Chiang Mai Day 2: Tigers and Snakes and Elephant Poop, Oh My!

We just got back from an adventurous day with our guide, Two.  Jen did a great job getting us connected with him and our driver, No (not sure of the spellings, so going phonetically here!). We drove to the outskirts to four great places today. 

We first stopped at the "snake man" to see some crazy people interact with the reptiles....realizing that we ended up being some of the crazy people! (grandparent disclaimer here: no grandchildren were harmed in taking photos).  

We saw some other creatures that you don't see Americans handling very often. All of the guides found it very humorous to introduce Matt to a few curious scorpions. 

We next journeyed to the Karen long neck village where the villagers crossed in from Myanmar 15 years ago. We saw some amazing looming and of course, the ladies and girls with the brass coils around their necks. The longer the neck, the more beautiful they are considered to be. 

Our next stop was PooPooPaper Park! We learned how elephant dung is boiled and pressed into paper. It was fascinating!  The kids haven't been this focused since we landed on the other side of the world last week. After our tour we made some projects with the paper to bring home. 

Last but not least, we journeyed on to Tiger Kingdom. Here we learned about the Indochinese tigers and got to meet them up close and personal (again, no grandchildren were injured).  

We are back at the hotel to swim, relax and gear up for tomorrow.  In the mean time, Jen and I are still drinking beer out of paper coffee cups to respect The Royal Government.