Si's Year Out! (Plus Europe! Plus Morocco!): Krabi

I was sad to leave Phi Phi , its the most beautiful and peaceful place I've stayed on my travels so far....I'll definitely make it back there another day!

Anyway, we got to Krabi and checked into the cheapest hotel so far (less than 2 quid a night). The next day we visited Wat Tham Seua, or 'Tiger Cave Temple', a small temple built inside a long shallow limestone cave, surrounded by natural forest. Upon entering the cave we made a donation and were given little bracelets for good luck! The cave/temple was full of monks meditating and big golden Buddha images.

Two staircases wind up limestone cliffs. The first one has 1,200 ridiculously steep steps. I had read about it in the book but for some reason I thought there was only 600 steps. At step 590 I was almost dead but thought it was only a short way to the top...until I got round the corner and saw hundreds more steps! Anyway, I just about made it to the top and was rewarded with a huge golden sitting Buddha, a golden pagoda, other golden artifacts and the most amazing view of the Krabi region. The second staircase (only 130 steps!) led through rainforest to a network of caves, with Buddah statues carved into them and other with monks living inside!

The whole area was also full of little monkeys! You'd see them jumping around in the trees and trying to steal food. Some Thai people were feeding them old bananas and gave me some to give them. No sooner had I held out a banana, I was surrounded by monkeys, all trying to grab the bananas!