Nakhon Pathom Travel Blogs

It is about noon when we arrive in Nakhon Pathom, to see the Chedi. From down the stairs it didn't look that spectacular to me. It is the biggest Chedi in Thailand and that is exactly what you see when looking up to it: it is pretty huge. Frankly, I thought that was going to be it. A big golden bui…

Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, January 2009 -- Nakhon Pathom is a city in central Thailand, capital of the province of the same name, home of Silpakorn University (within the Sanam Chan Palace). Its most important landmark is the Phra Pathom Chedi, the world's tallest stupa at close to 130 meters.Unf…

This morning I left Bangkok to go to the floating markets.  I left early at seven am and arrived at eight at the floating market. There I arranged with other travelers a boat to make a trip through the market. It's a pity it's not the vegetable and fruit market it used to be in the o…

Of the many days I have spent in Bangkok this might have been the best day.  It did not start out this way though.  In the morning a few of us were suppose to meet at a McDonald's restaurant near one of the large malls in Bangkok.  Benny and I got there right on time but we could not…

Wanting to cram as many cities as I can into my last few days, I got off the train at the next stop... and there it was--the biggest pagoda in Thailand!  I'm so glad I'm not carrying a guidebook so I can "discover" these places on my own!