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Narucha Beauty
Naruncha Beauty on the Ratchapakinai Rd. in central Chiang Mai is one of the best Massage shops in town. It opens every day from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Here at this Massage studio you get Thai Massages, Aroma Oil Massages, Hot Stone Aroma Massage… from well trained masseuses. The prices of Spa packages like Body Scrub with Body Mask-Wrap or Thai herbal heat Compress together with Thai Herb Facial treatment are very cheap compared with other exalted Massage Shops in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Beauty salon of Naruncha provides all kind of waxing, Pedicure, Manicure, Scrub and Wrap Treatment. If you choose an Aroma Oil Massage than it’s your choice of 6 different aromas. The Massages are for your private in a separate room with shower, air condition and relax music. This massage has in my opinion the best price performance ratio in old Chiang Mai. My recommendations are the traditional Thai and Oil Massage for total relaxing on your holidays in Thailand.
Chiang Mai City Art & Cultural Center
The City Museum of Chiang Mai has a multimedia exhibition of the transformation from their roots to the present modern city in north Thailand. Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre show with an eye for details the development of Culture, Art and history of the “Capital of the North”. The Museum regard many topics in different theme rooms at a historical building next to the three kings monument which was build 1924 on the place of a former Royal hall. The highlights of this multimedia Museum in Chiang Mai are the exhibitions about Pre CM, River Civilizations, the last Century, Dynastic Rulers, Buddhism, Life on the hill and Agricultural life. The admission fee was in 2009 90 Thai Baht per person. The opening hours are: from Tuesdays to Sundays including public holidays from 08:30 to 17:00 hrs. The City Arts & Cultural Centre is the best museum in Chiang Mai for culture and development of the city in northern Thailand. All audio comments are in six Languages Thai, English, Japanese, German… This Museum can be a pleasant day for all who want to learn something about Chiangmai.
Huay Tung Tao Park
Huay Tung Tao is a large area with woodland and a huge lake. It’s popular and mostly used for running and bicycling for many locals from Chiang Mai and a few Tourists. Around the Lake at Huay Tueng Tao are many Restaurants which have the tables on cosy bamboo floats and a great view over the Huay Tung Tao Lake. Some Thai locals come for fishing, picnic or to worship to Buddha statue next to the lake of this nature reservoir near Chiang Mai in Thailand.
The Lake at Huay Tueng Tao
The admission fee was 20 Thai Baht per person and if you like to relax on one of the floats from the restaurants it 10 Baht extra. The prices are adequate for the drinks and food direct on a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. Huay Tung Tao is a nice trip for couples and nature friends in Thailand. With a motorbike you arrive after 10 km on the highway to Mae Rim at this quiet place in Thailand’s Chiangmai province.
Chiang Mai Adventure Tours:
The Travel Agency in the Rachdomnern Road offers all kind of tour booking in northern Thailand. Here you can get information’s about any destination in Thailand and especially about Chiang Mai’s environment. Adventure Tours has a friendly and qualified service which explains you travel possibilities around Chiang Mai. My favorites here are the Doi Inthanon National Park, Mae Hong Son, Phrae and the Caves at Chiang Dao. Another recommendation are the longneck Karen villages here in this area in South East Asia. The well English speaking staff will satisfy your claims for unforgettable culture holidays in northern Thailand.
Chiang Mai Adventure Tours and Thai Language Center
Thai Language Center in Chiang Mai:
Why not learn how to speak, write and read Thai? The Thai Language Center in Chiang Mai offer good structured Thai Language classes in all levels. The small classes of maximum 6 people promise a learning success in a short time. Usually the Thai lessons are everyday two hours from Monday to Friday. I paid for a Thai Language Course of three weeks 3000 Baht in 2009. If you want to learn more or less than you can choose the private Thai Lessons which was in 09 250 Baht per hour. At the private lessons of a well qualified Thai Language Teacher you can define the learning target. I did a beginner course and some private lessons at the Language Center and I don’t repent my choice of this Thai School in Chiang Mai.
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Wat Arun in Bangkok
Wat Arun Rachawararam is also known as “The Temple of Dawn” or just Wat Arun. This beautiful temple on the bank of the Choa Praya is built in Thailand’s Ayutthaya period as “Wat Makok”. King Taksin renamed this Buddhist temple in Bangkok to “Wat Jeng” when Thonburi become the capital of Thailand. King Rama II let renovate Wat Arun and give it the name “Wat Ratchataram”. Under King Rama IV it becomes the present name “Wat Arun Rachawaram”. Many believers come here to this holy place in Bangkok to worship Buddha. The foreigners come to see the adorned holy stupa and the stone statures. Especially at sunset is the Wat Arun a magnificent model for beautiful holiday pictures. After a visit at this temple on the west bank I will recommend a visit at Wat Pho which is just on the other side of the Chao Praya River in Bangkok and good to reach by ferry.
Wat Phra Kaew Temple
The full name is actually Wat Phra Sri Rattana Sasdaram but this temple in Bangkok is better known as Wat Phra Kaew temple. This imposing temple in Thailand’s Capital is on the same compound as the Royal Grand Palace. King Rama the first gave the mandate to build this holy Buddhist monument. Many tourists come here to see the Emerald Buddha, Golden Buddha statues, Golden stupas, the impressive statures of all eight Kings of the Chakri dynasty and many other beautiful and impressive monuments and holy places. Worshippers come to pay their respect of “Phra Kaew Morakot” (The Emerald Buddha) and to the most hallowed compound in Thailand where the ashes of many former Monarchs are enshrined. The Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok is a great destination for all who like to see a grandiose temple and learn something about Thai culture. The River Express is the cheapest possibility to reach the Phra Kaew Temple. Taxis and Tuk Tuks are a bit more expansive and mostly slower because of the traffic in central Bangkok.
Wat Srisuphan in Chiang Mai
In 1502 the first pure silver ordination hall in world was build here at Wat Srisuphan in Chiang Mai. The Buddhist Temple in Laana style is a bit in south of the moat near Pratu Chiang Mai. Here you can come for a conversation with the Monks in English language. The “Chat with the Monks” is every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 5:30 – 07:00 pm at the silver temple Wat Srisuphan. This is a good chance to ask the Buddhist Monks about Thai culture, life as a monk in north Thailand, meditation or other thinks where you are interested in. This Sisuphan temple is as well famous for the public meditations three times per week. Everybody is welcome to join. The great silver ordination hall has a dimension of 5 meters wide and 18 meters long.
The Buddha at Srisuphan temple
The Buddha image inside the temple look very beautiful, the contrast of the silver to the gold let him appear and silhouetted against other temples in Chiang Mai or somewhere in Thailand.
Paintings at Wat Pho
The Wat Pho is the most magnificent Buddhist Temple of Bangkok in Thailand. Many believers, tourists and backpacker come every day to see the beautiful temple architecture, Buddha images and of course the biggest reclining Buddha of Thailand. The reclining Buddha at Wat Phra Chetuphon (Wat Pho) is 16 meter high and 46 meter long. Phra Chetuphon temple has as well the biggest collection of Buddha images. The ample area of this beautiful and impressive temple housed many beautiful corners and gives a great guideline for good pictures of your visit in Thailand. The nice Buddhist and historical mural paintings was my highlight of this temple. Wat Po is as well famous for the Thai Massage school/university which teaches the technician of the traditional Thai Massage. The Tripitaka Library which contains holy Buddhist writings is also located at the most visited temple in Bangkok. Wat Pho in Bangkok is direct in the center of Thailand’s capital. You can easy arrive by Tuk Tuk, Taxi or River Express which is the cheapest possibility. If you stay in Bangkok don’t miss a visit at the famous Wat Pho.
Wat Pho, Bangkok
Lumphini Park in Bangkok
The Lumphini Park in central Bangkok is a good possibility to flee from the pollution of this city in Thailand. The Park has a lake and good cultivated grassland which invite tourists and locals to relax, take a nap or read a good book. Lumphini Park is also for jogger a worthwhile destination. The asphalted course is perfect for a run through Thailand’s capital Bangkok. At long the lakes are picnic tables and shops who sell drinks and food. The best time for a visit at Lumphini is in the morning because than the air is fresh (compared to other places here) and there are less people. If you want to come here than you can take the Sky train to Sala Deang or the Metro direct to Lumphini Park. The ride with a Tuk Tuk need mostly more time and is a bit more expansive. There is no admission fee at this quiet place in BKK.
Cultural Performance in Luang Prabang
If you want to see Lao Cultural performances than is the Royal Theatre in Luang Prabang a worthwhile destination on your Laos trip. Three times per week are a show of traditional Asian Dance with included the famous fingernail dance here at the Theater next to the national museum in LP in north Laos. The Baasii ceremony is for many tourists a highlight of their holiday in South East Asia. Traditional Folk by a live band emphasize the palak palam show here in Luang Prabang at the Royal Theater. The beautiful costumes of the actors fit to the performance of the Asian Saga. We saw a nice show and the admission fee of 8 to 20 USD is worthwhile. I can recommend a visit at the Theatre in Luang Prabang for all tourists who like to learn sth. about the culture of Laos and for all who want to have a bit variety of temples and Mekong landscapes.
