So foar this week, we have been very lazy and done a heck of a lot of shopping during the day. I've told some of you before about the sizes of the malls here, but even though I've seen them before, they still manage to blow me away. I would bet that there are around 12 malls that are as big, if not bigger, than West Edmonton Mall.
These pictures were taken Wed when we were downtown. This mall we were in has over ten floors, and on each floor, there are almost the number of shops that Polo Park has. It's just unreal how much these people like to shop. We are on the third floor looking up in that one. As for the other one ... I just thought the two went together somehow.
The next day (Thursday), we had decided to head into the jungle and visit an elephant sanctuary. I wasnt all too excited in the beginning when we decided to go, but The scenery on the way there was beautiful. I'm not sure if anyone else has really seen the rainforest, but it is just a beautiful thing, and it was expanding as far as the eye could see in all directions. We travelled about an hour into the rain forest and through a small village to the sanctuary. We then watched a video about how the organization rescues wild Asian elephants and relocates them away to the national rain forest park. We then were able to feed the elephants and take a ride around the lot on their backs. The group of tourists then gathered aroud the river that ran through and we all got a chance to ride the elephant in the river where it would lay down, thus send you toppleing into the muddy waters yourself.
This is my dad as he feeds the elephants. Elephants are really amazing creatures, but they dont sound like anything in the cartoons. Mostly they would just let out something that either sounded like a T-Rex from Jurassic Park or some two year old who doesnt know how to blow a trumpet. It was a great experience to get uo close and personal with some of the strangest looking creatures in the world.
As for today ... its 6:40am right now. I am getting up at 7:00 to go golfing with my dad. Make sure to check back tomorrow or the next day to see some pictures of the golf course here. The clbhouse looks like Buccingham Palace.
2 comments:
okay, chris, it's "buckingham palace," AND i must say aside from the manly poster, my favorite part is the nice bag you're carrying :) hope you're having fun...super pumped you have a blog!
thanks for the tip English minor ... I was hoping no one would see the new murse that I bought, but did you notice the stylish new haircut?
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