What can you do on Koh Sichang Island?
We continued to explore Koh Sichang Island on day 2 and we went to the Chinese Temple, the Giant Buddha Statues and the Chudhadhuj Palace. We really enjoyed our 2 day trip to Koh Sichang Island.
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Wat Tham Yai Prik & Yellow Buddha:
In the interior of the island between Tham Phang beach and the old town is Wat Tham Yai Prik Buddhist temple and meditation center.
A stairway flanked by the mythological Naga serpent leads up to the ornate temple building. From here you will have great views of Koh Si Chang island, the surrounding islands and the Gulf of Thailand. A little higher up the hill is a very large golden colored image of the Buddha. The seated image overlooks the small town and the sea.
Chinese temple:
Just North of town and Tha Lang pier where the ferry arrives is a Chinese temple known as the Chao Pho Khao Yai Shrine, or “Shrine of the Father Spirit of the Great Mountain”. The shrine dedicated to the spirit is housed in one of the many caves.
Going back many centuries, the shrine is believed to have been founded by Chinese traders passing the island by boat. During Chinese New Year the shrine is visited by thousands of pilgrims from across Asia.
King Chulalongkorn’s Summer Palace:
About halfway down Koh Si Chang’s East coast is Chudhadhuj Palace, built by King Chulalongkorn around 1890 as the summer residence for the Royal Family.
When the island was briefly occupied by the French in 1893, the palace was deserted. The main building Vimanmek Mansion which is completely build of teak wood was dismantled and rebuild at Dusit Palace in Bangkok. Several structures remain including the beautifully restored green Ruen Mai Rim Talay building and the wooden Atsadang Bridge, which was the pier where the King’s boat landed.
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Monk's Bowl Village (Ban Baat) and Old School Lunch in Bangkok
One of the off the beaten path things to do in Bangkok is visit Ban Baat (บ้านบาตร), what is known as the Monk’s Bowl Village or community in Bangkok. This attraction will be included in the updated version of my Bangkok eBook:
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4:39 : Lunch at Racha Pochana
8:40 : Ban Baat - Monk’s bowl village in Bangkok
In this Bangkok travel video vlog, I first headed out on the BTS skytrain to Saphan Taksin station. Once there, I met up with a friend at the Saphan Taksin pier. We walked over to Bangrak along Charoen Krung, and across the street from the Robinson department store we went to True Coffee. True Coffee serves alright coffee, and it usually has quite good wifi as well. So if you’re looking for good wifi in Bangkok, True Coffee is usually quite good. After having coffee with Tom, I met up with my wife Ying back at Saphan Taksin, and we headed walked to Sathon Pier to take the boat up the Chao Phraya River.
There are a number of different boats to take, marked different according to the flag. The normal public boat in Bangkok is marked by an orange flag, and it costs 15 THB, and runs along the main river piers. The Chao Phraya river express boat is a great way to travel in Bangkok because you don’t have to worry about traffic, you get a nice cool breeze, and you can see some Bangkok attractions along the way on either side of the river - plus it’s just fun to ride a boat. We took the boat from Sathon Station to Tha Thien pier, which is the same boat station you’d get off if you want to visit Bangkok’s Wat Pho or the Grand Palace. From there we stopped for a bag of dried squid, which is Ying’s favorite snack, and then continued on walking towards the monk’s bowl community - Ban Baat.
On the way, we both got pretty hungry, and we decided to stop for lunch. We didn’t know where to eat, but just stopped at a restaurant that looked like it had character, that was called Racha Pochana, and it served a selection of old school Thai Chinese food. The Grandmother in charge of the restaurant said she cooked all the food herself. Everything was delicious, but out of everything we ordered, my favorite dish was the Chinese long beans stir fried with crispy pork belly and salt.
After an amazing lunch we headed over to Ban Baat, the Monk’s bowl village. On the corner of Boripat Road and Bamrung Muang there is an outdoor workshop which is sort of the introduction to the Ban Baat (บ้านบาตร) community. In this workshop you’ll see artisans creating Thai monk alms bowl by welding pieces of metal together, then pounding them out with a hammer, and then smoothing them, decoration them with lacquer and paint, and then they are available for sale or just to look at. The workshop at the beginning is cool to see, but keep on walking down the street, make a right on Soi Ban Baat, walk down the road for a bit, and you’ll get to the real Monk’s bowl community, the real old section of Ban Baat. This is a neighborhood that was set aside years ago to make monk alms bowls, and it’s one of the last remaining places in Bangkok where they still make the bowls by hand the way they are supposed to be. Buddhist monks that take their practice seriously in Bangkok will likely get a monk alms bowl from Ban Baat (บ้านบาตร). You can walk around the narrow walking lanes of the community neighborhood and observe the different steps it takes to make a monk alms bowl. This is definitely one of the off the beaten path things to do in Bangkok.
They are usually open from about 8 am - 5 pm daily - but some families might be open or shut just depending on the day.
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Koh Si Chang, the piece of paradise in the Gulf of Thailand, is an attractive island with beautiful beaches and relaxed atmosphere not far from Pattaya and Bangkok. This island can be reached only 45 minutes by furry from Sri Racha. You can enjoy the beaches with clear water, breathtaking sunset, historical summer palace and various outdoor activities.
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Ayutthaya Discovered: Wat Phra Sri Sanphet & The Grand Palace
Wat Phra Sri Sanphet & The Grand Palace.
Founded in 1350, Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital, after Sukhothai. It was destroyed by the Burmese in the 18th century. Its remains, characterized by the prang (reliquary towers) and gigantic monasteries, give an idea of its past splendour. Today the ancient city is a UNESCO Heritage site centred around the Ayutthaya Historical Park.
The three chedis of Wat Phra Sri Sanphet are one of the landmarks of the Ayutthaya Historical Park.
The temple was founded on the site of three earlier prasats built in the mid 14th century by King U-Thong, the sovereign who made Ayutthaya his capital. In 1448 the prasats were converted into phutthawat, transforming them into sacred territory. From then onward, the temple was used exclusively by the Ayutthayan kings; there were no residing monks, and the temple was used for royal ceremonies and for storing royal relics.
The temple's tangible history began around 1491, when King Rama Thibodi II built two chedi for close family members. The east chedi was for the ashes of his father, King Borom Trailokanath (r. 1448-1488). The chedi to the west was for his older brother, King Borom Rachaithirat III (r. 1488-1491).
Seven years later King Rama Thibodi II added a viharn (assembly hall--shown in black) to house a standing image of the Buddha called 'Phra Si Sanphet'. After the Buddha was unveiled, the fame of the temple spread and the entire temple was given the name of the Buddha statue. The final chedi was constructed during the reign of King Borom Rachathirat IV (r. 1529-1533) to house a relics of King Rama Thibodi II.
The temple reached the peak of its glory by 1767. On the eve of the Burmese invasion, the central portion of the temple included three gilded chedis, three gilded mondops (square buildings adjacent to the chedis that held objects of worship), and two enormous viharns. The main Viharn was build in 1499 by King Rama Thibodi II and housed a large figure of the Buddha. Almost 200 kilo of gold was used to cover the image, which was given the name 'Phra Si Sanphet'. When the Burmese sacked Ayutthaya in A.D. 1767 the gold was removed by the invading forces. The remains of the Buddha image were later moved to Wat Pho in Bangkok during the reign of Rama I. Only the three Chedi were left intact.
The Royal Palace was completely destroyed during the invasion and only a few foundations walls remain today.
Pattaya in 2016, Wat Phra Yai Big Buddha temple, in Chonburi Province, Thailand. ( 8 )
Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung ( Banglamung ) in the province of Chonburi. The city of Pattaya is a self governing municipal area which covers the whole tambon Nong Prue (Nongprue) and Na Kluea (Naklua) and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai. It is located in the heavily industrial Eastern Seaboard zone, along with Si Racha (Sri Racha), Laem Chabang, and Chon Buri ( Chonburi ). The city of Pattaya has a population exceeding 100,000 (2007). Pattaya is also the centre of the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, the conurbation in Chonburi Province, with a total population exceeding 1,000,000 (2010). The name Pattaya evolved from the march of Phraya Tak ( later King Taksin ) and his army from Ayutthaya to Chanthaburi, which took place before the fall of the former capital to the Burmese invaders in 1767.
When his army arrived at the vicinity of what is now Pattaya, Phraya Tak encountered the troops of Nai Klom, who tried to intercept him. When the two leaders met, face to face, Nai Klom was awed by Phraya Tak's dignified manner and his army's strict discipline. He then surrendered without a fight. The place the two armies confronted one another was called Thap Phraya, which means the Army of the Phraya. This was later changed to Phatthaya, which means the wind blowing from the southwest to the northeast at the beginning of the rainy season. Today the city is officially known as Pattaya. For centuries, Pattaya was a small fishing village. However a change occurred on April 26, 1961, when the first group of about 100 American servicemen who were fighting in the Vietnam War arrived in Pattaya for relaxation. From this beginning, Pattaya became a popular beach resort which now attracts over 4 million visitors a year. Fishermen's huts along the beach were replaced by resort hotels and retail stores, including Asia's largest beachfront shopping mall, the Central Festival Pattaya Beach Mall.
The city ( Mueang ) had 104,318 registered inhabitants in 2007. As with the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, that figure excludes the large number of people who work in the city but remain registered in their hometowns, and many long-term expatriate visitors. Including non-registered residents, the population numbers around 300,000 at any given time. Other estimates put the figure as high as 500,000. Most of the officially-registered Pattaya residents are of Thai-Chinese ancestry. Due to the tourist industry, many people from the Northeast (known as Issan, the poorest region of Thailand) have come to work in Pattaya, and are counted for census purposes in their hometown.
There is a fast-growing community of foreign retirees living in Pattaya. Thai immigration has a special visa category for foreigners over age 50 who wish to retire in Thailand. Pattaya is attractive to many retirees from Europe and other Western countries not only because of its climate and exotic, easy lifestyle, but also because living costs are a fraction of those in Europe, a major consideration for people on fixed pensions or incomes. Pattaya is a seaside resort on the Eastern Gulf Coast of Thailand, about 150 km southeast of Bangkok. Pattaya is mostly famous for its go-go and beer bars, but local authorities have made some efforts to provide more family-friendly attractions and activities. Although the sex industry is still going strong and sex tourism remains the key money earner for Pattaya, the resort also attracts local families and holiday makers from around the world. If you are going to be offended by the sight of fat old men hand in hand with young Thai women, then Pattaya is probably not the place for you.
Efforts by local authorities over the past few years have improved the quality of the beaches, but they are still lacklustre by Thailand's standards, and over-development has long since destroyed some of the natural charms the area once had. However, the plethora of hotels and guest houses, and easy access from the capital and airport, make it a popular weekend getaway. Catering for over five million annual visitors, Pattaya is also able to offer an excellent range of eating options and a wide variety of things to do. Its population is a colourful mix of nationalities and ethnicities from near and far. Pattaya occupies most of the coastline of Bang Lamung District (one of the eleven districts that comprise Chonburi Province). This article only deals with Pattaya proper, which spans the areas to the east of Naklua Beach and Pattaya Beach, plus the Buddha Hill headland (which is immediately south of Pattaya Beach). Jomtien is covered in a separate article and contains Jomtien Beach and the areas east of it, including Dongtan Beach. The beaches of Jomtien are much broader and generally in a better shape, and the atmosphere locally is more sedate and family-oriented than at Pattaya.
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TWO WEEKS IN THAILAND | Elizabeth Dhokia
Last September I spent a couple of weeks in Thailand visiting Bangkok, Ayutthaya, and Chiang Mai. It was a trip full of food and culture, visiting lots of temples and places to eat. PLUS, I received a huge surprise when my husband turned up halfway through the trip. We got to spent the final week together in Chiang Mai, the city where we first met 8 years ago.
Thank you to the Tourism Authority of Thailand for supporting this trip.
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#7 24 HOURS IN MALAYSIA -
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#11 ELEPHANT NATURE PARK -
#12 TATTOOS AND TEMPLES IN CHIANG MAI -
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PLACES FEATURED:
Wat Maha That - Ayutthaya
Wat Pho - Bangkok
Muslim Restaurant - Ayutthaya
Wat Phanan Choeng - Ayutthaya
Wat Phra Singh - Chiang Mai
Riverboat Cruise - Bangkok
MBK Food Court - Bangkok
Sukhimvit Soi 18 - Bangkok
Chao Praya River Taxi - Bangkok
Cabbages and Condoms Restaurant - Bangkok
Bang Rak street food - Bangkok
Tuk tuk ride on Sukhimvit - Bangkok
Rama 1 Road / Phaya Thai Road - Bangkok
Restaurant (need to find the name) - Ayutthaya
Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon - Ayutthaya
Bang Pa-In Royal Palace - Ayutthaya
Wat Phra Si Sanphet - Ayutthaya
Chatrium Hotel - Bangkok
Yaowarat Road, Chinatown - Bangkok
Sky Bar / Lebua - Bangkok
RarinJinda Hotel and Spa - Chiang Mai
Night Bazaar - Chiang Mai
Elephant Nature Park - Chiang Mai
Nimmanahaeminda Road - Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai Cookery School - Chiang Mai
Somphet Market - Chiang Mai
Impresso Coffee Shop, Soi 11 Nimman - Chiang Mai
Modzilla Tattoo, Soi 13 Nimman - Chiang Mai
Wat Phan Tao - Chiang Mai
Bed Station Hostel - Bangkok
Supannigga Dinner River Boat Cruise - Bangkok
The Grand Palace - Bangkok
Rama VIII Bridge - Bangkok
Chatuchak Market - Bangkok
Bed Hotel Phra Singh - Chiang Mai
Khao San Road - Bangkok
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#2 BANGKOK RIVER BOAT TOUR -
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#4 FOOD AND TEMPLES IN AYUTTHAYA -
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#7 24 HOURS IN MALAYSIA -
#8 HE SURPRISED ME IN BANGKOK -
#9 CHIANG MAI NIGHT BAZAAR -
#10 SPA DAY IN CHIANG MAI -
#11 ELEPHANT NATURE PARK -
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Tsunami at Phi Phi Island, 2004
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Wat Rachanada, Monks Chanting
Our visit to Wat Rachanada in Bangkok. I was probably not supposed to take this video, but it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up!