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The land of monkey
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The monkeys aren't so cute close up!!!!!!!!
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History , monkeys,sunflowers & soldiers
maarrz Says: i really wanted to see the monkeys , and wasn't disappointed , they are everywhere , tho at this really old temple i saw the most , local people were turning up with baskets of food and little bottles of ( i think) milk and those monkeys were into it .keep a close eye on...
maarrz Says: i visited the sunflower fields , with some friends from bangkok so i'm not sure of directions to get there , i guess just ask a local for advice .lots of people there just enjoying a lovely sunny day , taking photos of each other in the flowers , just the colours kinda make...
Willettsworld Says: This ruined temple is located on the east side of the railway tracks, overlooking them, between the San Phra Kan and the railway station. It was once a Dvaravati place of worship that probably dates from the 11th or 12th century. The ubosoth and vihara were built in the...
Willettsworld Says: This is a small shrine that is located in the middle of a roundabout on the other side of the railway track from the Old Town, near Prang Sam Yot. It used to be a single Khmer-style prang that dates from the 13th century but has since fallen apart. There is a modern shrine...
Willettsworld Says: This prang is located opposite the railway line and is literally teaming with monkeys so be careful! There are 3 prangs in a row which are connected and accessed together. They are built out of laterite sandstone and decorated with stucco and are Lopburi's most famous sight...
Willettsworld Says: This working temple is a third-tier royal temple located near the royal palace and river. In a map made by French engineers, the site is described as a residence for Persians, with a mosque which is the present location of the royal assembly hall. This temple is unique...
Willettsworld Says: The City Shrine or Arrow Shrine is located next to Wat Peun, just to the west of the Chao Phraya Wichayen (ambassador’s residence). It was rebuilt in 1978 after falling into ruin and features a small well with a big greenish stone in the middle of the floor which is believed...
Willettsworld Says: This small temple ruin lies next to the Chao Phraya Wichayen (ambassador’s residence) and was built during the reign of King Narai the Great (r. 1656-1688). The site consists of three main buildings - viharn, a building to the south of the viharn and a chedi.
Willettsworld Says: This was the official residence for ambassadors that was built during the reign of King Narai and was divided into three parts with three adjoining doorways. Situated in the west is the residential hall built to accommodate the Greek ambassador named Constantine Falcon who...
Willettsworld Says: This prang lies on a road island near the main market in the town centre. It actually consists of three brick prangs in a row, north-south. The middle one is the largest and all three have just one entrance in the east while there are three other entrance that are all fake....
Willettsworld Says: This is the main temple ruin in Lopburi and is located opposite the train station. The layout of the temple consists of a large Prnag in the middle functioning as the principal building and chedis that encircle it. It is assumed that it was built in the 12th century in the...
1 Review and 7 Opinions This hotel is a little out of the way of the main sites of the Lop Buri town centre, though any bus...
Coffee House: Popular with the coffee-shop teen culture
Willettsworld Says: This place is located opposite Wat Indra in the east of the Old Town, near the railway track. I came here for breakfast (59 baht) which was good and which consisted of egg, sausage, ham, two pieces of toast, coffee/tea, jam and orange juice (cost extra). Good little place...
White House: Nice place but poor food
Willettsworld Says: I came here in the evening of my only evening in Lopburi and sat outside under the stars in the yard whilst my order of beef in oyster sauce was being cooked for me. When it came, it wasn't very good, in fact it was poor. Nice place but poor food.
XLH Says: I believe there are a few north bound trains from Bangkok each day, and the one we took was due at the Don Muang train station at 1206 hours (it came half an hour late). It was a 3rd class ticket we bought, for 24 baht/person. No seats are guaranteed but you would most...
Willettsworld Says: The train station is conveniently located in the old town about a 5-10 minute walk away from the hotels. All northern line trains depart from Bangkok's Hualamphong Train Station stop here and take about 3 hours or so. I came from Ayutthaya on the train which only took 45...
Tesco Lotus: In the middle of town
Willettsworld Says: There's a very useful branch of Tesco Lotus in the middle of the Old Town which stocks everything you could possibly want. For those of you who don't know, Tesco is a very well known retailer back home in the UK and are everywhere in Thailand.
Willettsworld Says: Lopburi is famous for the hundreds of crab-eating macaques that overrun the Old Town, especially in the area around Phra Prang Sam Yot and Phra Kaan Shrine. Keep an eye out for monkeys hanging from trees and wires and sitting on roofs and ledges, and be aware that they have...
picek Says: Don't give monkey a chance to bite you, you can get some serious disease (including hepatitis, rabies...). Though I had wooden stick with me when going around the temples, they weren't afraid and climbed up my stick and they lighty bite me sometimes. On must imagine they...
Stations between Lopburi and Phitsanulok
Willettsworld Says: I took the train from Lopburi to Phitsanulok and these are some photos of some of the lovely little stations we passed through. The stations are very cute with wooden buildings and lovely potted plants and basket flowers. They're very well kept, clean and tidy so Thai's must...
Willettsworld Says: These are the ruins of a Christian church which King Narai denoted a plot of land to a French Catholic priest. The architectural style was a mixture of Thai and European styles but all that remains are a portal arch. It's a little bit out of the way to get to and the best...
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Because of the huge numbers of them, the monkeys can be quite intimidating at times. For instance, my girlfriend's take-away packet of drink was snatched by one...
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Q: Hello the first night from our hollidays we are going to stay in Lop Buri. Can you recommend a guesthouse? Thanks, Béatrice
A: Hi Beatrice, we stayed in Lopburi last year in February in the Lopburi Inn hotel. The hotels fine, around 500 - 600 Bhat (around 11 Euro) per double room per night, the...
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The small town of Lopburi was home for me between 1994 and 1997. While living in Bangkok after that i still visited frequently. I spent time in all the amphurs (districts) but lived and worked in the...
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Lop Buri was one of those places that we decided to go to because we heard people talking about it being over run by monkeys. so we decided to go and stay a night to check it out. I really didn't...
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During this trip to Thailand, our intention was to visit the various historic sites scattered about the Central Plains as much as possible. As this area was known for its more humid weather, we...
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