Tampaksiring

The hallowed spring of Tirta Empul in Tampaksiring dates from legendary times. In popular folklore, it was made by lndra when he pierced the earth to create a spring of amerta, the elixir of immortality, with which he revived his forces who were poisoned by Mayadanawa.

The holy spring which bubbles up in the inner courtyard of the Tirta Empul Temple in Tampaksiring is believed to have magic curative powers, and throngs of people visit the special bathing pools where clear cool water spouts from mossy walls. Legend has it that the God Indra created the spring, piercing the ground in search of holy water.

Goa Gajah Temple

Goa Gajah, the famous cave entrance is elaborately carved. Inside the cave is a statue of the Hindu character Ganesh (Ganesa) - half elephant, half boy - from which the temple gets its name.

Barung dance

Barung dance - a cultural dance abt love, jelousy, power struggle, black magic and immortality. Its quite fun and at the same time weird too. Wish i had my flash back then as it was almost impossible to shoot anything from the distance we were sitting.

Barung Dance- pictures taken after performance.

Langkawi

On journey to langkawi 450 KM from Kuala Lumpur.

The name "Langkawi" is believed to be related to the kingdom of Langkasuka, centred in modern-day Kedah. The historical record is sparse, but a Chinese Liang Dynasty record (c. 500 AD) refers to the kingdom of "Langgasu" as being founded in the 1st century AD. 'Langkawi' mean's Eagle Island, it may be noted, and indeed there is a great abundance of eagles in the area. In Kuah, there is an eagle monument in Eagle Square which commemorates the origin of Langkawi's name.
Langkawi is also the site of the Mahsuri legend. The legend speaks of a young woman who was accused of adultery and was executed by the public despite her pleading innocence. Mahsuri, before her death, made a curse on the island for seven generations of bad luck. Langkawi eventually came under the influence of the Sultanate of Kedah, but Kedah was conquered in 1821 by Siam and Langkawi along with it. The Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 transferred power to the British, who held the state until independence, except for a brief period of Thai rule under the Japanese occupation of Malaya during World War II. Thai influences remain visible in the culture and food of Langkawi, while Thai language is still understood by many on the island.

View at Cable car station, there many shop you can acctually do your shopping.

The Cable Car - system is the latest tourist attraction for Langkawi and is located at the Oriental Village, a theme shopping centre housed in 30’s individually designed buildings showcasing Malaysian and Oriental architecture.
The attraction located on the southwestern coast of the main island of Langkawi, is just a 30 minutes drive from Kuah town and 15 minutes drive from Langkawi International Airport.

Dataran Helang - This is a place where the largest eagle which is the symbol of Langkawi rest. Its a cool place for people to relax , take some air and look at the nice scenery of the sea. And watching the ferry coming in and out at Jetty Kuah

Wat Phuttabat

Phra Phutthabat Shrine literally means the Buddhas Footprints. They are housed in the Mondop located on the shelf of Suwan Banphot Hill or Satchaphan Khiri Hill, Amphoe Phra Phutthabat, 31 kilometers from the provincial town. From Saraburi one takes a left turn and travels one kilometer before arriving at Amphoe Phra Phutthabat .

The footprints were discovered in the reign of King Songtham of Ayutthaya. There are two annual fairs celebrating the footprints. The first one falls on the 8th waxing moon day to the 1st waning moon day of the 3rd lunar month. The second falls on the 8th waxing moon day to the 1st waning moon day of the 4th lunar month. That many visitors are visit for prayer there.

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Bang Pa-In Palace

After visited sun flower farm we move on to Bang Pa-In Palace. Here very nice view and nice environment, The Royal Palace and Bang Pa-In has a history dating back to the 17th century. According to a chronicle of Ayutthaya, King Prasat Thong (1629 - 1656) had a palace constructed on Bang Pa-In Island in the Chao Phraya River. A contemporary Dutch merchant, Jeremias van Vliet, reported that King Prasat Thong was an illegitimate son of King Ekathotsarot (1605 - 1610/11), who in his youth was shipwrecked on that Island and had son by a woman who be friended him. The boy grew up to become a Chief Minister. After having usurped the throne, he became known as King Prasat Thong.

The Chinese-style two-storey mansion was built by the equivalent of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and presented to King Chulalongkorn in 1889. Prince Ookhtomsky recorded that.
"It is really a palace of romance, with ornamented tiled floors, massive ebony furniture, gold, silver, and porcelain freely used for decorative purposes, and delicate fretwork on the columns and on the windows. Evidently we have before us the principal sight of Bang Pa-In. The Emperor of China himself can scarely have a palace much finer than this!"
The ground floor contains a Chinese-style throne; the upper storey houses as alter enshrining the name plates of King Mongkut and King Chulalongkorn with their respective queens.

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Admission 50bath for foreigner, Thai people 30bath and 20bath for student.

What to eat at Bangkok

Let check it out what you can eat, I like to eat koey teaw sup or "koey teaw rea" is very cheap. You can get only 25 bart for 1 plate of koey teaw sup. Nyumm Nyumm very good taste.

Catfish BBQ with salt, teste very salty come togather with thai sauce along the way from Sunflower farm we stop for lunch at Real Thai Restaurant that many type of special food over here.

In Thailand, tom yum is usually made with prawns (tom yum goong), chicken (tom yum gai), fish (tom yum pla), or mixed seafood (tom yum talay or tom yum po taek) and mushrooms - usually straw or oyster mushrooms. The soup is often topped with generous sprinkling of fresh chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves.

The less popular variety of tom yum is tom yum nam khon where coconut milk is added to the broth. This is not to be confused with tom kha or tom kha gai - where the galanga flavor dominates the soup. Nyumm Nyumm if you come Thailand dont forget to eat tomyam!!

Fish salat (yum pla) cook with vege and sprout bean's. I will never forget having this wonderful salad while sitting at a table over looking the Chau Praya River and having to fend off a small kitty who wanted my salad! This salad is the perfect balance of hot-sweet-salty-sour that is the heart of Thai cuisine.

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