Khon Kaen - Thailand - Sight seeing

Hi Followers!

I'am back! You know we came from Cambodia, but we have justed travelled 18 hours and are now in Thailand! We find ourselves in Khon Kaen.



It's really beautiful here and there is so much to see and to visit! The first site we visited is Non Mueang Ancient Town. This ancient town is located at Ban Na Pho and legends say the hill, known as Non Mueange, was the location of an ancient town. Archaeologists have found sandstone Sema boundary markers in Dvaravati style in the town and nearby. Potsherds were scattered around and some were even painted in red, others are decorated with incising and cord-marked patterns.

After the ancient town we drove to Tham Pha Phuang Forest Park

Tham Pha Phuang Forest Park is in Ban Dong Lan, Tambon Pha Nok Khao, 123 kilometres from Khon Kaen. Tham Pha Phuang is a huge limestone cave. Inside, is a large chimney-shaped rock and lovely stalagmites and stalactites.

The next day we visited the city center of Khon Kaen. Our first stop was at Sala Mai Thai

Sala Mai Thai is part of the project to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen. The silk centre was established to support Her Majesty the Queens mission to promote silk and silk products from Isan as well as conserve the traditions. The centre feature the silk production process from dyeing to weaving, tools for silk production and rare equipment, and different ancient silk textiles various pattern. The centre also exhibits the world's most expensive Mudmee silk textile woven by the people of Chonnabot people. 

To continue we entered The Khon Kaen National Museum. The museum was opened by His Majesty King Bhumiphol Adulyadej on the 20th of December, 1972. It has a diverse selection of antiques, precious art pieces and archaeological finds from the region.

The more popular tourist destinations in Thailand are Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, and Chiangmai, but these places tend to be overly commercialized. If you want to go to a place where you can experience some of the local people, customs, and traditions, Khon Kaen s the place to be. The real Thailand is outside the popular tourist destinations. Northeast Thailand is often neglected by tourists so what better reason do you need to come!

To end our visit in Khon Kaen we relaxed a couple of hours at Hat Sawan. It is the scenic beach by the lake over Ubolratana Dam and it is an ideal place for recreation among the locals and tourists.

Thanks for your support!

Grtz Klaas




http://www.khonkaenlink.info/eng/#03
http://www.khonkaen.com/