We spent a night in Nakhon Pathom on the way to Cha Am
Diary Home restaurant in Pak Chong near Khao Yai National Park
Pad Thai Tortilla and Steak
Vanilla Sky restaurant in Nakhon Pathom. They had a huge selection of craft beer in cans and bottles. This is Mirror Pond Pale Ale on tap.
Nice to have a hotel that understands our charging needs.
Campus of Silpakorn University in Nakhon Pathom
Tom N Tom's Coffee at Silpakorn University
Construction of the Baba Beach Hotel high rise at Thew Talay Estate in Cha Am
Construction of Shell station at Thew Talay Estate
Abandoned project on Cha Am side soi
Cha Am Little Shop and Resort
Waiting for the tide to come in
Sunrise from the Sky Lounge, Aquamarine, Thew Talay Estate
After a brief shower. Thew Talay Estate
My webcam also caught the rainbow
Wat Cha Am Kiri
I did my longish bicycle ride to Wat Cha Am Kiri and then on into the foothills above Cha Am
Steps up to the grotto at Wat Cha Am
View toward the sea. The big roof is the new ordination hall at Wat Cha Am
Grotto at Wat Cha Am
Many of these odd things on the wall outside the grotto
Statue of an ascetic (Phra Rusi)
Buddha image inside the grotto
Reclining Buddha further inside the grotto
Buddha image inside the grotto
Buddha image inside the grotto
Giant gong at the top of the steps up to the grotto
Passage through to the chedi cave
Chedi inside another cave
From Wat Cha Am I Headed to the Si Sattaya Priest's Camp Site
Main worship hall. Everything was in Chinese and I wasn't allowed to take photos inside.
Another building with lots of interesting stuff.
Sukhothai style Buddha Image
More stuff. Is that Jimi Hendrix in the framed photo?
This is Guan Im, which is what the Thais call the Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion
I told Mam I was on the way home, but hadn't yet decided on a route. She kindly sent me this Thai-style map showing the way.
This was at Wat Hup Kapong on the way home. Is it a Buddha image, Moai, or what?
Burial chedi at Wat Hup Kapong.
Lunch at Jit Pochana near Thew Talay Estate. This is chicken baked in pandanus leaves.
A compilation of almost all of my bicycle rides in and around Cha Am
Low Season at Cha Am Beach
Our breakfast spot on our last day.
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