Laem Chan park

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At the park there are traditional fixtures; swings, roundabouts, swinging hoops, climbing frames and a train.

There are also a number of Chinese Shrines which I was very surprised to see - then there was a sign for Wireless Internet - no i-phone yet.........

There is a Fitness Park next to the park that you can run around and jump over and under. If you are lucky sometimes there is group of people playing Hoop Takraw in the carpark.

   

Try a fish pedicure

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UPDATE - Jemma loves to have a fish spa - upstairs in Tesco 
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NOTE in Singapore this is called fish "reflexology" - and costs 5 times as much..

I have to admit that I had had a couple of beers and the electricity went off - what did I have to lose, why not?


I had seen banks of these tanks in newspapers and in Phuket but never this close.  I had read a number of articles about it, but how could I have an opinion if I did not try it and NOW it was sooo close.


I approached with my 100 Baht at the ready and was accepted with great gusto by the Thai staff - I found out that I was their first guest!


So what was it like?  A tingling sensation whilst the fish grazed over my feet - would i go again - Yes!

Laugh all that you want - have a go! 
These guests did

         

Hoop Takraw

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I had taken my daughter out for a bicycle ride and we always end up at a market a park or both.  We were at the Laem-Chang park in Phuket Town when I noticed a group of tired looking youths sitting down on the ground.

I wondered whether they had been running as the park is ostensibly for children when I noticed an odd looking net strung high in the air.  The youths then jumped up and began to kick a woven ball around.

They were not allowed to use their hands to keep the ball in the air but they could use any other part of their body to keep the ball up - fascinating and talented people.

I found a blog about Hoop Takraw by a gentleman who had seen his locals playing it 

and Takraw was in the 2009 Asian Indoor Games.