LOCATION: [MY HOME] [My FUTURE] [MY OFFICE] [MY KING] [MEMORIAL]
Samutprakarn Province
Samutprakarn Province
Samutprakarn .
Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm
Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm, the largest crocodile farms in the world with a crocodile population of over 30,000, crocodiles of 28 different species, some of them no longer in existence elsewhere. The Zoo -- Elephants, tigers, lions, chimpanzees, etc. The location is only 10 km. from Bangkok.
Pra Samut Chedi
Pra Samut Chedi or Phra Chedi Klang Nam -- Held at Samutprakarn or Paknam Samutprakarn, a town nineteen miles south of Bangkok, this festival centers around the above named chedi or pagoda. Colourful processions, boat races, water games, and a fair make this interesting for visitors.
King Rama II had the intention to build a pagoda on a small island at the mouth of Chao Phya River, but he died before starting the construction. King Rama III continued to build the pagada and completed in 1827. It was named Pra Samut Chedi or Phra Chedi Klang Nam, which was the typical land mark for ships passing in and out of Chao Phya River in old days.
bou">October 13-15, Throw the Lotus Custom, Samutprakarn.