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| Here on page three I'm going to continue with some pictures of the outlying areas before we go back to Ao Nang Beach. If you do go to Krabi, I hope you do rent a motorcycle (180 baht for a Honda 50 at the Peace Laguna) or car and do some exploring. The surrounding area is beautiful, and it's good to see some "real Thailand." |
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Five minutes north of Ao Nang Beach is the beach of Noppharat Thara. If you look at the first picture I put up, the one of the whole beach from the water, you can see Noppharat Thara beginning to the left of the headland that ends Ao Nang. This picture is not the beach proper, but rather a tidal basin at low tide. I thought it was a lovely scene. The beach itself was very interesting, because at low tide you can walk out a long, long way on a mud flat that is covered with thousands of little crabs that come out to play. This shot was a little prettier, though. |
| Noppharat Thara has plenty of parking and lots of little eateries and gift shops for the tourists, who are probably more Thai than foreign. Even if you don't rent a vehicle you can go on foot; I saw people jogging over to it one morning when I had gotten up early. |  |
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I started riding north toward Phang Nga, and then cut west toward the Andaman Sea. I didn't find too many beautiful seascapes, but I did find plenty of beautiful landscapes. |
| OK, I know that sunsets are beautiful all over the world, and don't really say much about the area. But I must say that the sunsets were incredibly beautiful in Krabi, like something I never see in Japan, and the longtail boats add a little character, too. I got lots of gorgeous sunset shots, and this one might be my favorite, taken right off Ao Nang Beach. I personally think it looks as good as the "Cancun Sunset" desktop they included with the Mac OS8, but then I'm biased. |  |
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I took this picture standing with my back to the Phra Nang Inn, looking down toward the beach. You can see the sea on the original, but it seems to have faded into milky white on my monitor. Anyway, this is the where the beach road turns to go up toward the Peace Laguna Resort. There are clothing stands in the foreground and Thai pancake stands down at the end across from the beach. If you go, you have GOT to try the pancakes. |
| For a little human interest, here's a picture of a pretty young lady who worked at a shop across from the Krabi Resort. Here she's writing up my roll of film to have it developed. Three times I've been to Thailand, and three times I've gotten beautiful developing - much better than in Japan. Anyway, if you're in the market for clothes, sandals, or a fake Rolex, visit my smiling friend here. |  |
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I can't help putting in one more plug for the Peace Laguna Resort. Here are my two kids posing by a carving at the hotel restaurant where we ate most of the time. It really was a lovely and peaceful spot to take our meals. |
| This is the end of my little tour of the Krabi area. We also went to Koh Phi Phi on the same trip, which I've made a separate presentation. You can check it out also, if you'd like. If you're really serious about going to Krabi and would like to see unromanticized pictures the hotels I've mentioned, go ahead and click "Krabi Hotels" below. Anyway, hope you enjoy your trip to Thailand. |
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