The latest tourist attraction in my province is Chang Erawan, the giant Three Headed Elephant. As you drive along Sukhumwit Road from Bangkok to Samut Prakan you cannot fail to notice this 29 metre high elephant. If you count the building it stands on then it is 43.6 metres high! It only costs 50 baht to wander around the gardens and another 100 baht to enter the museum in the basement and then up to the belly of the elephant. One of its back legs is a lift to a viewpoint of the surrounding area. The stained glass window in this picture is the top of the base where the elephant stands. You can see all of this in the video.

In Kanchanaburi, there is an unusual temple that has the nickname of "Tiger Temple". The real name is Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno. The monks at this temple have a reputation of looking after stray tigers. They started with a baby tiger cub but now the tigers outnumber the monks two to one. During the night, the tigers are kept in cages. But during the day they are taken for a walk to a nearby canyon. Here, tourists are allowed to interact with the tigers in a limited way. For a 300 baht donation, you are allowed to have your picture taken as many times as you like sitting with the tigers. The donations are being collected so that they will have enough money to build a better environment for the tigers on a small man-made island.

This is a traditonal Thai game where the contestants have to climb a greasy pole in order to reach a flag at the top. The team members then share the prize money. This game can be very funny to watch as they keep slipping down the pole.