After my abortive property purchasing trip of yesterday, -- Linky!
a meeting was held by the three ladies who accompanied me as to where to have lunch. I wanted to buy them a bag of chips each & be done, but they were having none of it. They voted 3:1, to lunch at the Bang Pu Nature Reserve.
Travellers tip #1. This place is FREE to get into, so even teachers can afford it.
Travellers tip #2. This is a great place for a dirty weekend & I've been there on several occasions with girls from BKK. There are some nice bungalows in the grounds that can be rented out for about 800 baht a night.
Here is a slightly modified image of the three ladies in question. A shot taken at the end of the pier.
No, two are sisters & the other one is an extremely shaggable friend.
Background Info.
Now, Bang Pu is located in Samut Prakarn Province, a mere 37km. from Bangkok. The site is some 600 rai in size & is used by the Royal Thai Army, as a rehabilitation facility for soldiers. Given that Thailand hasn't actually been at war since the Sukhothai era, one wonders just what the soldiers are recuperating from. Bang Pu also supports large numbers of wintering gulls and terns (birds).