Is enough.
We had chosen to spend Christmas to be included in an extended stay in one place and on reflection perhaps it would have been better to spend more time up in the northern areas around Erawan.The hotel whilst being comfortable enough lacked any outdoor space where you could chill and relax after a hard days beaching which is basically what Hua Hin is about.
In the three months in Lanzarote before we came here I didn't manage to spend any time on a beach yet here I've managed 3 or is it 4 I don't really know but I know it was enough although very pleasant.We patronised this one beach front cafe where the loungers and brolly were the usp's and Maureen even had a pedicure which for 3 quid must be seen as a bargain....she's well pleased.
Back to the hotel and we did that walk every day took us past street markets and all sorts of mobile telephones ,t-shirts,copy DVD's( read forged) .
Hua Hin stretches out along the main road that runs North South and is well blessed with high end hotels that cater for the richer weekenders from Bangkok ie they are little kingdoms where the rif raf are not welcome.
The city is the Royal residence for His Majesty the King and his family and has been their favoured spot for well over 60 years.We came across some buildings on one of our evening walks back from the beach where a photographic display gave an idea of what Hua Hin was like when they first discovered it and it really looked idyllic no wonder they fell in love with it.Our guide told us that the buildings were the one's that they occupied.....I think.
I was pleased that I was able to make some changes to the rail tickets whilst we were here.We had planned that the next stop would be Chumphon some 235kms south however when booking the ticket the sleeper train to Butterworth in Malaysia was full.The system here is that you book upto 30 days ahead but the tickets go so quickly that it was sold out before I knew it.Then by chance I happened to discover that seats were available from Hua Hin to Hat Yai on the border so I grabbed them. This left us with a day to get to Chumphon for 2 nights stay there before returning to Hua Hin to catch the train back through Chumphon and on to Hat Yai.This would have meant a 4 hour drive back to Hua Hin before starting a nine hour overnighter....not exactly the type of planning that AC would be proud of. But as luck would have it I asked at the ticket office if it was possible to change the point of departure from Hua Hin to Chumphon and of course it was....so problem solved ....same beds just hope nobodies in them for the bit we've dropped though!! It's meant that we don't need car hire....phew...sorry Allan I just would not feel happy doing it..let the train take the strain or pay something like over 100 pounds in taxi fares .
Christmas is here in Hua Hin trees reindeer ,Santas and music all in the Malls perhaps that says something about where Christmas has gone and how its perceived in a Buddhist country.Our non Christmas existed of calling people who were doing Christmas but we did have a rather special Christmas eve event when we visited Vic@HuaHin which is the venue for the Bangkok fringe festival.It is attached to a local school for the performing arts that was set up by a prominent Thai actress to develop young talent a couple of years ago.They also operate a series of weekend schools where different cultures and activities can be explored
http://huahinartsguide.com/the-complete-hua-hin-arts-guide/arts-places/arts-centers-and-special-venues/vic-hua-hin-theatre-and-performing-arts-centre/
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