It got really windy and quite cool yesterday.
It was 33 Celsius, then it dropped to 18 Celsius.
The Thai people think it is cold at 33, as it is their winter.
They walk around in sweaters and long pants,
we are hot in a bathing suit.
Making the most of a cool day, we explored a different part
of Takiab/Hua Hin.
We found a wonderful bakery not very far from here that served
up delicious pastries as well as good coffee.
By mid week we should be back
into sunny & warm weather.
Just after dropping our laundry off,
we decided to walk down some of the side streets
we have not been to before.
I love seeing how the real Thai people live.
Some live in nice homes with clean yards,
other are filled with everyday junk that somehow accumulates.
Washing hanging out in an empty lot, fish frying on the sidewalk,
a handmade play pen,
some ornate gates, flowers sold at a street stall.
The simple pleasure of enjoying a pineapple smoothie.
Here are a few of the sights that we saw today.
The highlight was seeing the monks come to our condo to
lead prayers on New Years Day.
We were invited with friends for a traditional
Christmas Dinner,
complete with turkey and all the trimmings.
Delicious!
Santa rolled in on a motor bike much to the delight
of the crowd of families with smaller children.
The food, the atmosphere and meeting all kinds of new
people was wonderful.
Before dinner we went for a walk in the fishing village
that is close to us,
Takiab.
Here are a few photos I took along the way.
We are six kilometers south of the town Hua Hin
in the small village of Khao Takiab.
From our beach you can see Khao Takiab mountain with its most distinct feature, a very impressive golden colored,
20 meters high Buddha statue overlooking the sea.
Khao Takiab is a beautiful and relaxed place to stay, quieter than Hua Hin, with a great sandy beach and a good number of seaside restaurants.
Yesterday, Jim and I took the truck taxi and then walked to the statue.
Even in the early morning it was already very warm.
This is a town where there are still lovely resorts but mostly it is where
the villagers live.
The Golden Standing Buddha is really very impressive.
I climbed up the 152 steep stairs to take my photos.
What a view, it was so worth the climb.
The mountain as seen from our resort beach.
You could walk the several km's when the
tide is low.
Dagmar
