Busy month. Mam had work all over the place so we had a nice long time away from Korat.
I love this fountain at the PTT Petrol Station in Wang Noi
View from the room at the Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel in Chonburi
Krua Rim Kuen restaurant in Samut Sakhon
An ice cream smile at Swensens in the Robinson's Lifestyle center in Phetchaburi.
Cha Am
Beach walk in Cha Am
Breakfast cart at Cha Am beach
Cycling to Khao Nang Phanthurat Forest Park
The park is in the mountain in the distance
This brick chedi (stupa) dates from the 13th century
Stairs to the Khao Nang Phanthurat Shrine
Khao Nang Phanthurat Shrine
The "chimney" for Khao Nang Phanthurat's cremation
Nang Phanthurat's "window"
Roots
View from Nang Phanthurat's Shrine
Yours truly at the window
View from the park entrance
Scenic road in the park.
Cactus
Rice
Mud
I got two flat tires on this ride. Fortunately, the leaks were slow enough for me to make it to a repair shop.
Short video showing the route of the ride.
Construction of the Baba Beach Club high rise hotel building
Dawn at the Baba Beach Club
Herons at the Sai Yoi breakwater
Glass Room coffee shop at the Veranda Hotel
Deep fried fish at Krua Pa Mae
Muan Chon Cafe - Cha Am
Low season at Cha Am Little Shop Resort and Restaurant
Beach at Little Shop
Little Shop
An evening at Baba Beach Club
Raya Coffee Shop - Cha Am
A fierce thunder storm blew a dead tree down and took out our Internet for 24 hours
Storm clouds to the west of Cha Am
Sunrise
Khao Nang Phantuhrat in the distance
Beach vendor
Although she looks grumpy here, this lady is a gem. Really nice. Works hard. I wish I could talk to her as I'm sure she has many stories to tell. She is the matriarch of a family of beach vendors. Wonderful breakfast food.
Coffee at the beach
The Neighbors
Condo garden video
Ayutthaya
We stayed at the delightful Ban Tye Wang guesthouse
Outdoor shower area
Porch for relaxing
Garden and old canal full of lotus plants
Evening in the dining room
Breakfast!
The hotel has a museum-like room full of interesting artifacts
The attorney, ready for work.
Bicycles are provided for touring the ancient monuments of Ayutthaya
Reclining Buddha and Chedi
Sema stones mark the boundaries of the ubosot (ordination hall) of a wat. Twin stones like this denote a royal temple
Wat Worrachet Tharam - This is a restored monastery west of the main Ayutthaya historic park
Wat Worrachet Tharam
Wat Worrachet Tharam
Wat Worrachet Tharam
Wat Suan Luang Sopsawan
Chao Phraya River - Wat Chai Wattanaram in the distance
Wat Maha Saman
Asia Openbill Storks take flight
Cruise Boats - Chao Phraya River
Wat Song Katae
Wat Ubosot
Wat Chao Pram
Wat Som
I saw this woman fishing in the canal, so I walked over and asked if she'd had any luck. She hadn't. I asked what she was fishing for and she said, "Tilapia". Then she told me she was 96 years old and hadn't eaten and did I have any money. I gave her 40 baht. She was pleased.
After several hours of walking I needed a cold drink.
This nifty little coffee shop provided a decent iced coffee.
Heading Home
Massive food court at the PTT filling station in Wang Noi
Pha Sadet railway station up in the Khao Yai mountains
We drove here to see this overhanging rock
This is part of the dual carriage way railway construction. The existing single track through Khao Yai will be replaced with double track that uses tunnels and bridges to make the route less curvy. This is the construction of one of the tunnels.
