The train ride from Bangkok to Chiang Mai was a bit longer than it was supposed to be. The train was obviously running on Thai time and was two hours late so all tolled I was riding for 18 hours. I got on the sleeper with a lower berth so I was able to get some sleep. On the whole the ride was more scenic than the jungle train in Malaysia.
Now for the exciting part of Chiang Mai. I visited a tiger farm. That is a six week old tiger cub in my lap. There are three of them from the same litter. There are 28 tigers in all and the majority come from some very prolific parents. Tigers can have 2 litters a year and the gestation period is about 4 months. That's a lot of tigers since they can have as many as 5 or 6 in a litter.
The train ride from Bangkok to Chiang Mai was a bit longer than it was supposed to be. The train was obviously running on Thai time and was two hours late so all tolled I was riding for 18 hours. I got on the sleeper with a lower berth so I was able to get some sleep. On the whole the ride was more scenic than the jungle train in Malaysia.
Now for the exciting part of Chiang Mai. I visited a tiger farm. That is a six week old tiger cub in my lap. There are three of them from the same litter. There are 28 tigers in all and the majority come from some very prolific parents. Tigers can have 2 litters a year and the gestation period is about 4 months. That's a lot of tigers since they can have as many as 5 or 6 in a litter.
