Tha Rua Chinese Shrine

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Tha Rua Chinese Shrine - ศาลเจ้าท่าเรือ - is a Chinese Shrine which you pass on the way to Phuket Airport - but I doubt many of us stop.

  So we did - it was beautiful...

Previous Visit 

 1) 2014 

Phuket - Chinese Temples / Shrines

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Hok Ngoun Kung Chinese Shrine

Bang Neow  

Hok Nguan Kung  

Jang Ong or Jor Ong

Jui Tui

Kathu Shrine

Kiew Tian Keng

Kuan U Shrine

Lim Hu Tai Su

Monkey Hill Shrine

Phud Jor

roadside

Sam Se Ju Hud

San Chao Phor Suea

Sang Tham

Sanjao Sam San

Shrine of the Serene Light

Soi Rommani

Tha Rua

Thni Kong Thua

มูลนิธิกุศลธรรมภูเก็ต 

After living in Phuket for 16 years we moved to Bangkok 

- here are some Chinese Temples that I visited in Phuket.

Street Art in Phuket

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The amount of Street Art in Phuket has taken a sudden rise recently - there seems to be a lot more than I initially recorded.

I was unable to complete the map that is below but please enjoy investigating Phuket.

With all these instances of the Street Art I was fascinated to read so little about it - mostly on Facebook and personal blogs.

But much has been changed for example here. These have been removed.

Phuket - beaches

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Ao Sane Beach

Cape Panwa Beach

Kata Beach

Laem Ka Beach

Layan Beach

Nai Harn Beach

Nai Thon Beach

Nai Yang Beach

Nui Beach

Patong Beach

Rawai Beach

Yanui Beach

After living in Phuket for 16 years we moved to Bangkok 

- here are some beaches to visit in Phuket.

Phuket - local markets

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Borae Market 

Kathu 

Phuket Downtown Market 

Phuket Old Town 

Rung Market 

Sapan Hin 

Wat Thepnimit 

After living in Phuket for 16 years we moved to Bangkok 

- here are some local markets we visited in Phuket - there are a lot more.

Soi Rommanee / Rommani

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Soi Rommanee was a place for amusement (to be polite) in previous times but it may be a short street but it is a popular attraction in Phuket Old Town.

There has been some restorations and some hostels have been incorporated inside the older buildings bur preserving the old character.

At one end is the Thalang Road where the Walking Street Market takes place and at the other end is Wat Puttamongkon / Wat Mongol Nimit.

Simply put it is a lovely part of Phuket Town - couples choose to have their wedding photograph here.

The fronts of the buildings have retained the original character - adding to the character of the short stroll.

There are new coffee shops open there now but we have yet to try to them - good luck, it is a lovely street in Phuket Old Town to walk down.

Previous Posts 

 1) November 2011

Phuket - Buddhist Wats

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Wat Koh Sirey

Wat Bang Riang (nr. phang-nga)

Wat Chalong

Wat Charoen Samankit  

Wat Kajorn  

Wat Khao Rang  

Wat Khun Chee - สถานปฏิบัติธรรมวัดคุณชี

Wat Koh Sirey  

Wat Kosit Wihan  

Wat Ladthiwanaram  

Wat Laem Phromthep 

Wat Luang Phu 

Wat Manee si Mahathat (nr. phang-nga)

Wat Mongol Nimit / Puttamongkon  

Wat Muang Komanraphat  

Wat Muang Mai  

Wat Phra Nang Sang - part I

Wat Phra Nang Sang - part II

Wat Phra Tong

Wat Sapam

Wat Srisoonthorn

Wat Tha Ru

Wat Thepkasattri

Wat Thepnminit

After living in Phuket for 16 years we moved to Bangkok 

- here are some Buddhist Temples I visited in Phuket.

Sarasil Art Gallery

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Founded in 1999, this gallery features the artwork of Somkiat Kaewnok who is well known for his original oil paintings.

But that is all that I can find out about.

There were some elephant paintings which were attractive...

the attitude club

Phuket Down Town Plaza

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Phuket Town Market (and Down Town Plaza) is an area which has seen a great many changes since I arrived in 2000.

In the early, early morning the road is littered with trucks selling produce in but and then these trucks either return to where they came from or relocate nearby. Later the stalls line the streets and the local people start shopping.

This particular post is not to do with the food but the people. I find the best thing to do is simply sit there and watch the world go round...

There are always a lot of motorbikes

some even take care of their dogs in the basket at the front. But it is a very busy place to visit...

How about trying some street food whilst you are here - even if it is only hard boiled eggs and nuts (or something)...

I always like to watch the monks walk by me...

Then you can always get the local bus somewhere - but they do finish at about 4pm?

They also serve as a way of taking the shopping home...

Previous Visits

 1) April 2013 - an introduction

 2) August 2010 - a change

 3) February 2017 

 4) there are more...

 

The khlongs in Phuket Town

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There seems to be a number of khlongs which run through Phuket Town but I seem to find very little information about them. But from the mechanisms which are scattered about I imagine that they were fully operational.

I did find a map after seeing so many Khlongs but I do not know how to find them all.
  

Here are some...

This was near the bypass 

This was near the Queen Sirikit park in Phuket Town

Some times the khlongs are full and flowing

Phuket Town has a plethora of bridges all over the place.

Phuket Town is really quite beautiful.

 But not always - sometimes there are people cleaning the khlongs of rubbish and soil. There are more khlongs which are being used in Bangkok and around Thailand - I feel that it would be a nice idea to have all these khlongs working again.