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16-04-2006, 09:11 PM
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| ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า  Last Online: Yesterday 03:43 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands
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  | A weekend in Hua Hin Me 'n' GoW took off to Hua Hin for the Songkran holidays and stayed a few kms south of the town next door to Peace Blondie from Ajarn & TV fame. It was a bit hot walking along the beach and I got a wee bit burnt.  It's not too bad now though. 
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16-04-2006, 09:13 PM
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| ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Yesterday 03:43 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands
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| Phra Ratchaniwet Maruekkhathaiyawan Palace Phra Ratchaniwet Maruekkhathaiyawan Palace King Rama V (King Mongkut) had the palace designed by an Italian architect and built near the beach in Tambon Haui Sai Nuea, Amphoe Cha-am. Then the area was abundant with wildlife especially deer, thus resulting in the name which means “Deer Garden”. The palace consists of 3 important buildings: Samoson Sewakamat hall The 2-storeed wooden rectangular hall was used for holding meetings, social functions and performances. The ground floor is a broad hall and the top floor is all encircled by a veranda. Samut Phiman Hall This was the living department of Queen Indrasaksachi and the quarters of the inner court. There are stairways going down to the beach and the sea-front pavilions running parallel with part of Samut Phiman Hall. Phisan Sakhon Hall This living quarters of the king consists of a bathroom, royal bed chamber and study room. The front of the building has a long walkway towards the beach and a pavilion for bathing suit changing. Sadly, you are not now allowed to take pictures inside the building, but as I'm a farang, I didn't seem to understand...    |
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16-04-2006, 09:22 PM
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| ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Yesterday 03:43 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands
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| Wat Khao Ta Kieb Beach We stayed at Wat Khao Ta Kieb Beach which is right next to the big golden Buddha, south of the town. This is the view from our bungalow complex.  The big Buddha...  Errr, a monkey  The view from up the hill looking at Hua Hin in the distance...  And a gratuitous cloud picture...  Mind your step!  Last edited by Marmite the Dog : 16-04-2006 at 09:25 PM. |
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16-04-2006, 09:25 PM
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| The Rodent  Last Online: Today 02:00 AM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Studying the retards in MKP.
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16-04-2006, 09:32 PM
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| ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Yesterday 03:43 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands
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| Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park The Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park is Thailand's first marine national park and was designated so in 1966. It has an area of 98.08 square kilometres straddling mountains that rise along a long coastline facing the Andaman Sea. Khao Sam Roi Yot means a mountain with 300 peaks. There are various tales about the origin of its name. According to one, a Chinese argosy was hit by storm and sunk near the park. Only 300 on board survived. In Thai that is said as Sam Roi Rod. No one quite knows why, but some how over the years Sam Roi Rod came to be called Sam Roi Yot.    |
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16-04-2006, 09:42 PM
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| ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Yesterday 03:43 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands
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| Pranburi Dam OK, next we went to have a lookie at the Pranburi Dam. It was quite nice actually. Here's some boring facts for you... Size : 42 meters high and 1,500 meters long Year Completed : 1978 Storage Capacity : 445 million cubic meters Irrigation Command Area : 220,000 rai    |
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16-04-2006, 09:48 PM
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| ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Yesterday 03:43 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands
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| Wat Khao Tao Wat Khao Tao is near Dougal's gaff and is a few kms south of Hua Hin. We met up with Dougal on Friday evening at the Hua Hin Brewing Co Pub next to the Hilton Hotel. The lager is Marmite's recommendation.  Anyway, the area around there is rather nice and Mr Dougal is very fortunate to have a place there.   |
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16-04-2006, 09:49 PM
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| Dis-member  Last Online: 18-01-2010 07:20 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Head Rock
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  | Jeez. No wonder you don't have a sun tan, you must have spent most of the weekend in the car. I trust the drive back to Bangkok with the other Lemmings was not too fraught. |
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