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Red Shirts in Silom
By Richard Barrow on Apr 20, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
SAMUT PRAKAN RED SHIRTS ARRIVE AT SILOM: A convoy of red shirt supporters from Samut Prakan arrived at the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok on the afternoon of 20th April 2010. There was a tense stand-off between the red shirts and the riot police at t… more »
Releasing Birds and Fish พิธีปล่อยนก ปล่อยปลา
By Richard Barrow on Apr 19, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
RELEASING OF BIRDS AND FISH: Mr. Surachai Kanasa, the Governor of Samut Prakan, led other local people in the releasing of fish and birds at Wat Prodket in Phra Pradaeng on the afternoon of 18th May 2010. Also present were the winners of the Songkran Bea… more »
Phra Pradaeng Songkran Parade ขบวนแห่นางสงกรานต์ และรถบุปผาชาติ
By Richard Barrow on Apr 19, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
PHRA PRADAENG SONGKRAN PARADE: Mr. Surachai Kanasa, the Governor of Samut Prakan, took the lead in the Songkran Parade through the streets of Phra Pradaeng on the afternoon of 18th April 2010. Thousands of local people lined both sides of the road as at… more »
Songkran Opening Ceremony พิธีเปิดงานประเพณีสงกรานต์ พระประแดง
By Richard Barrow on Apr 18, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
OPENING CEREMONY FOR SONGKRAN PARADE: Mr. Surachai Kanasa, the Governor of Samut Prakan, formerly opened the Phra Pradaeng Songkran Festival at 2 p.m. on Sunday 18th April 2010. The Governor first paid respect to a statue of King Rama III. Then, after sp… more »
Building Sand Pagodas ก่อพระเจดีย์ทราย วัดชัยมงคล
By Richard Barrow on Apr 15, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
BUILDING SAND PAGODAS: On Thursday 15th April 2010, local people from Samut Prakan went to Wat Chai Mongkol to make merit by building sand pagodas. About 50 families took part in the competition to build the best looking pagoda.Pictures | อัลบั้มรูป more »
Song Nam Phra งาน บุญประเพณีสรงน้ำพระ วัดชัยมงคล
By Richard Barrow on Apr 15, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
SONG NAM PHRA AT WAT CHAI MONGKOL: On Thursday 15th April 2010, local people from Samut Prakan went to Wat Chai Mongkol to make merit by pouring rose-scented water onto Buddha images and the hands of monks. The number of monks were swelled by about 350 n… more »
Songkran Fun at Ancient Siam ม่วนซื่นเมืองโบราณ สงกรานต์บ้านเฮา
By Richard Barrow on Apr 14, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
SONGKRAN FUN AT ANCIENT SIAM: Thousands of local people and foreign tourists enjoyed a day out at Ancient Siam as part of the Songkran celebrations. Highlights include splashing water with elephants, pouring rose scented water on nine revered Buddha imag… more »
Swan and Centipede Festival ประเพณี แห่หงส์ ธงตะขาบ 53
By Richard Barrow on Apr 13, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
SWAN AND CENTIPEDE PARADE: On Tuesday 13th April 2010, Mr. Surachai Kanasa, the Governor of Samut Prakan, formerly opened the Swan and Centipede Parade at Wat Khan Lat in Phra Pradaeng District. The streets of Phra Pradaeng were lined with thousands of l… more »
Merit Making for Songkran งานประเพณีสงกรานต์และร่วมทำบุญตักบาตร 2553
By Richard Barrow on Apr 13, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
MERIT MAKING FOR SONGKRAN: On the morning of Tuesday 13th April 2010, Mr. Surachai Kanasa, Governor of Samut Prakan, and his wife, Mrs. Thongpin Kanasa, and their daughter, led other local people in making merit for the Songkran holidays. The event start… more »
Samut Prakan Songkran Parade ประเพณีสงกรานต์
By Richard Barrow on Apr 11, 2010 | In Festivals and Events
SONGKRAN PARADE IN SAMUT PRAKAN: On the morning of Sunday 11th April 2010, Mr. Surachai Kanasa, Governor of Samut Prakan, and his wife, Mrs. Thongpin Kanasa, led other local people in making merit for the Songkran holidays. At 8.30 a.m. a parade of abou… more »
is at the far end of the Chao Phraya River, where it empties out into the Gulf of Thailand. The borders to the north and west join the Metropolitan of Bangkok. This photo album concentrates mainly on Paknam where we live, but we also have pictures about events and festivals around the province. We are close enough to Bangkok for people to come for a day trip. We don't get many independent foreign tourists so this is actually a good place to experience "Untouched Thailand".
