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Si Satchanalai Ancient City
Pottering around Si Satchanalai last long weekend December 5-6, checking out Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Chaliang
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Chaliang
by the ancient city we got a tip off in the museum: are you going to see the old market today?
Well no, not really, we don't know anything about it. What's happening?
It's at the ancient city, a market with old food & old clothes.
Nah, I wasn't that keen thinking it was just a fancy talad nut. But the GF was hooked - FOOD!
Ok I agreed lets go take a look....
Banner promoting the Si Satchanalai Cultural festival
the only promotion for the festival that I saw & on the way home after the event!
We rock up to the park, pay the admission fee - 120 baht for farang & free for Thais. So where's the market? Oh it's just inside the park. We forego the bicycles & decide to walk in assuming it is just inside the entrance. Once inside we are told no, it's not here you need to take the park "train." 20 baht & off we go with the full commentary & run down on the historical site. I wanted to get off earlier & walk to skip the noisy commentary but the driver would not stop. Eventually we get dumped off on the other side of the park & it's a bustling busy scene alright - not quite what we were expecting....
more to come
Si Satchanalai Ancient City
Pottering around Si Satchanalai last long weekend December 5-6, checking out Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Chaliang
by the ancient city we got a tip off in the museum: are you going to see the old market today?
Well no, not really, we don't know anything about it. What's happening?
It's at the ancient city, a market with old food & old clothes.
Nah, I wasn't that keen thinking it was just a fancy talad nut. But the GF was hooked - FOOD!
Ok I agreed lets go take a look....
the only promotion for the festival that I saw & on the way home after the event!
We rock up to the park, pay the admission fee - 120 baht for farang & free for Thais. So where's the market? Oh it's just inside the park. We forego the bicycles & decide to walk in assuming it is just inside the entrance. Once inside we are told no, it's not here you need to take the park "train." 20 baht & off we go with the full commentary & run down on the historical site. I wanted to get off earlier & walk to skip the noisy commentary but the driver would not stop. Eventually we get dumped off on the other side of the park & it's a bustling busy scene alright - not quite what we were expecting....
more to come
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