Yellow Buddhist Statue and cave - Koh Si Chang

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 Whilst on a visit to Koh Si Chang I took a ride with a local person - he took me everywhere. Up a long steep hill I was taken and then told to walk to the top and the driver would meet me at the bottom.

The first stop was the magnificent Hello Buddha Statue and cave - I think it is called หลวงพ่อเหลือง ถ้ำจักรพงษ์  - but I may not be correct. This was a beautiful place to visit and so peaceful...

Then the couple in the picture above were taken aside and blessed by a monk - again so peaceful...

So I watched and noticed that there was another place for worship to visit after the first one

but this was underneath where the monk had been sitting . I carefully took this staircase and then found 

this small Golden Reclining Buddha at the bottom. What a magical place to visit.

Thank you to Somewhere Hotel for the accommodation.

Rung market

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Rung Market is behind Robinson's - a Thai Department store in Phuket Town. Behind Robinson's is where there is a local market.

This is a wonderful place to visit in the early morning, approximately 6am. The market sells all the traditional things for a Thai market. It is carefully divided into parts;

meat

and more meat

fish

foods to consume

and foods to cook with. 

Then there are the traditional foods drying. Flowers to buy and around the outside are clothes to buy and more food to buy for breakfast - it is always popular.

Then there are the traditional street sellers who seem to simple wait.

Then there are the small places where you are able to purchase animals to release somewhere - Feng Shang.

Then there are the traditional singing birds for sale.

After the market finishes about 10 am the inside market is cleared and food stalls are then put up to surround the market.

 

Tesco

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Do you need a selection if gifts for Christmas? Well then here is a fabulous selection of bits an pieces at an incredibly good price, then it is air-conditioned as well.

I am sure that you will find something for somebody and they really are at a good price - although it does miss out on the fun on bartering for the best price...

But pop in here if you need to know an approximate price and if it rains...

There is just so many bits and pieces - I wonder whether the prices are different from last year? Then there are clothes shops, a bank, donuts, Food Mall, Pink Pvssy and of course a Starbucks...

Previous Visit

 1) Dec 2015