A lot of beautiful places are to be visited around Thailand but one of the nearest would be a beach called Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan province. I have been to this place many times but it is always customary that I go beyond the touristy trails thus visiting Thap Tai and Nong Kae. Thus, this side of Hua Hin is something new.
Almost three hours away from the city of Bangkok, Hua Hin have been a favourite among the many Thais because of its waters, food and serene sceneries.
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| Hua Hin Beach |
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| Beautiful Skyline |
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| A group of dog lovers |
After a hearty breakfast, I left the hotel and traveled some more kilometres to visit the well known temple of Huay Mongkol. Lur Mongkol is a famous monk who had been doing miracles thus the revered and honour accustomed to him. It is said that anyone who carries and wears an amulet with his image will be lucky.
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| Huay Mongkol Temple |
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| Walk under the elephant |
It is also a belief among the locals that aside from worshiping and paying respect to the monk, one needs to walk under the wooden elephant for luck. I saw some people circling the underbelly and glad that it is a wooden one, not a real one.
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| Wooden elephant for luck |
Right beside the enormous garden and pavilions housing numerous statues and saints is a small plot of land owned by a private person. He transformed his land into a sunflower field. It only takes around a dollar to enter and snap photos to your delight.
The field is very small compared to the vast fields of sunflowers in Lopburi but since I was there, why not bring myself some sunshine with its flashes of colours and sizes.
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| An old carriage |
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| An old mailbox |
And when the day is about to end, I retreated back home traveling another three hours but with delight in my heart and soul on a fruitful weekend.
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An Old Person saying,
"Let the Merry Sunshine In!" |
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The beach looks enticing! I really miss the beach and the waves. Hopefully I could find the right time to go to the beach again :)
love lots,
Tin
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Loved the sunflowers!
thank you po Sir Jonathan for touring us around ^_^
Mukhang ok sa lugar na yan sir Jo, kasi parang ang konti lang ng tao.
At ang lalaki ng mga sunflower! :)
I'm glad na nakapag-muni muni ka ulit dyan :)
Ingat din sa pagbigkas kasi minsan pag nagkamali ng intonation, iba na ang meaning. Halimbawa ang salitang banana at sex organ ng lalake. O di kaya ang pangalan ng upo sa Thai which is not so good in English.
Anyway, kung gusto mong marinig ang mga locals eh di punta ka dito. Ipasyal ka nila, ha,ha,ha!
Oo nga nakapag muni muni muli ako at may piktur pa! This one holds the most number of likes in my FB page.
Soon, ikaw naman ang bibisitahin ko jan sa Thai at ipapasyal mo ko with your red schoo bus! Hahaha. Walang makakapigil. Lol
And you remember my red school bus eh, I'll ask a friend to drive us around if time permitting. Gawin mong weekends para makalabas tayo ng city. Pero isa isa muna, HK ka muna.
Walang makakapigil basta ba walang laglag bala!
My grandparents were from Bangkok and Songkhla, so I usually visited those places only.
Why do you visit Thailand so often? I am just curious.
I am working here. I actually studied and had been staying in Thailand for many, many years this most of the places I visited were located in here. I do go back to Manila for a few days each year and travel the world maybe once or twice, budget permitting. Never been to Songkla and might do a short trip in the future.