My last week in Thailand I spent doing nothing much in Hua Hin. As during my first two weeks in Thailand, I stayed at Korawan Garden Resort and I had another fantastic and enjoyable stay there. Just to show how fantastic it is, I’m sharing their promotional video clip.
During my stay I took the time to tan a bit more, as my sleeveless shirts are drawn on my body. I didn’t really succeed in getting rid of these tan lines though. Further I took the time to spend my last moments with my family. On Tuesday we went to Wat Huay Mongkol, to praise the Big Buddha. It’s one of the biggest Buddha statues in Thailand and has been built on demand of Her Majesty the Queen Sirikit. The statue is the image of Luang Phor Thuad, a monk who live 400 years ago in southern Thailand and who is known for the miracles he performed. What I didn’t know, was that the monk who was responsible for the creation of this place of worship, is in fact my Thai stepmom’s grandfather. He even has a small mausoleum in the complex.
After our visit to the big Buddha, we went on to one of the floating markets of Hua Hin. Well… it’s not really a floating market: it’s just an open air souvenir shopping complex around the water and you can take a boat ride on the water or take a small train around the complex. It’s in fact just made for tourists and I must say, since last time I was there (more then 2 years ago), the place has clearly degraded. Next stop on our day out was Wat Khao Tao. This is one of the nicest temple complexes I know. It’s build on and around a peninsula and has a lot of different Buddha statues to praise, they also have some female Buddha statues, which is rather rare. I got blessed by a monk and he gave me a new lucky pendant.
Wednesday I had another relaxing foot massage and I went out to do some shopping at the Hua Hin Market Village shopping mall, as my slippers broke the day before. I also took the time to finally send out my postcards, that I have been carrying since my first week in Thailand. Thursday I wanted to take the time to tan a bit more, but the bad weather decided otherwise. This was the first day I had heavy rains and storm in Thailand during my 2 month trip. I stayed inside my hut and watched some movies.
Today we are Friday and now I’m packing up my stuff to go back to Bangkok by taxi, where I reserved a room at the luxury Lebua at State Tower (again) for my last 3 nights. When I think about the fact that next Monday I’ll already be leaving, it feels like a sword of Damocles hanging above my head, my eyes get wet, but tears are not falling (yet). Yes, I look forward on going back to work and seeing all my colleagues again, and yes, I look forward on seeing my family and friends again, but Thailand really is an awesome place to be and leaving here makes me a bit soft. The same way I always feel when leaving Greece. Anyway, the next few days I’ll be partying and buying souvenirs and gifts for everyone back home.
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