In the late morning I went to the local Women Correctional Institution where they have a vocational training center for female inmates. Most of them got time for drug offenses. And here they get job training to become therapists for traditional Thai massages. So I got one and I must say it was amazing. The whole environment didn't really feel like a prison either. It was a great and unique experience.
In the afternoon I grabbed a Tuk-Tuk and drove north to the "Tiger Kingdom", a privately funded facility dedicated to breed and nurse the threatened Tiger species of Thailand
. To be able to pay for their daily meat they offer people the experience to go into the cages and touch them.
Pretty amazing to be in there :)
After my return I strolled through the gigantic Sunday Night Market in Old Town and finished at the bars along Loi Kroh Road where I watched a Thai Boxing match.
Am Vormittag ging ich zum oertlichen Frauengefaengnis, wo sie eine Berufsschule fuer weibliche Straftaeter aufgebaut haben. Die meisten Haeftlinge sitzen wegen Drogendelikten ein. Und hier haben sie die Moeglichkeit sich zur Massagetherapeutin ausbilden zu lassen. Fuer traditionelle Thai-Massagen. Ich bin natuerlich hin und muss sagen, es war fantastisch! Das ganze Ambiente fuehlte sich auch nicht wie im Gefaengnis an. Ein ziemlich einzigartiges Erlebnis.
Am Nachmittag schnappte ich mir einen Tuk-Tuk Fahrer und liess mich zum "Tiger Kingdom" noerdlich der Stadt fahren. Das ist ein privat finanziertes Zentrum fuer die Erhaltung der vom Aussterben bedrohten Thai-Tiger. Die Kosten fuer die taegliche Nahrung werden zum Teil dadurch bestritten, indem man Besucher die Moeglichkeit gibt in die Kaefige zu gehen und die Raubkatzen auch anfassen zu koennen. Auch ein ziemlich einzigartiges Erlebnis ;)
Nach meiner Rueckkehr spazierte ich durch den gigantischen Sonntag Nacht Markt in der Altstadt und beendete den Tag in den Bars an der Loi Kroh Road, wo ich mir ein Thai-Boxing Match anschaute.
Inmate Hands & Tiger Paws
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Chiang Mai, California, Thailand
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