D15a 愛與希望之宮

早上入番市中心做泰式按摩, Elephant Massage, 近Hilton, 無White Sand 環境咁好, 但早開門 (09:30am)又平D, 2小時400b, 手勢都唔錯!

按完去食午餐, 經過兩三餐冰鮮海鮮的傷心洗禮, 決心要搵間有活海鮮的餐廳, 終於搵上Sangthai Seafood, 位於Chaolay Seafood同一條街往北行約5分鐘. 夜晚路過, 泊滿私家車, 午間都好多泰國人黎食.





面海架, 但中午爆曬, 當然坐入面~


幾大隻蟹, 泳水架! 有D勁大隻, 2-3kg重.....大隻1800b/kg, 細隻1200b/kg, 我地選左隻細呢隻小小~

清蒸最食出鮮味~~



游水琵琶蝦, 手板咁大, 950b/kg, 挑左幾隻大size, 呢度1kg有4隻~

有羔架~~



炒露筍~

連兩杯西瓜汁共2000b, 全程最貴呢餐, 但食得好開心, yummy yummy!!

點飽都食得落甜品, the Baguette, 原本想昨天食, 但搵唔到, 今日再搵, 原來近Hua Hin 39~

custard tart, 麻麻地既~

幸仁tart, 呢個好好味~

仲買左D肉鬆卷和蝴蝶餅做手信, 好脆~

返酒店放好野, 往七岩方向出發, 先去愛與希望之宮 Maruekhathaiyawan Place~

入口無英文指示@.@




閘口有落bar, show 一 show 愛與希望之宮幅圖, 入得~

再揸左幾分鐘, 有個咩environmental park 之類, 皇宮嚮邊呢??!! 呢度原來有其他遊樂設施, 直至見到呢堆檔仔, 到喇!



呢個入口在其他blog中見過, 好彩copy 低~買票60b一位, 包埋上二樓, 只去花園就30b; 當然上二樓啦, 精華所在, 網上有人話下午2pm先可以上二樓參觀, 建議下午來, 唔知真唔真, 但我就選擇相信囉, 免白行一徜麻, 仲有星期三休息架~



買完票仲要行5分鐘入去~~



上二樓要除鞋, 唔準影相, 有幾間寢室, 飯廳等....

偷雞影左外面和走廊~


整間皇宮由長廊串聯各房間, 遮蔭又擋雨, 赤腳走在光滑的木地板上, 很舒服~ 

華欣呢幾日都天陰間中微雨, 我地去參觀時仲大雨添, 好彩~



行完又放晴lu~~










我欣賞建築多過其歷史, 詳細介紹自己看吧~

Sometimes charmingly referred to as the ‘palace of love and hope’ the second royal retreat in Hua Hin Maruekhathaiyawan Palace built in 1923 by king Rama VI was constructed completely in golden teak taken from the Hat Chao Samran Palace which was demolished for the purpose. Said to be the longest golden teak wood building in the world, this Victorian style beach palace comprises of three one storey pavilions atop 1000 wooden pillars. Its location right on the beach provided the royals with an ideal summer residence with access to perfect white sandy beaches and warm calm oceans.

Designed by an Italian architect the structure appears light and airy. The high ceilinged halls and open pavilions are linked by verandahs with lattice work walls which are now painted in delicate hues of blue and beige, contrasting with the bright red roofs of the buildings. Two covered board walks with a bathing pavilion at the end provided access to the beach and sea and served as changing rooms. In its heyday each palace building had a clearly defined purpose. Samoson Sawakamat hall was the largest, grandest and most important space as it was the main reception hall and doubled as a ballroom and theatre. The king had a suite of rooms in the centre, the best part of the building comprising of a bed room, bathroom and study with gorgeous sea views and with easy access to other parts of the building. The queen and the concubines were relegated to the southernmost wing along with the library. A set of rooms to the north were assigned to the royal attendants. 

The palace was renovated and opened to the public as a museum with royal artifacts and vintage photographs. Visitors are required to remove shoes on entering to protect the rare teakwood floors. An extensive landscaped garden sloping towards Cha Am beach sets off the palace complex to great advantage.