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Farang ja alkuasukkaat
2.7 - 9.7.2012 - Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thaimaa
by Pöpö
Saimme jonkin verran ihmetteleviä katseita, kun yritimme etsiä Ko Lantalla matkatoimistoista kyytiä Nakhon Si Thammaratiin. Yhdestä toimistosta sanoivat suoraan, että ei sinne kannata mennä, siellä ei ole mitään. Kuulosti pahalta, mutta toisaalta emme ole olleet niinkään turreaktiviteettien perään vaan ehkä enemmän vain haistelemassa yleisfiiliksiä eri kylistä ja kaupungeista. Joka tapauksessa kyyti ...
Amulets
... and the desire for these charms have been so frenzied in the past that a woman was crushed to death on the temple grounds during a discount sale!
It is a pure Thai city where the locals speak very little English but are much friendlier because they haven't been affected by constant contact with the tourists so their mercenary streaks have yet to be ...
Friends
... just joking around so much, it's great. One girl in particular named Jame jokes around so much. Were always making fun of each other. Everyday is fun to be with them in class, doing chemistry labs, playing badminton, watching shows. I remember one day they even had me read part of their report in Thai for the class which I royally messed up the pronunciation, turning the class into an entertainment hour for them. Yeah, ...
Last entry
... you saturday morning mum and dad (we thought it was sunday but its not - its the 4th)
so we r off rafting 2moro and staying at a chalet - then to the island for 2 nights and beach :) :)
then a 6hr drive up to Bangkok on friday afternoon (stoppin to get a few things) then r flight is 1am sat morn and we get into heathrow 7.15am ish your time on sat morning.
anyway love u lots and ...
Nakhon Si Thammarat: Songkran
... in Ho Phra Isuan in order to await Phra Isuan's arrival to earth on the Giant Swing. Having followed to procession for a bit we saw a crowd of people gathering outside of 'The Pillar City', who all seemed to be wearing white. We joined to crowd. There were speeches, prayers and music being held on stage infront of the Pillar City, which is where the Hae Nang Dan procession ended momentarily. After a while some fireworks went off and some Thai people handed me, Chris ...