker who is familiar with the Krabi area - that there was a magnificent "Footprint of Buddha" just outside of Krabi town.
The best way to get there is via scooter on route 4 (the road towards the airport). Once you get out of the city, you make a quick left before the mountainous landscape disappears. A quick jaunt to the the base of this mountain, and you'll find an enormous Buddhist temple (with lots of MONKEYS!) situated around some old tiger caves (sorry, no tigers here).
I'm testing out the Picassa slideshow for this post. Hopefully the pictures turn out (see bottom of this post).
Anyhow, Willy failed to mention that the climb up to the top of the mountain was a VERY steep 1300 step climb. By the time I reached the top, the liter-or-so of water that I had consumed at the beginning of the trek ended up on my face and shirt through my sweat pores. It wasn't a pretty sight... however, the view at the top was SPECTACULAR.
After realizing how unfit I was, we cooled down at the top for a while and made our way back down to the base of the mountain. A quick waltz around to the other side of the temple led to the Tiger Caves, as well as the "Big Tree" (which has since fallen down due to natural causes).
After revelling the experience, we headed back to Krabi town center... that's when the police thing happened. Darn it! And we were so close to the guest house we were staying at, too! Ah well... we returned the scooter and then headed to the Krabi night market, where we ate random stuff off of carts and street vendors. Mmmmmmm... a full meal for under 3 dollars CDN (included a bowl of noodles, pastries, and a whole pineapple).
PS. The scooter I rented this time was a Honda "Click"... Again, with an automatic CVT transmission. It was 125cc's and much smoother-riding and better handling than that Yamaha Nouvo that I was putting around in Koh Phangan.
The best way to get there is via scooter on route 4 (the road towards the airport). Once you get out of the city, you make a quick left before the mountainous landscape disappears. A quick jaunt to the the base of this mountain, and you'll find an enormous Buddhist temple (with lots of MONKEYS!) situated around some old tiger caves (sorry, no tigers here).
I'm testing out the Picassa slideshow for this post. Hopefully the pictures turn out (see bottom of this post).
Anyhow, Willy failed to mention that the climb up to the top of the mountain was a VERY steep 1300 step climb. By the time I reached the top, the liter-or-so of water that I had consumed at the beginning of the trek ended up on my face and shirt through my sweat pores. It wasn't a pretty sight... however, the view at the top was SPECTACULAR.
After realizing how unfit I was, we cooled down at the top for a while and made our way back down to the base of the mountain. A quick waltz around to the other side of the temple led to the Tiger Caves, as well as the "Big Tree" (which has since fallen down due to natural causes).
After revelling the experience, we headed back to Krabi town center... that's when the police thing happened. Darn it! And we were so close to the guest house we were staying at, too! Ah well... we returned the scooter and then headed to the Krabi night market, where we ate random stuff off of carts and street vendors. Mmmmmmm... a full meal for under 3 dollars CDN (included a bowl of noodles, pastries, and a whole pineapple).
PS. The scooter I rented this time was a Honda "Click"... Again, with an automatic CVT transmission. It was 125cc's and much smoother-riding and better handling than that Yamaha Nouvo that I was putting around in Koh Phangan.
posted by Alan at
7:10 AM
2 Comments:
Yo! Looks like you are having a wicked time! I'm glad your run-in with the cops was fairly innocent...I was only kidding about the Thai jail thing!
The weather, the scenerey and the prices are incredible. You're making me want to travel again!
Keep in touch and have an awesome time!
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Anonymous, At
4:56 PM
Yeah dude, the pics look great! What's the temperature and humidity like there?
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2:13 PM
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