il Giardino Romantico

早上看完表演，騎完大象跟牛車之後，緊接著就是午餐時間了。吃完午餐還有竹筏趣。所以說，要安排來這裡玩的話，真的要空出一整個白天下來呢！

好啦！先來看看大家最期待的午餐吧！

After our morning show and elephant and ox cart rides, it was time for lunch. After lunch, we were to go rafting. So if you would like to visit Mae Thaeng Elephant Park, you really should leave an entire day open for it.

Okay, let's take a look at the lunch that everyone's so eager to see! 


採自助式的。
Buffet style

當天有韓國的團，看他們的導遊還把泡菜放置在一個桌上讓他們取用。韓國人是一餐不吃泡菜都不行的嗎？（好奇）

There was a group of Koreans there that day. The tour guide left some kimchi on the table for them. I wonder if it's because they can't do without kimchi for even just one meal?



都是非常泰式的選擇。

All Thai-style choices.



第一輪。有炒河粉(pad thai)。

My first round, with pad thai.


水果。
Fruits


還有甜點
And dessert.



ขนมจีน

比較值得一提的是之前沒提過，台灣也吃不到的ขนมจีน。他有點介於台灣的麵線跟冬粉之間。我覺得搭配綠咖哩就非常好吃呢！沒吃過的可以吃吃看。

One thing worth mentioning is the white thin noodles called 'khanom chin'. It's made from rice, and goes well with green curry or other types of the sort.



最後再來一碗粿條ก๋วยเตี๋ยว！吃得飽飽飽啊！

And then another bowl of kuey teow ก๋วยเตี๋ยว! 



騎大象的時候你會看到有人幫你拍照。這就是他們賺錢賺得很厲害的地方！因為在你回來吃午餐的時候，他會跟照片對照，然後給你看這個東西。其實你不要的話可以不用買的！但基本上很多人都會買～因為都弄好好了，除非你來好多次不稀罕了，不然應該都會想買回去作紀念的吧～～～

You'll see a photographer doing around taking photos during your elephant ride. When you come back for lunch, you'll find a suspicious person looking around, checking with the photos they have... They'll come and show you something like this, and honestly, if you don't want it YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY IT. But I guess most people would like to have something like this as a souvenir? Unless you've been here once too many times. 

隨著我們搬家... 這張照片竟然離奇的失蹤了... 怎麼找也找不到！

As we moved to Taichung, this photo mysteriously disappeared! 



吃完午餐休息片刻後，馬上就來準備竹筏趣～

After a little break, we prepared ourselves for our rafting trip.











沿途會看到其他還在騎大象的遊客。

You'll see other tourists still on their rides. 





看起來是訓練大象畫畫的地方

Seems like the place where they train the elephants to paint.







這是另外的Jungle Flight行程。大部分的旅館或青年旅社應該都會找的到資訊。提供給喜歡來點刺激的朋友們參考～

For those who enjoy somewhat more exciting stuff, you'll find jungle flight packages at your hotel or hostel. 



竹筏也會幫忙拍照，但是這要等比較久。我們下午還有別的行程，就不想等了～

They'll take pictures of your rafting trip as well, but it takes a longer wait. Since we had other things to do, we decided not to wait.

歡迎加入粉絲團喔～ 

天仙念：  在泰國其實像這種行程，可以準備個50~100泰銖的小費。（老實說100有點多了！）但當天這個竹筏的導遊有點令我們厭煩因為一直在跟我說他們一般都會收多少美金的小費。我都用泰文跟他對談了還是把我當觀光客看得這樣跟我討小費，我就很不想給他很多！也算是整個行程裡面唯一小小的缺陷...