Wat Khun Chee Phuket Nuns' Monastery - สถานปฏิบัติธรรมวัดคุณชี

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Wat Khun Chee is a little different from the Wats which I have written about here on this blog.

Wat Khun Chee is actually a Buddhist Nun's Monastery, a Meditation Retreat Centre and Training Monastery for lay women and Nuns - in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.

This tradition was originally founded in 1918 in Phang Ng and it is now located at the foot of Khao Rang Hill in Phuket City - but I could find very little about it.

I was not sure about access to the Wat but I entered with respect and took no photographs - there was a lot going on - I was surprised (but happy) that there was a Facebook page.

Tai Hua Alumni Club

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Tai Hua Alumni Club was not the first place to visit but whilst wandering around I found this interesting place.

Reading what little I can find about the Thai Alumini Club I found that they were the organisation which were responsible for the Phuket Thai Hua Museum which is a wonderful place that deserves an investigation if you are looking for inserting things about the history and culture of Phuket.

I understand that it is sometimes a coffee shop.

But it is certainly somewhere to treat with the upmost respect. I have seen it involved with the Baba Wedding Ceremonies and meeting groups.

Shops on the side of the road...

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Shops on the side of the road sometimes look as if they don't have a door and they seem to go on forever at the back.

Okay they don't always have the Beat's headphones and the Cartier watch but they do have interesting bits.

We wanted a pair of Muay Thai boxing shorts - they didn't have any gloves though.

There are places like this all over Phuket and what they have is dependent on when they are in Phuket - Patong has a lot of fakes and big T.Shirts; Kata and Karon have swimming toys and beach wear; Phuket Town has bits and pieces.

This row is opposite Ocean Plaza (just realised that I have not been here since 2010) and Robinsons in Phuket Town.  My favourite shop is still Radsada Handmade though.

If you just need something then Phuket Town is a place to look but if it is not convenient there are a great many more places to find like this - some are more quirky than others.