Samut Prakan
Samut Prakan, also known as Paknam is located at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. The town is only 25 kms. south of Bangkok and easily frequented by bus. Its old community settled in Phra Pradaeng (now a northern district) during the Ayutthaya Period. The modern town and several fortresses, were built by the command of King Rama ll in 1819. Samut Prakan occupies an area of 1,004 square kilometres.
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Sea Boxing in Thailand
I spent most of today at the Ancient City in Samut Prakan. For families who are tired of all the water fights and want to celebrate Songkran in a more traditional way then the Ancient City is an ideal choice. Other websites will just be concentrating on the water fights. However, over the following days I will be giving you photos and reports which concentrate more on the culture of Thailand.
Phra Putthasothon
A replica of the sacred Buddha image Phra Phutthasothon arrived in Samut Prakan yesterday on its journey to Bangkok. It left Chachoengsao on Monday and journeyed by boat down the Bang Pakong River (where I went to watch the dolphins) and along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Thailand. It then entered the Chao Phraya River at Paknam on Tuesday night. Many local people came to pay respect to this Buddha image which is one of the most revered in the country. There is a legend that Phra Phutthasothon is one of three brothers that fled from the ravages of war during the Ayutthaya period. They just got up one day and jumped into the river. One of them ended up at Samut Songkram. Another ended up here in Samut Prakan. The third arrived in Chachoengsao. In each case, the Buddha images only came to shore when the local villagers paid the proper respect. A nine day celebration will take place at Sanam Luang starting Friday.
Origin by Thailand Travel Blogs
