chopstick hill

we had a 3 day weekend last week on the occasion of the birthday of HM the Queen of Thailand. The holiday is also celebrated as Mother's Day instead of the traditional date in May in the west. Last weekend, we went to the resort town near Hua Hin. While there we visited Khao Takiap or roughly translated "Chopstick Hill" The hill is now dwarfed by some of the tall condominium buildings around Hua Hin. But it still has the best view of Hua Hin if you do not have access to one of those tall buildings. On the other hill is a white chedi. At the foot of the hill is a huge statue of the standing Buddha which watches the fishermen's boats as it goes into the sea. Beside the the huge statue is a small chapel where the locals make their offerings while the buddhist nun in white garb feeds the little kittens nearby.


daddywasabi
08.15.05