Tuesday, 20 December 2016

Wat Koh Sirey


Wat Koh Sirey is certainly a Wat to visit and the most pleasant thing about this Wat is that it is peaceful. It is not on a great many maps which are produced.




At the bottom there is a temple and is well taken care of.



Then there is still a very steep hill in front of the temple and this is an effort that you have to make to get to the top - there is more meaning when you do get there in the end...



On arrival at the temple there is the same reclining Buddha and it is still as exquisite as it was on the previous visit.



Recently the Wat was updated and the surround of the Temple was finished - great. This was after.




This was before.

But what is more of an attraction is the (I think) structure that was added - but I am told that it has something to do with the Myanmar workers that live on the island. It is a replica of Phra That In Kwaen (Golden Rock) from Burma (Myanmar).



The original rock represents one of the 3 most sacred places in Myanmar for Religious Worship and apparently the original one is certainly a sight to behold....

Well this is certainly special to visit and it was clear that it was not a simple tourist destination but had a lot of meaning for the visitors that we saw whilst we were there.

Please remember to remove your shoes if you enter in and dress appropriately.



Then there is the surrounding area of all the boats and the fishermen preparing for their fishing expedition. Koh Sirey is certainly a place to visit if you are interested in culture.

 

Previous visits
 1) September 2012  



and 

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Think Positive


Think Positive is in the heart of Phuket Old Town and is certainly worth investigating if you are there.


So what is in the shop?


A little bit of everything - which means that you will surely find something for somebody in here. 


But there doesn't seem to be much change from my visit 6 months previously! 


I also notice that a number of the shops do sell the same set of pieces that others do - so it is certainly worth searching and looking a little more carefully.


Good luck.

Last Visit 
 1) March 2016


Approximate Price: $$$$$
Address: 15 Yaowarat Rd, Phuket Town
Hours: 9am - 9pm






Sunday, 11 December 2016

Ong Sim Phye House


Ong Sim Phye House (The Beauty of Tiam Chu) is a very special house (there are a number of them in Phuket Old Town) which is the home of a family.



"This house was bought buy Mr. Simphye Sair-ong, a Chinese house owner from Hok Kian for 4,000 Baht in 1941. The dominant feature of this house is 'it's materials that are the large beautiful bricks made of clay and red soil'. This house is not normally built with the foundation pile , but it is made of stones overlapping each other to wonderfully maintain the balance of the pillars"




I understand that the Ong Sim Phye House is the home of a family and these photographs were taken through the door railings - I understand that sometimes they are at home - now that would be fascinating, I have also been told that the Phuket Heritage Trail has more information about this home.



Other homes that I am aware of are - i46 and China Inn and I imagine that there are a great many but these are the ones which I have visited.