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Thailand 2011: Ved Manao Beach

Klar til afgang tidligt om morgenen

Bob - vores chauffør de næste mange dage er ved at pakke bilen

Lige tid til en cigaret til kaffen før afgang

Stop ved Hua Hin og stranden ved kongens sommerresidens

Et yndet turistmål

Med de vanlige boder og masser af scootere

Nu er vi ude på selve stranden

Lækker sandstrand og dybblåt vand

som selvfølgelig skal afprøves - DET ER VARMT, som i et badekar !

Bangkoks skyskrabere skimtes i baggrunden

Stranden er kantet med kokospalmer

Tilbage gennem trængslen ved boderne

Cider skal lige købe sig en solhat, medens alle hjælper

Nu er vi fremme ved hotellet i Ao Manao

Det ser da fint ud - vi skal bo på egne hotelværelser, medens resten bor i en lille lejlighed

Hotellet ligger helt ud til vandet. Området tilhører luftvåbenet, og det er soldater der holder vagt ved indkørslen til området, der, som det kan ses, har egen landingsbane

Uvist hvad der står på dette skilt - der er ingen engelske oversættelser, for området benyttes primært af thailændinge

og det er vi jo godt tilfreds med

Billeder fra stranden

og den første badetur

det er børnevenligt og lavvandet, så man skal temmelig langt ud for at kunne svømme

Op til hotellet,

for vi skal ud at køre igen

Billeder taget ud af vinduet fra bussen

Hov - to aber vandrer af sted på ledningerne

Vi befinder os stadig indenfor området

Masser af små fiskerbåde på vandet

og udstillede fly

Nu er vi forbi vagten og er på vej til Khao Chong Krachok, Prachuap Khiri Khan

Khao Chong Krachok

- også kaldet Mirror Mountain Temple. Fra foden af bjerget til templet er der 396 trin. Fra toppen er der en pragtfuld udsigt. Står man et bestem sted oppe på bjerget ligner de to bugter Ao Manao og Ao Prachuab et spejlbillede af hinanden - derfor navnet på templet.

Her starter bjerget

og trappen op

men først skal vi passere de utallige aber, der holder til ved foden af bjerget

De kravler op af Jean fordi han har mad til dem

Han synes det var sjovt

Se bare

Nå men vi starter opstigningen

med flere hvil i varmen ( lader selvfølgelig bare som om jeg stopper for at tage billeder )

Videre !

Videre !

Sidste etape - Bjørn og Jean løber om kap for at nå toppen

... men Jean snubler ( indrømmer han ikke kunne mere )

og Bjørn vinder !

Nu er alle nået helt på til templet

Sikke et syn, til alle sider

Michelle præsenterer beviset på vor "bjergbestigning"

Thailænderne siger selv, at man har ikke været i Ao Manao hvis man ikke har været oppe til templet hér

Toppen af templet neden for bjerget

Noget nyere

Vi kører igen i bussen

en tur ud til havnen, hvor alle de små fiskerbåde lægger til

Khao Chong Krachok kan ses i baggrunden

Dee taler med en af de lokale fiskere

Indkørslen til en god restaurant, som vi har fået anbefalet af Nonglaks bror

Første, men ikke sidste, gang vi får is i vores øl

Sædvanlige plasticstole og neonrør, men maden var perfekt

Næste morgen

Billeder fra balkonen

Morgenmaden spises i restauranten, vi betaler med billetter

Så ud og at køre igen

I dag skal vi en tur til den burmesiske grænse. Der er en masse handlende fra Burma, som sælger deres varer endnu billigere end i Thailand.

Lige her hvor vi opholder os, er landet ganske smalt, og der er ikke langt til grænsen ( se pilen )

Kokospalmer alle vegne - og ind imellem går der kvæg på græs

Huai Yang National Park

Det er gratis at besøge Huai Yang National Park. Hvis man ankommer i bil til parken koster det 30 baht for bilen og 20 baht for hver Thai person. For udlændinge er prisen 50 baht pr. person, men hvis man har Thai kørekort, kan man forhandle om prisen. Man skal huske at spørge høfligt.

Huai Yang vandfald

Vi er gået opad gennem regnskoven og følger vandfaldet

Der er både store og små fisk i vandet. De små fisk kommer hen og nipper i tæerne.

Nonglak og Ian´s bror følger med på mobilen, og har anbefalet denne restaurant.

Her fik jeg østersomelet for første gang

.. og øl med is

Bjørn er helt vild med denne salat med vandspinat, på engelsk: "Morning Glory" eller thai: "Pak Boong"

det er nu blevet mørkt og alle fiskerbådene ligger derude med lys på

Denne hund lå lige og sov på stranden

Desserten hentes lige i byen: Pandekager med kandiseret mælk

Tilbage ved hotellet får vi kaffe ved vandet

Sidder på rad og række. En hyggestund før alle går i seng

Næste morgen var vi ude og sejle til en ø, hvor vi kunne svømme og snorkle ved et rev

Vi larmer af sted i den lille gamle båd med "piskeris-motor"

Den er tætnet med stofrester

og presningen sidder fast på denne rustne jernkonstruktion

Det hindrer dog ingen i at nyde turen

Bortset fra at der er så lavt til loftet, så vi skal sidde med hovedet bøjet

medens frugt og andre delikatesser uddeles

Vi benytter jo enhver situation til at spise

Vi er ved øen, men båden kan ikke komme ind over revet p.g.a. ebbe

Så vi hopper fra båden - det er let

Det var straks sværere at komme op igen, men svømmeturene var pragtfulde, og vi var land tid ude ved øen

Aftenen er faldet på og vi er tilbage ved Amanau

Lige tid til en aftendukkert

Træerne ved stranden

smider disse kogler, som man ikke skal gå på med bare tæer

Svømmeturen er forbi

Vi mødes lige til kaffe og de traditionelle pandekager

Bjørn har fået rigtig meget sol i dag

pas på kokosnødderne

Tid at finde sengen - vi er dødtrætte efter en dag på søen med brændende sol

Nu går turen tilbage til Bangkok

Dejlig ferie hér i Amanau

Stopper op p.g.a. en abekoloni

Tørstige ?

De er vidunderlige disse aber

Er de ikke skønne ?

Kaldes dusky leaf monkey ( mørk blad-abe ), spectacled langur, or spectacled leaf monkey ( mørk, blad-brille-abe). Latinsk navn =Trachypithecus obscurus

De er ret sjældne findes i Thailand, Malaysia og Burma

Ungerne er rødhårede !

De lever i regnskove i grupper af 15-20 stk

Foreløbig kun billeder ag hunner med børn

Hér er han: Han-aben, der leder haremmet, faderen til alle de små abeunger

Vi kører 247 km til

Samut Songkhram

SAMUT SONGKHRAM's ATTRACTIONS

Don Hoi Lot This bar of worm shell, a famous tourist attraction of Samut Songkhram, is located at the mouth of the Mae Klong River not so far from the township area. The bar located amidst the bay can be seen during the dry season (April and May) only. To access the bar one can hire a longtailed boat from the Mae Klong Market Landing and the trip takes 45 minutes.

Floating Market There are several floating markets in the vicinity of Chagwat Samut Songkhram. A visitor can hire a boat from Mae Klong Market Landing to visit them.

They are :

Bang Noi Floating Market This floating market, located in the vicinity of Kradang-Nga Sanitary Area of Amphoe Amphawa takes place on the 3rd, 8th,and 13th days of both waxing moon and waning moon from 06.00 to 11.00 hours.
Tha Kha Floating Market This floating market is located in the vicinity of Tambon Tha Kha, Amphoe Amphawa and it takes place on the 2nd, 7th, and 12th days of both waxing and waning moon from 07.00 to 12.00 hours.
Amphawa Floating Market In Front Of Wat Amphawan Chetiyaram This floating market, located in the vicinity of Tambon Amphawa, Amphoe Amphawa, takes place everyday from 06.00 to 09.00 hours.

Wat Phet Samut Woravihara This is the biggest monastery in Changwat Samut Songkhram and the main attraction is the revered Buddha image named "Luang Pho Wat Ban Laem" housed in the Ubosot.

Wat Chulamani This is an ancient monastery located on the bank of Amphawa Canal. Behind it is an area which, used to be the residence of Somdet Phra Amarintharamat and Somdet Phra Suriyentharamat, the Queens of King Rama I and King Rama II. This monastery was constructed by Thao Kaeo Phlug (Noi), Bang chang Market control Officer, who established the Na Bang Chang family name during the Ayutthaya era.

Wat Amphawan Chetiyaram This is the monastery of the family who established the Na Bang Chang family name. It was constructed by Somdet Phra Roop Sirisophak Mahanak Nari, the princess mother of Somdet Phra Amarintharamat and it is believed that King Phra Phuttha Lertla, Rama II, was born here. It is located at the mouth of Amphawan Canal, Tambon Amphawa, Amphoe Amphawa.

King Buddhalertla Naphalai Memorial Park This garden, occupying an area of 11 rai, is the royal place of birth of King Phra Phuttha Lertla. There is a group of typical Thai houses used as a museum with some shops selling foods, local food stuffs, and handicraft items within the compound. Trees and plants of all species ever found in Thai literature are grown throughout the landscape. To access the garden, one can travel by Highway No.4 to Km.63 where one turns to enter Highway No. 325 leading to Changwat Samut Songkhram. It is six kilometers further on (guide signs are displayed all the way). Alternatively, one can make a bus trip via the Bang Mun Nag route from the bus terminal located at the Municipality Market. The Park is open daily from 09.00 to 18.00 hours and the admission fee is 20 Baht per person.

Wat Phummarin Kudithong This monastery is located on the bank of Mae Klong River at the mouth of Khlong Prachachuen (west side) in the vicinity of Tambon Sa Luang, Amphoe Amphawa. The main attraction here is the Kudithong which was constructed during the early era of the first reign by millionaires of the Bang Chang family.

Annual Lychee Fair Being a fertile province, Samut Songkhram has many kinds of fruit including lychee. The province conducts a fair from the end of April to the beginning of May called "The Annual Lychee Fair" which is also regarded as the Agricultural Day Fair of the province. Interested persons can inquire the proper schedule at the Sala Klang, or at TAT Bangkok.

King Rama II Memorial Park Fair The fair, held in February every year, celebrates Thailand's "poet king" Rama II (reign:1809-1824) with artistic, culinary, handicraft, horticultural exhibitions and contests, and traditional Thai musical and dramatic performances, including dancing, puppetry and burlesque, in the riverine park's bucolic setting

February of every year, a fair is held at the King Rama II Memorial Park in Amphoe Amphawan, Samut Songkhram. This is to celebrate the life and work of the poet king who reigned from 1809–1824. King Buddhalertla was an artist, composer and writer and was born in 1809 in Amphoe Amphawa. During his reign, a kind of renaissance took place in Thai arts and culture. The park was built here in order to honour his memory. In the grounds, you can find a traditional Thai style house, a large lawn and a botanical garden that has a copy of every plant that has ever been mentioned in Thai literature.

The annual fair took place at the weekend and we drove down there yesterday. Samut Songkhram isn’t really that far from Bangkok. I suppose it took an hour and a half to reach the city by car. Then Amphoe Amphawa was a further 4 kms away. The bilingual signposts for King Rama II Park were very helpful and we didn’t get lost at all. You can reach here by bus from the Southern Bus Terminal or even by train from Wong Wian Yai. You then take local transport to Amphawa Floating Market. It is only about a five minute walk from here to the park.

King Rama II Memorial Park

Billetten

This is to celebrate the life and work of the poet king who reigned from 1809–1824. King Buddhalertla was an artist, composer and writer and was born in 1809 in Amphoe Amphawa.
During his reign, a kind of renaissance took place in Thai arts and culture.
The park was built here in order to honour his memory.
In the grounds, you can find a traditional Thai style house, a large lawn and a botanical garden that has a copy of every plant that has ever been mentioned in Thai literature

Bagefter spiste vi medbragt frokost i skyggen ved templet - hundene fik rester

denne rævelignende hund var meget sky og tynd, og den turde ikke spise maden

denne lå mæt og glad på maven

og rævehunden krøb sammen i gulvet

Vi bliver sat i land her og kommer ind i et mini zoo

bagved ligger

Bang Kung Camp

Bang Kung Camp is located at Mu 4, Tambon Bang Kung. When arriving at the camp site, visitors will firstly see an imitation wall built in memory of the battle. Here is a historic navy camp site. Following the second defeat of the Ayutthaya kingdom in 1767, King Taksin the Great moved the naval force to set up camp in the district of Bang Kung since Mueang Mae Klong (the city of Mae Klong) was in the way used by the Burmese army. A wall was built to make Wat Bang Kung be in the middle of the camp as a spirit centre for soldiers. King Taksin the Great later commanded the Chinese from Rayong, Chon Buri, Ratchaburi, and Kanchanaburi to form a guard unit for the camp. The camp was, therefore, called the ‘Bang Kung Chinese Camp.’ The king named the guards ‘Thahan Phakdi Asa’ or the ‘voluntary loyal soldiers.’ In 1768, the Burmese king of Angwa led an army via Kanchanaburi to surround the camp. King Taksin the Great and Phra Maha Montri (Bunma) jointly fought and defeated the Burmese. It was the first battle against the Burmese after the Kingdom of Thon Buri had been established by King Taksin the Great. The victory was hailed as moral support to the Thai people while it created a sense of fear among the Burmese army. The camp site was left deserted for almost 200 years. In 1967, the Ministry of Education established a boy scout camp on the site to celebrate King Taksin the Great, and also built a shrine as a memorial to the king. The ceremony to raise the shrine was held on 20 June 1968. Within the camp compound, there is the Ubosot (ordination hall) commonly called as ‘Bot Luangpho Dam,’ which was built in the Ayutthaya period. The hall is wholly covered by four species of ficus plants: Pho (Bodhi), Sai, Krai, and Krang. Therefore, it is also called ‘Bot Prok Pho’ (ordination hall covered by Bodhi trees). The monument of King Taksin the Great is in the nearby area.