Thailand | Cave, Floating Market, Temples
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
A little back story: I was born in the states, but moved to Thailand when I was around 4 or 5, and moved back when I was 9. I haven't seen my relatives (aside from the ones who live in California) in almost 15 years!
We met up at a seafood restaurant called Daeng Restaurant - about 2 hours south of Bangkok. Legit, the best seafood I've ever had tbh.
There are so many stray dogs and cats in Thailand. Imma need Bob Barker to remind ppl to help control the pet population, have your pet sprayed or neutered.
This photo was taken at a temple right on the coast. We walked around for a bit, and did some ~praying~ at the temple. After that, we drove to (one of many) floating markets.
We parked on the opposite side, so we had to take a boat to cross the river. Only cost around 3 baht.
My cousin and uncle.
My dad holding on for dear life lol.
We walked around the market, which stretched pretty far. Ate some street grilled food, drank some fresh coconut water. The fruit in the photo above isn't really eatable; people tend to make juice outta' them. Tastes like fresh fruit punch!
Walking along this view.
Thai sunsets are always to so photogenic imo. I like how you can actually see the outline of the sun so clearly.
Alas, the floating market! Sorry about the grainy, blurry quality. It was pretty dark out, and I didn't have time to do a correct exposure as there were so many people on the bridge. Tried my best to lighten the photo up.
The people who are sitting are ordering/ eating food from the boat. Sort of like a food truck.
Wasn't exaggerating about the amount of people. Floating markets are popular tourist sites. What a claustrophobic nightmare.
It was dragon fruit season when I was there, so I had a lot of these for breakfast. The texture is similar to a kiwi, but the taste is pretty bland.
At Phetchaburi province. There are copious amounts of monkeys near the cave. So when we parked our cars, there were people selling giant stuffed alligator dolls to put on top of the car to scare off monkeys. Not sure how effective that was...
The entrance to Tham Khao Luang Cave. It looks like the entrance to the final boss in a video game.
Also a lot of the monkeys would follow you down those stairs. But they're pretty harmless (for the most part).
Walking down...
A peek inside
First section of the cave is filled with traditional thai artifacts.
A different angle.
Walking towards the other section.
Let there be light!
idk why this reminds me of Aladin.
After Phetchaburi, we continued driving south. We ended up at this remote beach resort/ park, with bungalos and tents you can rent. We slept here for the night.
I woke up bright and early, and ran to the beach. The water was at a good temp, and super clear. Sadly there were tons of jellyfishes that washed up on shore :\
We rented bikes and rode around the area.
We left the beach, and went to this temple that was on top of a hill.
Detail
View from the Buddha statue.
Hiking up to the temple.
Looks like we madeee ittttt
PS, shoes off. Always.
Detail
Ocean view from inside the temple.
Heading home. Random pineapple.
Stay tune for part 2!
Labels: Bangkok, Daeng Restaurant, Phetchaburi, Thailand, Tham Khao Luang, travel
Thailand | Cave, Floating Market, Temples
POSTED ON Wednesday, March 18, 2015 AT 6:45 PM \\
A little back story: I was born in the states, but moved to Thailand when I was around 4 or 5, and moved back when I was 9. I haven't seen my relatives (aside from the ones who live in California) in almost 15 years!
We met up at a seafood restaurant called Daeng Restaurant - about 2 hours south of Bangkok. Legit, the best seafood I've ever had tbh.
There are so many stray dogs and cats in Thailand. Imma need Bob Barker to remind ppl to help control the pet population, have your pet sprayed or neutered.
This photo was taken at a temple right on the coast. We walked around for a bit, and did some ~praying~ at the temple. After that, we drove to (one of many) floating markets.
We parked on the opposite side, so we had to take a boat to cross the river. Only cost around 3 baht.
My cousin and uncle.
My dad holding on for dear life lol.
We walked around the market, which stretched pretty far. Ate some street grilled food, drank some fresh coconut water. The fruit in the photo above isn't really eatable; people tend to make juice outta' them. Tastes like fresh fruit punch!
Walking along this view.
Thai sunsets are always to so photogenic imo. I like how you can actually see the outline of the sun so clearly.
Alas, the floating market! Sorry about the grainy, blurry quality. It was pretty dark out, and I didn't have time to do a correct exposure as there were so many people on the bridge. Tried my best to lighten the photo up.
The people who are sitting are ordering/ eating food from the boat. Sort of like a food truck.
Wasn't exaggerating about the amount of people. Floating markets are popular tourist sites. What a claustrophobic nightmare.
It was dragon fruit season when I was there, so I had a lot of these for breakfast. The texture is similar to a kiwi, but the taste is pretty bland.
At Phetchaburi province. There are copious amounts of monkeys near the cave. So when we parked our cars, there were people selling giant stuffed alligator dolls to put on top of the car to scare off monkeys. Not sure how effective that was...
The entrance to Tham Khao Luang Cave. It looks like the entrance to the final boss in a video game.
Also a lot of the monkeys would follow you down those stairs. But they're pretty harmless (for the most part).
Walking down...
A peek inside
First section of the cave is filled with traditional thai artifacts.
A different angle.
Walking towards the other section.
Let there be light!
idk why this reminds me of Aladin.
After Phetchaburi, we continued driving south. We ended up at this remote beach resort/ park, with bungalos and tents you can rent. We slept here for the night.
I woke up bright and early, and ran to the beach. The water was at a good temp, and super clear. Sadly there were tons of jellyfishes that washed up on shore :\
We rented bikes and rode around the area.
We left the beach, and went to this temple that was on top of a hill.
Detail
View from the Buddha statue.
Hiking up to the temple.
Looks like we madeee ittttt
PS, shoes off. Always.
Detail
Ocean view from inside the temple.
Heading home. Random pineapple.
Stay tune for part 2!
Labels: Bangkok, Daeng Restaurant, Phetchaburi, Thailand, Tham Khao Luang, travel
