Pictured above is the Elephant building in Bangkok which is a 32 story office building. The owner believes he was blessed by the elephant god who provided him with the luck to earn his money. In Thailand seeing a white elephant is a sign of extremely good luck as it was one of the protectors of Buddha. Models of white elephants are often found adorning Buddhist temples. It is hard to find a souvenir in Thailand that doesn't have an elephant on it!
We were hoping to have time to go to a place where we could see, pet, and ride elephants but God in His goodness caused us to run into some elephants while heading north into central Thailand. F0r just 20 baht (less than $1.00) you could feed them a bushel of bananas.
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