2020.01 Thailand CNY

January 24-28, 2020: 5-day trip (2020.01) from Bangkok to Khao Yai, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Chose to spend Chinese New Year with family, no longer celebrating locally. Opted for Thailand to explore Ayutthaya, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Day 1 24-Jan-2020 Kuala Lumpur > Bangkok

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)

7.29am already get ready and pack all things want to bring for the trip. Wait for taxi pick up to KLIA at 8am.

Upon arrived, still have a hour time, go for breakfast first.

Flight TG416 checkin KLIA 9.45am, departure 1.05pm, arrived 2:10pm (Thailand time)
Depart by flight to Bangkok
Upon arrival meet and transfer for dinner at Chocolate Ville, restaurant inside European village theme park

Chocolate Ville Bangkok

第二次來曼谷巧克力🍫欧洲小镇，手绘。

When back to town, go for the Erawan shrine for the night time, we bought Starbucks for drink, 7-11 for some snack.

Erawan Shrine 四面佛

四面神其实是印度教中三主神之一的梵天，而在泰国信仰中是财富之神，也会保护信徒的平安。梵天，是指印度教的创造之神。梵天亦称造书天、婆罗贺摩天、净天，华人地区俗称四面佛（印度佛教中的大梵天王诸神众，特指色界初禅天之主，又称大梵天王），是印度婆罗门教的创造之神，梵文字母的创制者。与毗湿奴、湿婆并称三主神。他的坐骑为孔雀（或天鹅），配偶为智慧女神妙音天女，故梵天也常被认为是智慧之神。在印度几万座印度教寺庙中供奉梵天的寺庙却极为少见，现存最有名的专门供奉梵天的地方位在拉贾斯坦邦城镇普须卡，在印度大多数是把梵天和毗湿奴、湿婆合画在一起供奉。随着印度佛教的兴起，后被佛教吸纳为护法神之一，在南传佛教的东南亚，尤其泰国，得到很大的发挥，华人称之为四面佛，据说有保佑人间富贵吉祥的功能，在东南亚有非常多信众。

向四面佛(就是印度教的梵天)还願，給钱跳泰舞，没带相机📷，手机📱拍的照片。

Mercure Bangkok Makkasan

stay Mercure Bangkok Makkasan

Starbucks 泰国🇹🇭限定装饰品。.

Day 2 25-Jan-2020 Bangkok > Ayutthaya > Khao Yai

Chinese New Year (CNY) Greeting

On this first day of Chinese New Year, we uphold tradition by gathering for a family photo in vibrant red attire, sharing season's greetings.

农历新年初一，全家人穿红衣合照很有新年感觉。

After breakfast, transfer to Ayuthaya

泰国有四个王朝，第一个在清迈週边的素可泰王朝，第二个就是阿瑜陀耶王朝 (Ayutthaya)，第三个吞武里王朝，迁都曼谷，第四个是扎克里王朝。

Ayutthaya 阿瑜陀耶

阿瑜陀耶王國，又譯阿育他亞王國、大城王國，是1351年至1767年4月7日存在的一個泰人王國，位於今泰國南方（中心位於今大城府）。首都為阿瑜陀耶（大城）。阿瑜陀耶王國取代了素可泰王國，打敗了高棉帝國，征服大片土地，於1767年亡於緬甸的大規模入侵。

历史. 阿瑜陀耶王國由拉瑪鐵菩提王（Ramathibodi）於1351年所創立。拉瑪鐵菩提王本名烏通（U Thong）。阿瑜陀耶王國結合了傣族的軍力，孟族與高棉族的行政，以及華人的商業。阿瑜陀耶王國建立時，北方已有傣族所建立的素可泰。阿瑜陀耶王國依靠素可泰所墊下之基礎，但是後來居上，15世紀時阿瑜陀耶王國併吞了素可泰，與位於泰國更北方的蘭納王國相鄰。15世紀中葉，查洛王（Trailok）建立更完整的行政與法律制度。阿瑜陀耶王國以制度、稻米耕作以及對中國的貿易維持強盛。阿瑜陀耶王國與中國關係良好。從阿瑜陀耶開國以來，經常與緬甸發生衝突，1548-1549年，第一次大戰，緬甸王德彬瑞蒂與阿瑜陀耶王國開戰，結果失敗。第二次大戰在1563年，緬甸勃印曩與阿瑜陀耶王國摩訶·查克臘帕，此次大戰叫「白象戰爭」，戰爭結果摩訶·查克臘帕國王認輸，阿瑜陀耶王國損失慘重，也送貢品給勃印曩一對白象。第三次在1568年，阿瑜陀耶王國馬欣國王與彭世洛王（摩訶·曇摩羅闍）發生內訌，勃印曩抓這個機會與阿瑜陀耶王國開展戰爭，結果被併吞，但在1581年納黎萱國王宣布阿瑜陀耶王國獨立。在17至18世紀時是東南亞強國，與歐洲國家通商。1767年阿瑜陀耶王國被緬甸貢榜王朝所滅。之後暹羅為吞武里王朝與卻克里王朝恢復。

Visit Wat Yai Chaimongkol

Wat Yai Chai Mongkol (Mongkhon), Ayutthaya 亚柴蒙考寺

意为“胜利之庙”，是为了纪念与缅甸战争中杀死缅甸王子而建立的。寺庙中佛像保存完好，其中有一座身披袈裟的睡佛，长28米，双眼微闭，神态安详，此外还有连坐成一排的佛像，每尊佛像都身着黄色袈裟。

这公园来对了，很有泰国🇹🇭风格，经典。

如果旅行摄影要与地标结合，这肯定是这次旅行🧳的摄影作品代表作。

Visit Wat Mahathal

Wat Mahathat (Ayutthaya) 玛哈泰寺

兴建于1374年（素可泰王朝时期）为大城府最早建造的高棉佛塔之一。玛哈泰寺共建有198座佛塔，其中主佛塔坍塌于宋谭王时期，殿内仅存支撑石柱可见，于1991年被联合国教育科学文化组织列入世界文化遗产。
树中佛像. 玛哈泰寺最受游客青睐的莫过于佛殿前的“树中佛像”，此佛像闭目安详、沈静从容，与无花果树合为一体。据传当时泰军与缅甸军战争时，节节败退，缅甸军为了展示军威，便将大城佛寺里石刻佛像的佛首尽数砍下，其中一颗佛首滚到了无花果树的树根底部，经年累月后，佛首被树根包里了起来，形成今日天然的“树中佛”奇观，引起观光游客争相留影。当地人民则将这颗佛首视为神圣之物，泰国政府在此举行过多次皇家仪式。

After lunch, go to Hobbit House (Ban San Noi)

Baan Suan Noi Resort

Then Dinner at Ban Mai Chay Nam Vintage Restaurant

Ban Mai Chay Nam Restaurant

Stay Isaan Isan Resort

Isaan Isan Resort Khaoyai By Andacura

Day 3 26-Jan-2020 Khao Yai

Resort breakfast

酒店中看见的泰国🇹🇭东北区鬼的民俗摆设。

After breakfast, go for see sunflower farm first

Sunflower field "Rai Manee Sorn"

Follow with visit to Chokchai Farm. A cow farm produce milk and convert one of it farm for branding marketing, offer indirect tour for the farm and cow boy show, some games. 2 hours for the tour program inside. This let me related in the past bread story of high 5, where end of exist as well. Marketing lot of way to do, maybe a better way exist.

Chokchai Farm

Lunch
Krua SuanKhunYaiy Khaoyai

visit Palio Khao Yai, a Italy architecture and design place mainly for shopping.

Palio Khao Yai

Tuscan village–themed shopping complex for local crafts & gourmet food products, plus dining.

Visit Primo Piazza, a place feature sheep alike small animal, and few shop and cafe, just less people, maybe due to entrance fee required. It just to hot here, unless it is indoor else just no that kind of feeling you can expect for walking in the hot air outdoor.

Primo Piazza

咖啡店里的桌子上排设，手绘。

Make a stop for buy snack before send back hotel for rest
5.30 pm go out again for the Pak Chong Night Market

Pak Chong Night Market

Night Bazaar Pakchong. Mainly local street food and then some stall for clothing and wearable gear.

Due to street food in nature, so when arrived, after the walk, we decided for take drink and snack in Amazon Cafe (Starbucks alike in local), for a hour.

夜市摊中卖的大蝦🍤，手绘。把所看所见与记忆用手绘画下。

Hanging in the Cafe Amazon while after walking the night market, basically no our kind of taste, so have drink and snack in cafe instead and decide back to resort then have the dinner then.

transfer back to Isaan Isan Resort. We have the dinner, outdoor got the projector and playing video.

Dinning in Resort

Day 4 27-Jan-2020 Khao Yai > Bangkok

After breakfast, visit PB Valley Winery Tour

PB Valley Khao Yai Winery

Just typical winery aim for selling wine. Hope thru the process for the tour to promote their own brand of wine, hope the process you see the factory how they making and you end up buy some of the wine. For being in the process, aim for volume, local distribution is the key, since no tourist can buy a lot.

The Bloom

Just next to PB Valley Khao Yai Winery, the garden park full of variety of flowers.

Take early lunch around 11am

Laos Puun Khao

Transfer back to Bangkok
Visit to honey seller store. Being here before during past trip, as usual commission driven industry for sell high margin item this way. If margin no high this type of selling will collapse.

Terminal 21 Shopping Mall

While on the way to Asiatique, make a stop, walking around this shopping mall. It decoration each floor with different global destination theme.

Evening, visit Asiatique The Riverfront

ASIATIQUE The Riverfront

Upon arrived, go for found a restaurant for the dinning first. Then walk around. Since it second time visit this place, basically lost the excite for explore the place too.

stay MERCURE Makkasan

Day 5 28-Jan-2020 Bangkok > Kuala Lumpur

Hotel breakfast
Shopping at Platinum Fashion Mall, follow dinning in CentralWorld

Shopping District

First go Platinum Fashion Mall first for shopping, then walk back CentralWorld for dining here, revisit the same Japanese restaurant in the past taste one dish, Lobster in sashimi serve with soup, this round change to cheese bake, it come with the lobster soup as well.