Thread: Phitsanulok, Nakon Sawan, Lopburi Run July 2014

This guy was just hanging out with his mates.

Nice night market opposite the train station.

Pissed down for a few hours just after I arrived. This lady was toughing it out.

After a good nights sleep it was back to the train station to catch the 9.15 AM local back to Bangkok. Short trip this, under two hours.

Nice little station in Lopburi and a great town to spend a few days, lots to see.

Here come the train.

Big Mamma hawking her wares.

I realize I'm a strange looking white dude but young Thai kids can't seem to work me out. Cant blame them really.

I exited the Train At Don Muang airport station and caught the A1 bus to Mo Chit BTS. Took the BTS all the way through to Sala Dang BTS and walked ten minutes to home. All to easy after a brilliant week on the road enjoying Thailand. Enjoyed a nice Cappuccino and checked out my pics.

Thanks for sharing your photos and adventures in central Thailand.

I also want to mention a spot worth checking out just a short distance from the train station in Lopburi. At the nearby roundabout, there is a small old temple in the middle called Phra Kal Shrine. The monkeys like to hang out at this spot and about a year ago a small swimming pool was built for them under the trees. It's great fun to go there during the day and watch the monkeys doing what they do best - monkeying around and enjoying a dip for heat relief. They love to dive in from the trees and the rope suspended overhead.

I hear people can have trouble with the monkeys in Lopburi...If they decide they want something from you, and you fight back, you can get swarmed by the little fcks...

Anybody?...

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You do have to be careful with them trying to grab objects from you. One time I was sitting on the steps of one of the old temples having a beer with a friend, and a monkey came up from behind and tried to grab my eyeglasses. I was able to hang onto them but he got away with one of the plastic ear tabs. I got irked and went after the thief, which seemed a bit taken back by my return of aggression. He climbed up a low scaffold and tried to stay out of arm's reach. No other monkeys came to his aid though, so maybe they didn't like that particular one.

I went to a local eyeglass shop and explained what happened. They chuckled and replaced the ear tabs on my eyeglasses at no charge.

^You may have been lucky...Cheers for that story...

Originally Posted by Sumocakewalk

a monkey came up from behind and tried to grab my eyeglasses.

Maybe the monkey needed them.

So he could see.

To do.

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the little tramp made quite a spectacle of himself as a failed thief

Looks like a great trip. Thanks for the pics and report. I have to get out by train more often when I'm in Thailand the wife's not to hot on it though.

Very entertaing, very informative, Thanks Terry.

As others have said, shame i cant put a link for to others to see it and the forum, whore adds put a stop to that.

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Yep, those adds do restrict this forum a Tad.

thank Terry, enjoyed the posts, Ive done the trains and road trips. any chance of some eye candy? you know, cant keep it all to ones self...