Thailand 2011 Day 4 & Day 5

Day 4
Nakhon Pathom

Sanam Chan Palace

50 bht

To get here was quite easy and direct. Just go to Victory monument and nearby there is van taxi station.

The ticket officer could speak a little english so just ask him to inform the driver to drop you off somewhere nearby the palace.

Marck from Philippines joined us as that was the last day for him before flying back at night. 

This palace boasts a 100-year-old historical architecture with blends of Thai, English Tudor and French styles. The area is divided by a man-made river which connects to a small lake. 

King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was educated in England and had a high level of appreciation for the West. 

This is a must-see palace.. ah... in fact I wanna see all the palaces.. *start count down* 

The sour tang of fresh tamarind excites the tastebud!! My first time tasting the one not chemically preserved. Not known by many, the ones that sold in Malaysia are preserved by the chemical used for corpse.

The King's house is connected to this red house.

King's house.

I would skip this as interiorly, nothing much to see (The wooden house). Plus, we were interrupted by a bevy of students and saw a 'pondan' guide/teacher briefing them. They were scattered all over the place and blocked our passage to the display. A very long office house connecting to the temple and theater.

Other interesting misc.

 

Beside the palace, there is a university with many mammoth colourful statuettes. 

Quite a sight and we spent some time there.

Amazing lunch, in fact the best tom yam so far!! 

*cukup rasa but not spicy enough for me*

well everyone loved it! 50 bht

Both misters ordered fried glass noodle as they saw many people mainly ordering that. 

I thought the taste was just so-so.

Dinner when we firstly arrived saphaipee.

then..it's chatuchak market..till last day. 

Food basically the ones we tried in Bangkok were not good. 

Maybe we were unlucky not knowing where good food is. 

 

Street Western Food .. we saw many people here.

Sightseeing nearby MRT stop
This is the korean/japanese backpacker spot.