Nong Nooch Tropical Garden
Sunday 23rd September, 2007
Sunday we spent the day at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden. Quite the day, I must say! Lots of beautiful gardens, a cultural show, an elephant show...and the highlight of the day: an elephant ride!
So rather than bore you to death with a description...I'll just get right to the pictures. Click to see a larger image.
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David at the fountain near the entrance. |
Devin and David posing by the sign. |
A cool hanging flower. |
An orchid with a beautiful fragrance. Our guide, Tony, told us Her Majesty, the Queen, made a perfume using this scent. |
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Check out the size of those leaves! |
This one's for you Donna. Devin said you like these flowers. Thank you. |
There were a lot of rock carvings/statues around. |
A nice place to recline. |
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More rock carving. |
David on the "secret path." |
More carvings. |
David by a flower-pot owl. |
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Aaaw. Isn't that sweet. The whole family. |
David in a flower-pot tuk-tuk. |
Hmmmm. |
For those of you from my generation...think about an AC/DC song... |
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Beautiful setting. |
David riding the pig. |
"I'm the king of this castle!" |
Devin and David on an elephant. (Video coming soon, I hope...) |
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Lowell on his own elephant. |
Lowell, with Devin and David in the background. |
I know this is a rare occurance, but I actually felt small next to the elephant. |
Devin and David on their elephant. |
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And another shot... |
Whoa! Slow down elephant. |
Inside a temple. |
A huge vase inside the temple. |
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A "French" style garden. I didn't think I'd like this area, but I actually thought it was kind of cool. |
David on the suspension bridge. (It's not as high as the one we went over in Vancouver, BC...the Capilano Suspension Bridge...) |
Self-portrait in the cactus garden. |
That cactus is bigger than David! |
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Another view of the French garden. |
And yet another view...I told you...I thought it was cool. |
Alright...last one, I promise. |
David on the stairs of one of the pavilions. |
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Looking up at the pavilion. |
Another song reference...think Led Zeppelin... "And she's buying a stairway to heaven." |
Looking at a statue and up at the pavilion. |
Devin and David on the tour bus. |
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Stonehenge (lite) |
An elephant and her baby. |
This picture is specifically for Tim. He'll know why. |
A cool looking flower in the butterfly garden. |
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And a picture of the cultural performance. |
The grand finale of the cultural show was a "reenactment" of a historic battle. |
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So...part of me thought this was kind of a tourist-trap place with "staged" stuff. But the reality is that we had a fun day spending time together. And besides, we got to ride elephants!