The day after visiting Black Mountain Water Park we had just about one week left. There were still things we hadn't done, like going with the little train to Hua Hin. Sunday morning by the pool was a little cloudy and we thought it cold (26 celcius?) so Mathias asked if we wanted to go to Ban Krut? Why of course! I did a quick packing and squeezed in the bottle for Sten and both kid's teddies just in case we wouldn' make it back the same night. We hopped in the motorbike and off we went.
First stop was Thap Sakae, the little cute town a couple of miles south. We had lunch at the noodle soup bar like we did once before. The road from there was asfalted all the way and navigation was easy. The tablet-PC is really useful. We had downloaded offline maps from Google maps, and the GPS receiver showed where we were all the time. It turned out to be a much better road than the ones we are used to ride so the trip was fast. Almost there we saw a sign of a temple of some sort and thought we should check it out. The road was steep uphill and turned out to take us to the gigantic golden Buddha overlooking Ban Krut. The view was magnificent, so was the temple. We have been told that the King of Thailand wants to be buried there, so you might understand it's greatness. A short break at the café and then we moved on to the little town. For English speaking readers, I might add that Ban Krut, or "bankrutt" in Swedish means "bankrupt", leading to many easy silly jokes about going there, being there etc.
We stopped by a hotel along the beach, "Sisina resort and spa". 15 nice one-room bungalows a hundred meters from the beach and the choice was easy. The town of Ban Krut is much more touristy than Huay Yang, you can tell by the number of resorts and small hotels. I would assume most tourist going there are coming for the Buddha and the temple, so tourist shops where scarce. It is a nice stop on the way down to the islands of Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan.
The next day we went up to the small village centre to stock up on diapers and some extra clothing. We also arranged for a snorkeling trip to Koh Talu. We had dinner at a nice beachfront restaurant, in a small hut with a low table. I liked the fact that Ban Krut was small enough to go for walks with the stroller. Huay Yang isn't that good for walking at night since there aren't any sidewalks.
First stop was Thap Sakae, the little cute town a couple of miles south. We had lunch at the noodle soup bar like we did once before. The road from there was asfalted all the way and navigation was easy. The tablet-PC is really useful. We had downloaded offline maps from Google maps, and the GPS receiver showed where we were all the time. It turned out to be a much better road than the ones we are used to ride so the trip was fast. Almost there we saw a sign of a temple of some sort and thought we should check it out. The road was steep uphill and turned out to take us to the gigantic golden Buddha overlooking Ban Krut. The view was magnificent, so was the temple. We have been told that the King of Thailand wants to be buried there, so you might understand it's greatness. A short break at the café and then we moved on to the little town. For English speaking readers, I might add that Ban Krut, or "bankrutt" in Swedish means "bankrupt", leading to many easy silly jokes about going there, being there etc.
We stopped by a hotel along the beach, "Sisina resort and spa". 15 nice one-room bungalows a hundred meters from the beach and the choice was easy. The town of Ban Krut is much more touristy than Huay Yang, you can tell by the number of resorts and small hotels. I would assume most tourist going there are coming for the Buddha and the temple, so tourist shops where scarce. It is a nice stop on the way down to the islands of Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan.
The next day we went up to the small village centre to stock up on diapers and some extra clothing. We also arranged for a snorkeling trip to Koh Talu. We had dinner at a nice beachfront restaurant, in a small hut with a low table. I liked the fact that Ban Krut was small enough to go for walks with the stroller. Huay Yang isn't that good for walking at night since there aren't any sidewalks.
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