One Day Trip in Samut Prakarn : Bang Nam Puang Floating Market, Pom Phra Chulachomklao

Editor : Lina
Play wright & Photographer : 林 昊(Lin Hao)

Saturday 26, 2008

First Idea in my had was....Send my Old PC to my nephew at my hometown...

Few days ago,,,,I had call to my brother,,And notice that my nephews are need my old PC....I need to use it for his computer class.

And I did promise to my youngest nephew to send my old PC to him right away I can,

My holiday was broken by that....I have to wake up early morning to finish my words that gave to my Nephews, 6 AM....The Alarm clock ranging....

My friend driven us to the Public southern bus station.

We are not really expert in driving skill, So need to be such most carefully in those Road navigator sign.

I was visit to many shop..but they are not acceptable my PC.Transporting. during to many option. some of the reason is not accept to send the computer., Ho!!!!my God,,what can I do now....I told my self,

I ask my friend to take me to The Post office.,

terrible ,,,,we both get lost for post office...We are certainly don't know where is it.. ..My friend still keeping driving,,,with keeping eyes to searching the post office sign...

We finally found small private Post,,But my hope was gone when one of staff said,,,"We are small shop..we had low warranty your mail" ..... That made us turning our head out from that shop...and still looking around another one,,

The next one was good enough to told us that ,Them office main computer was out of order!!.

"Take it back to your home dude" my friend give me the most fantastic word ...

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after we can not due with the sending problem, We have changed our mind to go to traveling "bang Nam Phung "It is floating Market at Samut Prakarn Province.,

We tern the car around, to the Rama 2 street,this street will head for Pra-bra-Daeng ,,But keeping looking for the the street guide post to our destination.

until we driven pass the expressway which enter to Pra-Bra -Daeng ....But we did confusing again because the Road is still in build...No any Guide post to lead us the destination.

I get out from the car to finding some shit sign. and asking the local people.,So ,,,,we did driving in the street that people give us the information,.....We excited by seeing those street side beautiful view,Cause that day was good weather and sunny,
After we get the destination... We didn't forget to buy some spare foods for our return trip to the way we was driven....

We stop the car at the Industrial ringroad Megabridge zone to take some picture,,This bridge is building in order to resolve the Traffic jam in this area.which take 10 year for building,!!!

Reference : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=97434&page=10&pp=20

and it time to continue trip....After check the time we still left the time to looking for more traveling place, So I got the idea to go to Pom Phra Chulachomklao ,,,I had been there before by playing with taking a public bus looking around to Pra Samut's pagoda, I had been to Pra Samut's pagoda...but never got the chance to visit Pom Phra Chulachomklao which we will going today.

So..we decide to turning the car to Samut Jedi district,..which again we follow the street guiding post...we were at the military zone,.The landscape here are beautiful until we arrive Pom Phra Chulachomklao ..we spend more time here to traveling with the most beautiful..the mangrove tree area and the pier bridge..which landing to the sea were stunning us to impressing that atmosphere which landing to the sea were stunning us to impressing that atmosphere., The Marine museum on Royal Maeklong’s warship

One Day Trip in Nakhon Pathom : Sanam Chandra Palace

Editor : Tracy Jin
Photographer : 林 昊(Lin Hao)

Last saturday night
I will went to the Rama 8 Bridge and
chose some areas at Mukhkawan Rungsan Bridge for taking photos.
suddenly it started to rain heavely.
poor thing, I had no choice but to find eaves to shelter,
I was not going to anywhere just waiting until it stoped,
after all,taking a taxi back home was what i could do,totally helpless.


On Sunday 20, 2008
about 9.00 pm. My friend called me and we chatted a lot and he asked "what's your plan fo r today?" I thought for a while and we agreed to get a trip to "Trip Nakhon Pathom"


I left home by motorcyle to main road and took a bus to the Laksi railway station, there I bought a ticket for Laksi to Bangkok railway station (Hua lam pong), plus I had appointment with my friend to meet there.

We went to Nakhon Pathom by train, it took almost 2 hours to get there, staying on the train and looking the view outside of the window, it was good for us taking photos ,as many as we can ,cool!







"Jork..." my belly lets out a sound of ko-ko and, i knew it was because I had not eaten anything from the morning. so the most important thing we we gonna do is to have lunch at Nakhon Pathom, Since I was that hungry and can't endure more, so I bought 2 packs (pork postpone with basil, fried egg and rices) for us.

we arrived Nakhon pathom at last, We went out of the train and walked about 500 metres. We can saw the big pagoda which many local people call "Phra Pathom Chedi"

Phra Pathom Chedi is the highest stupa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupa) in the world
with a height of 127 m. It is located in the town Nakhon Pathom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhon_Pathom),Thailand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand).

The name Phra Pathom Chedi means Holy chedi (stupa) of the beginning. The stupa at the location is first mentioned in scriptures of the year 675, however archaeological findings recored that a first stupa was dated back to the 4th century.

In the 11th century it was overbuilt with a Khmer style prang, which was later overgrown by the jungle. The ruin was visited several times by the later King Mongkut (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongkut) during his time as a monk, and after his coronation he ordered the building of a new and more magnificent chedi at the site. After 17 years of construction it was finished in 1870, and the population of nearby Nakhon Chai Si (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphoe_Nakhon_Chai_Si)
was ordered to move to the newly created town around the chedi. Chedi of Nakhon Pathom


In 2005 the building was submitted to the UNESCO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO)
as a future world heritage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_heritage) site.

We wandered around the big pagoda up and down to this temple, then continued for about one kilometers. Finally, we arrived at Sanam Chandra Palace.

Sanam Chandra Palace
Sanam Chandra Palace is located in Nakorn Pathom, a province 56 km south of Bangkok . The palace is about a kilometer away from the majestic pagoda, Phra Pathom Chedi. The location was formerly called “ Noen Prasart “, and believed to be the site of an ancient palace. Close to Noen Prasart, before a Brahman shrine, was located a natural pool called “ Sa Nam Chand “ (presently Sa Bua).

Before ascending the throne, the then Crown Prince Vajiravudh ( later H. M. King Rama VI 1910 - 1925 ) came to this city to pay homage to the big pagoda. He wished to build a palace here as a retreat and a residence during his pilgrimage trip to the pagoda. He preferred this area for he viewed it as a strategic location. In 1907, he bought about 335 acres of land around Noen Prasart from local people. He then had Luang Phitak Manop ( Noi Silapi, later Phraya Visukam Prasit ) design and supervise the construction of the palace. The construction began in 1902 by the end of the Fifth Reign ( 1868 – 1910 ). It was completed in 1911. H.M. King Rama VI named it Sanam Chandra Palace .







In addition, the king had another plan for this palace. It was to serve not only as a retreat, but also as a stronghold during a national crisis. Here, he regularly held practices for the Wild Tigers Corps, a para – military troop.

On December 1 st , 2003, the Committee for the Renovation of Sanarm Chandra Palace chaired by HRH Princess Bejraratana Rajasuda, H.M. King Rama VI's daughter, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior, Mr. Navin Khantahirun; Nakhon Pathom Governor and Assistant Professor Likid Khanchanaporn, the Vice – President of Sanam Chandra Campus, Silpakorn University returned the palace including its satellite buildings to Bureau of the Royal Household following the wishes of HRH Princess Bejraratana Rajasuda. At present, to Bureau of the Royal Household has since opened the Bhimarn Prathom Residence including the Prayer Room in this residence, Samakkeemukamartaya Hall, Ganesa Shrine, Chaleemongkolasana Residence, Mareerajaratanabulung Residence, Thub Kwan Residence and Statue of Yalae, to the general public.

One Day Trip in Bangkok : Museum Siam Discovery Museum

Editor : Tracy Jin
Play wright & Photographer : 林 昊(Lin Hao)

It is located on Sanam Chai Road in Phra Nakhon District, in the former building of the Ministry of Commerce. This building won an outstanding award of art and architecture preservation in 2006 from the committee on art and architecture preservation of the Association of Siamese Architects under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King (ASA).

The museum serves as a learning centre on ethnology, anthropology, and other fields related to Thai society and Southeast Asia, in order to instil consciousness and understanding of the Thai people in their history, nation, culture, and localities, as well as connect relative ties with neighbouring countries. New methods of a display with modern media have been applied to enable participation of visitors in learning and understanding historical stories of the Thai nation. The contents on display in the form of the ‘Essays on Thailand’ have been divided into 16 rooms in the three-storey building. The first floor exhibits rooms of ‘Immersive Theater’ and ‘Typically Thai.’ The second floor displays rooms of the ‘Map Room,’ ‘Bangkok, New Ayutthaya,’ ‘Village Life,’ ‘Change,’ ‘Politics and Communications,’ ‘Thailand and the World,’ ‘Thailand Today,’ and ‘Thailand Tomorrow.’ The third floor includes rooms of ‘Introduction to Suvarnabhumi,’ ‘Suvarnabhumi,’ ‘Buddhism,’ ‘Founding of Ayutthaya,’ ‘Siam,’ and the ‘War Room.’ Visitors will gain knowledge and enjoy themselves from visiting each exhibition room. In addition, learning activities are organised for youth and aficionados of museums.



















The museum is open on Tuesdays to Sundays from 10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. It is closed on Mondays. For further details, call Tel. 0 2622 2599 , Fax: 0 2225 2775, or visit the website: www.ndmi.or.th.

Location: on Sanam Chai Road, near Wat Pho (500 metre walking distance) and Phra Nakorn Police Station.

How to get there: taking public bus no. 3, 6, 9, 12, 47, 53, 82, 524 or taking taxi boat toTha Tien Pier then continue walking for 500 metres.

Holy Flowers@WAT PHRAPHUTTHABAT

Editor : Lina
Play wright & Photographer : 林 昊(Lin Hao)

Yesterday (July 17, 2008)

In the morning
I went to Bangkok Transportation: Mo Chit2 for visited “Holy Flowers” at WAT PHRAPHUTTHABAT RATCHAWORAMAHAVIHAN, I arrived MoChit2 at 4:30+ a.m. by taxi.

I’m not familiar here because When I back to my hometown I usually use other station so I don’t know what’s counter services pay tickets for my destination, I ask from information man which he walking in front of those counters

I booking a ticket for myself from Bangkok to Wat PhraPhutthabat Ratchaworamahavihan, I stayed on bus about 2 hours ago

I take off a bus with many people which go there


Wat PhraPhutthabat Ratchaworamahavihan
The most important Buddha’s footprints in Thailand are to found at this temple these footprints were found dusing the time of king songtham of Ayutthaya. The king then built a temporary pavilion to house the found footprints since then, the pavilion had been reconstructed many times,































There are ceremonies held to worship the lord Buddha’s footprints twice a year, for example a giving merit with holy flowers, which held before Buddhist rain retreat day.