Koh Wai & Bang Bao

The beautiful Paradise beach at Koh Wai. There is this beach, the sea, some bugalows, one restorante and nothing more. Perfection!

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaeo

Wat Phra Kaeo är ett mindre komplex inne i Grand Palace. Templet är Thailands heligaste men till skillnad från andra tempel bor det inga munkar här. Grand Palace uppfördes samtidigt som Wat Phra Kaeo. Det var kungens officiella residens från 1782 till 1946. 

De enorma underbara byggnader med alla fantastiska detaljer, man kan gå runt i timmar och undra hur mycket arbete och omsorg har lagds på vartenda centimeter av detta tempel. Varje detalj, materialval, mönster, färger, helt fantastiskt. 

Min favorit var Phra Si Rattana-chedin, eller som jag kallade "Goldie". Denna fina byggnad ska tydligen rymma ett fragment av Buddhas bröstben.

To explore the Grand Place and Wat Phra Kaeo could probably take several days. Wat Phra Kaeo is a complex inside the Grand Palace. The temple is Thailand's most sacred but unlike the other temples there are no monks living here. Grand Palace was built at the same time as Wat Phra Kaeo. It was the king's official residence from 1782 to 1946.

What's hot in Hoi An?

Ok "super nice" is my description of Hoi An. In addition to daily stroll around the shops and the market, get beauty treatments and sew a silk dress, we managed to check in all the beautiful temples, the old Japanese bridge and take a bike ride to the beach.

It was not beach weather according to me but 28 degrees was perfect for us and what we had on the agenda. If you want to swim and dive I would recommand to visit Hoi An in February and March.

A wonderful thing - in all major "streets" in Hoi An, there are speakers up on every second house and are playing classical music. So you walk around town and have Mozart and Bach as a background music. Amazing!

Many many tailor shops with most beautiful fabrics...

The cutest small romantic restaurants next to the river...

 

 

The old Japanese bridge

Nice small galleries with local artist