The beauty of the Chao Phraya River

on June 24th, 2011 by Cyber mania | No Comments »

THAILAND is interesting to visit. One attraction is the White Elephant Affairs Chao Phraya river. This area is no different from the kind of down the river on the island of Borneo or Sumatra.

Village on the water or boats carrying passengers passing can also be found in the rivers in the country.

That little difference is the wharf where the ships store owned by the Kingdom of Thailand is still well maintained.

But in the middle of the journey, tourists Indonesia made ??a little stunned. Especially, when the tour guide asked the helmsman to stop the boat in front of a monastery. It’s time to feed hundreds of catfish with white bread or Rp5.000 worth 20 baht per piece.

Bangkok residents believe these rivers feed the fish can get rid of bad luck. Gratitude, gratitude met with white catfish. Residents who are predominantly Buddhist bangkok does abstinence catch fish that gather in front of places of worship. Perhaps, the offender will be crushed by the disaster.

That is why, hundreds of catfish can live in the Chao Phraya River in peace, without being distracting. Imagine if hundreds of catfish living in the river in Indonesia, would have been enmeshed or provoked.

Satisfied feeding catfish, travelers can continue the journey to Wat Arun, a beautiful temple in Thailand whose walls decorated with colorful glass and ceramics from China. 67-meter-tall exotic temple was built 170 years ago by King Nang Klao practice or Rama II.

Syahdan, during a trip of Chinese Affairs, glass and ceramic vessel was hit by a storm so many broken pottery. However, King Rama II asks the broken ceramic remains installed in the Temple of Wat Arun. Apparently, the broken ceramics make these historic buildings looked even more beautiful and elegant.

In the Temple of Wat Arun, the tourists can hunt a variety of souvenirs at cheap prices. As an example of good quality shirts with a total of 14 pieces only 1,000 baht