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Sleepy town of Chanthaburi

3 November

We arrived on Sunday to a celebration of a shrine in the city.  So the lovely quiet street in the Old Town where we stayed was jam packed with food stalls and every single person living in Chanthaburi. So we were very extremely popular trying to get to the hotel through all the crowds with our luggage. 

We stayed at an amazing heritage hotel called Punyashthiti Villas on the bank of a river.  This time the hotel was a little more pricey at £79 a night. 


Chanthaburi is a sleepy place that is home to the largest church in Thailand - The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. 

And as always a number of beautiful temples and Buddhas. 


The city is definitely not on the tourist trail and we only saw around 10 other westerners during our 2 night stay. Which was quite nice for a change.

One bonus of being off the tourist trail is the price of food.  A plate of spicy pork with holy basil, rice and a fried egg was £1.50 per person 😂. Eat like a local and pay like one too. 




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