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Sweet Little Cafe' สัมมากรรามคำแหง 112

We did not stay in the Cafe as there was a lake across the road and we had chairs....

The coffee and cake were very good...

There was a shrine and mermaid under a tree near to where we sat. This visit was in June 2022.

Tree Shrine in Makro car park (Visit 4)

There is a shrine in the car park of Makro which is well looked after and I think very photogenic.

Through the Window - rain - Post 67

The roads were extremely wet this morning...

We accidentally splashed a motorbike - who was visibly very angry...

Take care in the rain...

Was he riding a motorbike?

and I love the shrine under the tree...

Take care of your car...

Pattra Village - off for a coffee - Walk 114

Off for a coffee from Nid Coffee Shop at

the top of the Soi...

A lovely morning...

Whoops.

The looked after shrine at the front of the village - remembering to Wai... and is that going to be a Christmas Tree?

Another house is for sale.

Nobody in the pool...

A delivery for someone...

The playground is half finished...

This walk in the village was in November 2023.

Ramkhamhaeng 76 - waste - Walk 315

This tree had still not been removed and was collecting rubbish...

The shrine outside the Gold Shop was being

looked after...

I wonder who crashed into the mirror?

The lady collecting plastic to sell is around somewhere...

The dog is looking after the chicks?

The food truck was there this morning...

And the means of transport...

This walk was in July 2022.

The Giant Swing - Visit 2

The Giant Swing (Thai: เสาชิงช้า, RTGS: Sao Chingcha, pronounced [sǎw t͡ɕʰīŋ.t͡ɕʰáː]

pronunciation (help·info)) is a religious structure in Sao Chingcha Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. Located in front of Wat Suthat, it was formerly used in an old Brahmin ceremony, and is one of Bangkok's tourist attractions.

The Giant Swing was constructed in 1784 in front of the Devasathan shrine by King Rama I. During the reign of Rama II the swing ceremony was discontinued as the swing had become structurally damaged by lightning. In 1920 it was renovated and moved to its current location in order to make space for a gas plant. The ceremony was again performed until 1935, when it was discontinued after several fatal accidents.

The last renovations were done in 1959, and after 45 years of exposure to the elements the wooden pillars were showing signs of serious damage. A major reconstruction began in April 2005. Six teak tree trunks were used. The two used for the main structure of the swing are over 3.5 m in circumference and over 30m in height. The remaining four are used for support and are 2.30 m in circumference and 20 m in height.^[1] The swing was taken down in late October 2006 and the work finished in December of the same year. The rebuilt swing was dedicated in royal ceremonies presided over by King Bhumibol Adulyadej in September 2007. The timbers of the original swing are preserved in the Bangkok National Museum.

In 2005, the Giant Swing, together with Wat Suthat, was proposed as a future UNESCO World Heritage site.