Bangkok Walking Adventures

Hi all, This walk is a bit temple-heavy, as the name suggests, so this may not appeal to everyone. There are over 40000 temples in Thailand, and about 20% of those are no longer in use. What happens to those temples? Why were they abandoned? Can you still visit them and what happens if you do? Can a temple be torn down and why or why not? What do you need if you want to 'reopen' a temple? Can anyone use these unused temples? All these questions and more will be answered during this walk. There are many temples to be found, if you know where to look, but we visit several on the Thonburi side, plus a few other interesting places. This walk is an approximately 5.6km. Our walk will take us around 3 hours and we'll be walking through small sois, with some temples, mosque and local neighborhoods. We're meeting MRT Hualumpong take exit 2 to the end. Then we will take city boat to tewet pier. We will finish near Pinkloa pier. So you can take the express boat back to sapan taksin. For the late-comers, we usually wait for 5minutes after the starting time, but then we have to leave unfortunately. We'd really enjoy it if as many people as possible can join, coz we've always had a good crowd of group members with interesting and fun stories to share and questions to ask. We expect nothing less from you this time!! :) We will end the walk near Pin kloa pier where you can take the boat back to Sathorn. As usual, kindly prepare 300 THB to join the tour. It pays for your great guide, and it allows us to keep surveying and bring more tours in the future. Enjoy the walk! :)

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It is a great Songkran festival. Organized by the cooperation of Thai people of Mon descent. Each year, Phra Pradaeng Songkran begins on the first Sunday after April 13, formerly known as Phra Pradaeng Songkran or Songkran Pak Lat. In the event, there is a Miss Songkran parade. Traditional games of the Mon people such as pouring water over the Buddha image and asking for blessings for elders releasing birds and fish, and having fun splashing water. The Miss Songkran parade will have beautiful women dressed in Thai or Raman (Mon) costumes marching in a line. One holding a fish jar and another carries a birdcage walking in front of Nang Songkran's car flanked by young Raman men dressed in sarongs wear a round neck shirt cloth blanket around the neck Flick the men's sabai to the back, which is called a men's floating suit.
As always, please bring 400 THB for your tour guide and transportation costs boat, ferry and bus. If you are one of those who RSVP'ed YES, please kindly do not change it after the closing off time, as nobody will be able to take your place anymore.
Enjoy the walk
Noi
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