THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE AT SAMILA BEACH, SONGKHLA

    23rd NOVEMBER 2024    ~ The original plan was to go the main attraction of Songkhla, Samila Beach. Then we would get ourselves photographed with the Golden Mermaid Statue at the beach. However, that did not happen because it started to rain as we were walking a short distance from the car towards the beach.

We nevertheless managed to be photographed in front of another statue of a cat and a mouse.

We then tried to find a halal/Muslim restaurant in the row of stalls near the beach, and there was this eating place called Subaidah Restaurant. We did not have much choice actually so we just  hopped into the dining area. We were the only diners at that time, but then there was a group of Malaysians who came in a few minutes after.

As we were seated, the sky opened up and there was a heavy downpour.

Even the horse was taking shelter in the restaurant.

We had another round of seafood fiesta for lunch.

The eating place looked much better actually on a sunny day.

The trip to Songkhla had to be cut short, and we then drove back to Hatyai.

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BAN NA KORN NAI MUSEUM IN SONGKHLA

   23rd NOVEMBER 2024    ~ After visiting the animals at Songkhla Zoo, we headed to Songkhla Old Town to search for Ban Na Korn Nai Museum. It was tucked away in one of the shophouses/houses in the old town.

We actually entered the museum from the back entrance and there were only a few people when we arrived.

The name of the museum was Ban Na Korn Nai Museum of King Rama lX. There was not much information that I could find about the museum on the Internet.

The museum was dedicated to the Thai King. Most of the exhibits were photos and Chinese ceramics which were mounted on the walls.

The place was quite small and there just too many things on the walls and everywhere. Definitely this place was not be suitable for a large group of visitors.

I did not go up the stairs to the next level which looked too steep and high for my problematic knees.

This place was an option for visitors who went to the old town area. Too bad we had not enough time to explore the place. By the way, it was already raining when we arrived there so movements were limited.

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VISITING THE ANIMALS AT SONGKHLA ZOO

   23RD NOVEMBER 2024    ~ We ventured out a bit from Hatyai on the third day of the stay in Southern Thailand. We drove to Songkhla to visit the animals in the zoo.

The Songkhla Zoo covered a large area and visitors were allowed/expected to drive inside the zoo to a few stations and park the vehicles, and then only go see the animals. You could also just park the car and take the tram. The entrance fee was 350 baht for an adult and 50 baht for the car.

The first two animals which welcomed us were the hippopotamus and the capybara which were put without any companion.

Then we went to the nearby spot where the Penguin Show was about to start. This was one of the attractions of the place as the place was filled up with audience, who were mostly Thai school students, very quickly. We managed to secure the front seats so we could see the Penguin Parade clearly.

The penguins were the stars of the Zoo as the crowd were extremely excited to see them parading out and swimming in the water.

There was the Tiger Feeding Show which was scheduled at 2:30 p.m. that we could not afford to wait.

The video of the Penguin Parade

spot the white tiger

We did not visit all the animals or else we would have to spend longer time there. There were other places that we had planned to see in Songkhla right after.

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