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Chonburi
Province
Wat
Thammanimit
Wat
Yai Intharam
Wat
Ton Son
Phra
Phutthasihing Pavilion
Wat
Ang Sila
Wat
Komut Rattanaram
Wat
Samet
Wat
Ngoen Sutthawat
Wat
Khao Phra Bat (Bang Lamung)
Wat
Phra Yai (Bang Lamung)
Wat
Chai Mongkhon (Bang Lamung)
Wat
Photi Sam Phan (Bang Lamung)
Wat
Chom Lom (Bang Lamung) Wat
Sri Wanaram (Sri Ratcha) Wat
Koh Loi (Si Ratcha) Chao
Pho Khao Yai Shrine (Ko Si Chang) Tham
Chakrapong Monastery (Ko Si Chang) Wat
Tham Yai Phrik (Ko Si Chang) Wat
Atsadang Nimit (Ko Si Chang) Wat
Yannasang Wararam Woramahawihan (Bang Lamung) Buddha
Image of Khao Chi Chan (Sattahip) Wat
Khao Bamphen Bun (Bang Lamung) Wat
Sattahip (Sattahip) Wat
Samakhi Banphot (Sattahip) Wat
Bang Sare (Sattahip) Phra
Panatsabodi Pavilion (Phanat Nikhom) Wat
Luang Phrommawat (Phanat Nikhom) Wat
Tai Ton Lan (Phanat Nikhom) Rayong
Province Wat
Pa Pradu Wat
Lum Maha Chaichumphon Phra
Phutta Angkhirot Pavilion Wat
Khot Thimtharam Wat
Paknam
Wat
Saranat Thammaram (Klaeng) Wat
Khao Kradon (Klaeng) Wat
Kong Din (Klaeng) Chantaburi
Province Wat
Phailom Wat
Thong Thua Wat
Bot Mueang Wat
Plup Trat
Province Wat
Buppharam Wat
Yotha Nimit Wat
Pai Lom
Chachoengsao
Province
Wat
Sothornwararam
Wat
Chomphothayaram
Wat
Photharam
Wat
Saenphudat
Prachinburi
Province
Boran
Sathan Muang Sri
Mahosot
Wat
Sra Morakot
Wat
Ton Pho Sri Mahapho
Wat
Kaeo Phichit
Wat
Chaeng
Nakhon
Nayok Province
Wat
Yai Takinaram
Wat
Amphawan (Ban Na) Wat
Bang Or Nai (Ban Na) Wat
Thong Lang (Ban Na) Wat
Tha Chang Wat
Phot Thi Nayok Wat
Bunnak Wat
Prommanee Wat
Khao Kok (Ban Na) Sa
Kaeo Province Wat
Sa Kaeo Wat
Nakhon Tham (Watthana Nakhon)
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We
had long put off a trip to the east of Thailand. Mainly because of the
perception we had of Pattaya and all the talk about sex tourism and mass
tourism. So we planned a relatively "save" vacation by
booking a private resort with private beach VERY far south of Pattaya in
Chonburi Province. Since it was during the rainy season of 2003 we didn't
really expect to travel too much, but when the weather turned out much
better than we had hoped we got our cameras out and went on several day
trips. Chonburi had to offer several nice temples, tourist attractions
like Nong Nut Garden with all it's flowers and a wonderful Thai Culture
Show. Chonburi City had some beautiful temples to offer. The island of Koh
Si Chang was a great experience and allowed us to visit the only royal
temple ever built on an island. Pattaya itself was a quick trip in and
out, mainly to visit Wat Chai Mongkhon, just a block from the massage
parlors. Sattahip in the south offered great beaches and even greater
seafood places. Rayong Province wasn't really spoiled with any tourists
(at least not from the West). Since our trip here happened despite the
SARS scare, we almost had the beaches, hotels and pools to ourselves.
Since Thailand put a lot of measures in place to keep the country SARS
free, we felt very confident in traveling to our favorite country and
support the already troubling tourism industry. We
did another extensive trip to the eastern provinces during the rainy
season of 2008. Just like the first time, in 2003, we had a major event
happending which drew the tourists off to other countries or cause them to
cancel their trips. This time it was the political unrest and the
demonstrations for the removal of the prime minister Samak. With tens of
thousands of demonstrators in Bangkok and a hopelessly overwhelmed police
force, the local traffic police in Chonburi just went off on the rest of
the thai people and the tourists and blocked the traffic whereever they
could. From the short distance from Jomtien to Chonburi we had no less
than seven !!! traffic blocks by the local police force. Compared
with the other provinces of the East we found the people from Chonburi the
most unfriendly. Most temples were closed and even on the Buddha day we
did not find them open. I have to think hard but I believe that we never
saw a single monk in any of the temples we visited. Given the fact that we
visited twice during rainy season when the monks retreat to their temples,
it is very strange. So, if we want to visit temples to pay our respect to
the Buddha images, we probably just use the by-pass and go to the other
provinces in the future. In
2008 we also grouped the provinces of Chachoengsao, Prachinburi and Nakhon
Nayok with the eastern provinces. We had them in the central provinces
before. For the first time we also toured Sa Kaeo province and added this
province to our pages. We only managed to visit two temples though because
we spent several hours in them and visted Prasat Khao Noi, which will be
featured on our Khmer temples site on www.kanjanee.com
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