{"id":8675,"date":"2015-04-13T23:59:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T11:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=8675"},"modified":"2020-08-28T16:41:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T04:41:37","slug":"road-trip-phuket-south-of-kata-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2015\/04\/road-trip-phuket-south-of-kata-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Road trip Phuket – south of Kata Village"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today is Songkran<\/a>, the traditional Thai New Year, everywhere people are trying to get you soaking wet (Water Festival<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Even here at Big Buddha<\/a>, which is still a work in progress<\/p><\/div>\n

I guess pouring water over Buddha is all part of the water festival<\/p><\/div>\n

Lots of bells everywhere<\/p><\/div>\n

And they say money doesn’t grow on trees…<\/p><\/div>\n

Buddha galore<\/p><\/div>\n

Lots of incense sticks burning<\/p><\/div>\n

You can see why the call it Big Buddha<\/p><\/div>\n

I mean, it’s Buddha, and it’s big<\/p><\/div>\n

Buddha will be very pleased with everyone touching the gong<\/p><\/div>\n

As I said, bells everywhere, and I must say they do sound nice<\/p><\/div>\n

Inside the (hollow) Big Buddha<\/p><\/div>\n

As if he’s saying “thou shalt not pass”<\/p><\/div>\n

Yet another Buddha<\/p><\/div>\n

View from Big Buddha towards Kata Village<\/p><\/div>\n

You guessed it, it’s Buddha<\/p><\/div>\n

I wish I understood what they are doing, to me it looks like baptising Buddha<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes, he really is wearing a plastic pot on his head<\/p><\/div>\n

Rawai Beach<\/p><\/div>\n

More Rawai Beach, as seen from Rawai Pier<\/p><\/div>\n

Rawai Seafood Market, this made me very sad, I’m used to seeing all these wonderful creatures while diving, and here they are in a plastic bucket, away from their natural habitat, awaiting a tragic death<\/p><\/div>\n

Seeing these beauties under water would be one of the highlights of a dive, and here they are in a plastic bucket wondering where they are and what happened to them<\/p><\/div>\n

Poor souls<\/p><\/div>\n

Such beautiful colours, they don’t deserve to end this way, they should be in the ocean, enjoying life<\/p><\/div>\n

As usual, things might look beautiful and pristine<\/p><\/div>\n

But turn around and see what an incredible mess the Thai are making of their country<\/p><\/div>\n

More Buddha things at Praphakhan Kanchanaphisek<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

This is a statue of an Indian elephant, not an African one, but how can you tell them apart?<\/p><\/div>\n

Admiral His Royal Highness Prince Abhakara Kiartiwonges – Prince of Jumborn<\/p><\/div>\n


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