Translation of definition in German

Once the rain stopped we continued to visit some other sites within the city, among them a popular Pagoda, which was not in the center. We took a cab there and enjoyed this beautiful place of worship.
It is better to loose two dollars than a leg to some stupid crocodile. We moved on and the boat driver took us to a farm close to the floating village. There were all sorts of animals.
We a lot of luck we had made the entire journey in one day, leaving around 1500km behind us. The town turned out to be great. A lot of young people, many bars and restaurant and a great atmosphere.