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 3 Tuesday)

Kim Yong Market, Hat Yai 
Stainless Steel Pagoda, Hat Yai 


Day 3 Tuesday Nov 22 2022 - our group's 3rd & final day in Hat Yai, group's morning breakfast at a food stall in Kim Yong Market, hired a tuk tuk for a morning visit (2hrs) to Stainless Steel Pagoda located 40 minutes from Hat Yai town, departed Hat Yai at 17.45 for an overnight train ride to Hua Hin 

1) Morning walkabout in downtown Hat Yai 



2) Morning stroll in Kim Yong Market, Hat Yai


3) Our group's morning breakfast at a food stall in Kim Yong Market, Hat Yai 


Fish Ball, Char Siew Wan Tan Noodle 
70bht (Rm9.10)
Soya Drink 20bht (Rm2.60)
Hot Coffee 20 bht ((Rm2.60)

4) Tuk Tuk hire (600bht = Rm78 for a group of 5) from Red Planet Hotel for our group's visit to Stainless Steel Temple / Pagoda located at a hilltop (winding roads uphill), 40 minutes of tuk tuk drive from Hat Yai town! 



5) Stainless Steel Pagoda, Kho Hong, Hat Yai - located hilltop, surrounded by trees & greeneries, best time to visit is during the evening 



Gong
Bell
Naga Head

6) Phra Mahathat Chedi Traiphop Traimongkhon (Stainless Steel Pagoda) - built in 2006, unusual, contemporary Buddhist place of worship with a conical shape made of open-work metal, the only chedi in the world made of stainless steel


7) Circular Chambers, Ground Level, Stainless Steel Pagoda - each circular has one or 2 Buddhist deities & framed pictures on the wall. 

Buddha Holding Unusual Mudra
Murals Tell the Life of Buddha
Central Pillar 
Doors 
Stairway
Buddha & Outside View 
Spiral Stay Way 
Buddha Under Mucilinda
Buddha Holding Unusual Mudra
Central Pillar
Inside The Chedi
Bowls Inside The Chedi
Stainless Steel Bowls
Stair Way From Above
Secondary Chedi Spire
Free Standing Lamp 

8) Lunch in McDonald, Lee Garden Plaza & Hotel, Hat Yai - samurai burger (pork) 105bht (Rm13.65)


9) Dinner in a street food stall opposite Lee Garden Plaza & Hotel, Hat Yai, braised pork leg rice 60bht (Rm7.80)


10) Bye bye Hat Yai, boarding a sleeper train No 32 from Hat Yai Junction (ETD17.45) > Hua Hin (ETA07.00), upper bed 929bht(Rm121), lower bed 1029 (Rm134), airconditioned, cosy seat & comfortable bed, clean toilet facilities, 1 hr of train delay for this journey but I slept well!

Free Drink

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