Saturday, December 10, 2022

Thailand (Post Covid-19 Overseas Visit No 2 - My 13 days in Hatyai, Songkhla, Hua Hin & Bangkok, Thailand) Nov 20 > Dec 2 2022 (Day 4 Wednesday)

Hua Hin Railway Station 
Hua Hin Beach 
The Venezia, Hua Hin

Day 4 Wednesday Nov 23 2022 - our group's 1st day in Hua Hin after staying for 2 nights in Hat Yai. After our hotel early check in, our group started a walkabout in downtown Hua Hin & visited the Chat Chai Market & Hua Hin Beach & then a short rest in our hotel in the early afternoon after making a pre-booking of a sedan car for use in this afternoon till the following day (16.00). In the evening, using the hired car, our group made a visit to The Venezia (a Theme Park), Fishing Pier & Guan Yin Temple & an evening walk to the Hua Hin Night Market before retiring for bed! 

Travel Itinerary: Hat Yai > Hua Hin (approx 747km) by sleeper train. 

1) woke up early & took a few pictures of the countryside scenery from the moving train's window 


2) Our sleeper train arriving in Hua Hin train station from Hat Yai at 08.00 (late by 1 hour), Hua Hin train station was voted one of the best train stations in Thailand!  

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3) Chaaba Chalet, Sarong Road, Hua Hin - 300m from Hua Hin railway station, free breakfast, room tariff king bed twin sharing 480bht = Rm62.40 


4) Walkabout in Hua Hin town - my 3rd visit to Hua Hin & the last visit was in Aug 2017 ! 


5) Our group's breakfast at a Thai Chinese restaurant in downtown Hua Hin 

Egg noodle + wan tan in roasted duck soup
60bht (Rm7.80)

6) After our breakfast, continued our walkabout in downtown Hua Hin. 

Hua Hin Shopping Mall
Hua Hin Clock Tower


7) Hua Hin Beach & Hua Hin 61 Alley

Hua Hin Police Station
Motorbikes for rent

8) Chat Chai Market, Hua Hin 


9) Bought 2 packets of roasted pork rice (60bht = Rm7.80 takeaway) from the same restaurant where our group had our early morning breakfast this morning. 


10) Car hire (1,000bht = Rm130 for 24hr use) from a car rental booth company in downtown Hua Hin in planning our visits to various touristy places located outskirts of Hua Hin commencing this afternoon (16.00) & as well as tomorrow, total petrol paid for the 24hr use of the car was 130bht (Rm17) for a group of 5.  


11) The Venezia, Hua Hin, Cha Am - using the hired car, our group made our 1st visit (17.00) to The Venezia, a local theme park in suburban Hua Hin! Due to Covid-19, the park offered a discounted entrance ticket price of 100bht (Rm13) hence 4 of our group took up the offer & roamed the theme park for 1.5hour as it was late afternoon, there were no other visitors except our group members! 




12) Fishing Pier, Hua Hin - our group's evening visit using the hired car! 


Hilton Hotel, Hua Hin 

13) Guan Yin Temple, Hua Hin - our last visit before driving the hired car back to our hotel. 


14) Huan Hin Night Market - a down the memory lane visit for me when I visited this Night Market in Aug 2018 together with my Singapore & Klang travel buddies! Welcome back, KM!


15) Dinner with my wife at a local restaurant near the Hua Hin Night Market

Rice with Chicken 50bht (Rm6.50)
Rice with Pork 50bht (Rm6.50)

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