“Failure is often that early morning hour of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success...” - Leigh Mitchell Hodges
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| (The Snake Mountain Park, a path leads to a rest area) |
Route: Khao Yai - Ratchaburi
Distance: 262 km
Hotel: Tai-Shan Suites, Ratchaburi
07:00 - Had breakfast in the hotel room.
07:40 - Started driving towards Ratchaburi trying to avoid the Bangkok traffic.
11:00 - Stopped for coffee break at a PTT in Bang Sai along the way
12:30 - Reached Ratchaburi and drove direct to Hawa Anakin Halal Restaurant for lunch. We had beef soup, daging salai and omelette with rice to fill up hungry tummies
13.30 - After looking at a few choices of hotels we checked in Tai-Shan Suites for THB800/night.
16:30 - After a short rest, we drove to Khao Ngu Stone Park situated 15km away. Khao Ngu means ‘Snake Mountain' in Thai. This area used to be an old stone mine. Because of environment issue, this place was converted to local park. We stayed there until sunset.
18:00 - Lazy to look for halal restaurant, we had peanut butter sandwich for dinner in the hotel room.
07:40 - Started driving towards Ratchaburi trying to avoid the Bangkok traffic.
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| (Driving out of Khao Yai) |
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| (Choosing the right route avoiding Bangkok) |
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| (Less traffic on this route) |
11:00 - Stopped for coffee break at a PTT in Bang Sai along the way
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| (Stopped for comfort break too) |
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| (A jean shop at the R&R) |
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| (Longer distance, but less traffic) |
12:30 - Reached Ratchaburi and drove direct to Hawa Anakin Halal Restaurant for lunch. We had beef soup, daging salai and omelette with rice to fill up hungry tummies
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| (No translation to this menu) |
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| (Simple lunch but very filling) |
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| (There's a guesthouse next door too) |
13.30 - After looking at a few choices of hotels we checked in Tai-Shan Suites for THB800/night.
16:30 - After a short rest, we drove to Khao Ngu Stone Park situated 15km away. Khao Ngu means ‘Snake Mountain' in Thai. This area used to be an old stone mine. Because of environment issue, this place was converted to local park. We stayed there until sunset.
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| (Driving 10 minutes outside of town) |
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| (A large cobra statue spitting water at the entrance) |
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| (A series of small limestone hills) |
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| (We stayed until sunset) |
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| (A beautiful park for wedding photography) |
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| (A former limestone quarry now flooded with water) |
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| (The bridge across the lake) |
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| (A recommended visit is after 4 pm) |
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| (There's a bat temple somewhere in the area) |
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| (The park is also accessible from another entrance) |
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| (A steep climb to the gazebo) |
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| (Driving back to town passing the ancient pagoda) |
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| (The sunset over Ratchaburi) |
18:00 - Lazy to look for halal restaurant, we had peanut butter sandwich for dinner in the hotel room.
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| (A Japanese owned Hotel) |
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| (The living room area in the suite) |
GPS Coordinates:
ReplyDeleteRatchaburi Tai-Shan Hotel (13.52033, 99.814031)
Hawa Anakin Halal Restaurant (13.52859, 99.82097)
Khao Ngu Stone Park (13.568516, 99.775686)