Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Walking Around X Heritage Found: Phuket Old Town

Sino-Portuguese architecture

which pretty much reminded me of home

 

similar to the Straits Chinese cultural  

a blend of localized Chinese practice

with affluent colonial influence

Sino portuguese buildingTai Yuan = surname of Wangsurname Chenwell preservedmansionP1090443Phuket Chinese ClubChina Innantique furniture Hainanese association

 

Local Eateries:

a get-away from “globalized” restaurants and

fast-food outlets at Patong

small cafelocal foodroadside snackvegetarian foodcourt near temple

 


Getting In:

take a mini bus or songthaew

to and fro major beaches:

the service runs till 6p.m.

the bus stop is near the roundabout

a songthaew at Phuket Town

 

Airport Transfer Bus:

the most affordable way to travel

since there’s only one route

unfortunately

it doesn’t directly bring you

to the major beaches

 

the final stop at Phuket Bus Terminal

you have to transfer to a local bus

 

If you are of the hiking/backpacking type,

the local bus station,

which will take you to Patong etc.

is about twenty minutes away.

 

When exiting the bus terminal,

make a right onto Phang-Nga Rd.

Continue down Phang-Nga until

it terminates at Yaowarat Rd.,

then turn left.

 

Within a few steps

you will see a roundabout.

(the same roundabout mentioned above)

 

Once at the roundabout, keep right.

Phuket Old Town rounadabout

 

By keeping right, you will find Ranong Rd.

Within 100 to 200 meters

you will find the local bus stop.

 

for more info

http://www.airportbusphuket.com/

once again

giving it a miss to visit

a Thai weekend market

 


Phuket Jatujak (Chatuchak) Weekend Market:

Opening Hours:

Every Saturday and Sunday from

mid afternoon until 21:00

Location:

Near Wat Naka on Chao Fa West Road

 

if you are taking the city bus

look out for the the Central Festival Mall.

 

get off at this junction, then head south -

look for the Dara Hotel,

you can see it from the junction,

a colourful building -

 

walk past that and about another 800m,

the turning to the left leads to the market -

follow the crowds!

http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com/2008/03/weekend-market.html

 

so far yet so near

I was at the junction

on the bus back from Phuket town

the colourful Dara hotel

at the background

 

yet thinking that

bus service back to Patong runs till 6p.m. only

we decided to give up

and went for a final picnic on the beach instead

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