Elephant Parade, Silk, Teak and Silver and the Sunday Night Market

Here are the kids with our fabulous tour guide, Tu. 

    Sunday was a fun day in the city. We got a taste of the local artisan culture and more fabulous food!

Our first stop was the Elephant Parade shop. This foundation was created by a father and son visiting Thailand who learned about Moshi, an elephant that lost her leg to a land mine. This duo created the Elephant Parade foundation to bring awareness to elephant conservation in Thailand. The kids all painted their own elephant and we got a few souvenirs as well. Check it out www.elephantparade.com

From there we visited a local silk factory and learned about Thai silkworms.  The kids were intrigued, especially since they took care of silkworms in 1st grade. Matt even got a custom suit made!

The next stop was a wood carving shop where the kids got to try their hand at carving. The detail was amazing on these pieces of furniture and decorations. We ended our tour at the silver smith shop.

Our final adventure after a great dinner at The Riverside Market was the Sunday Night Market. This is a weekly street bazaar that the kids really enjoyed. We got some great souvenirs and I finally tasted the durian fruit. It smells like garbage but tastes sweet. I can say been there done that in this one! Check it off the list!