Hua Takhe

Hua Takhe

Hua Takhe 3 Lat Krabang 5 Metro Park 6 Wat Krathum Suea Pla 8 Wat Lat Krabang 18 Ha Heng Tua Vegetarian Place 19 Khlong Prawet Burirom 20 Hua Takhe Old Market 22 Garden of Sculptures 30 Wat Suttha Phot 31 Tourist Destinations 32 Food Shops / Cafés 32 Accommodations 34 Facilities 35 Souvenir Shops 35 Recommended Activities 35 Emergency Telephone Numbers 36 2 Hua Takhe

Hua Takhe Hua Takhe refers to an old community and an old market that has been established since the reign of King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V). People started settling down in this area after Khlong Prawet Burirom was excavated to connect Khlong Phra Khanong with Khlong Dan, which drains into the Bang Pakong River. Hua Takhe sprawls as a large community along Khlong Prawet Burirom at its intersection with two other canals, Lam Pla Thio and Hua Takhe. The name of the community is rooted in the discovery of a crocodile skull during the excavating of Khlong Prawet Burirom. In Thai, crocodile is known as “Takhe” and “Ai Khe”. The crocodile skull can still be seen at the shrine of the Hua Takhe God or the Chinese shrine of a local guardian spirit at Hua Takhe Market. The Hua Takhe Community is characterized by its wooden rowhouses. Stretching along both banks of the canal, these houses and shops are roofed with corrugated iron. They once thrived as part of a water-transport hub because this community offered boats convenient links to various other areas. Today, the Hua Takhe Community has retained its classic charm while embracing contemporary lifestyles. Hua Takhe 3

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Hua Takhe is worth a visit and so are several other places in its neighborhood or Lat Krabang District. The appeal is especially strong when it comes to attractions near waterways or canals. There are many canals, apart from the community’s long-term conduit Prawet Burirom, in the district. The name of the district, Lat Krabang, is related to water or to be exact Khlong Lat Krabang. Stretching over 1,200 meters, Khlong Lat Krabang connects Khlong Prawet Burirom with Khlong Bang Sue. It is widely believed that “Krabang” in the name of the canal and also the district, might have come from “Kabang”, a cone-shaped fish trap. Such cones were usually set up in Khlong Lam Pla Thio, a tributary of Khlong Saen Saep that stretches to Nong Chok. Among the key sites in the district is Wat Sutthaphot, founded by a key historical figure. Chao Chom Manda Klin, King Mongkut’s (King Rama IV’s) favorite concubine, donated her own land for the construction of this temple. For a long time, Mon-ethnic locals have preserved the tradition of giving alms to monks on boats during the temple’s annual festival. Lat Krabang Hua Takhe 5

Metro Park is a learning center on forests and ecosystem. Combining beautiful landscaped architecture with green space, this park was established to “create a forest for Bangkokians”. Metro Park presents a forest system that replicates Bangkok’s forests in the old days as well as their atmosphere. Featuring more than 270 native and rare plant species, it has three zones. The forest zone spans over nine rai of land, the water-resource zone covers one rai, and the learning facilities zone occupies another plot of two rai. Designed as a learning center and a natural attraction for Bangkokians and youth who grew up in the city, Metro Park comprehensively educates visitors about forest systems. This place seeks to promote Bangkokians’ love for and protection of forest resources that are now declining, as well as to encourage them to plant more trees. Metro Park has been developed to ensure city people, even without making a long trip, can still immerse themselves in nature. Metro Park also organizes learning activities about forests, ecosystems, and the environment on a monthly basis. Visitors are welcome to join these events involving environmental studies. For example, it presents games about flora and fauna, workshops on making new items from natural ingredients, and volunteer activities. These events are held to foster the cautious use and conservation of natural resources. Metro Park 6 Hua Takhe

Highlights at Metro Park include the Exhibition Hall, which is designed to blend into the environment and thanks to its choices of building materials serves as a green-building model. Inside the building are exhibitions on King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great’s Forest Rehabilitation Theory and the principle laid down by Prof. Dr. Akira Miyawaki, a prominent botanist and an expert in plant ecology, which espouses raising native forest with native trees and emphasizes that ‘No management is the best management’. The Rammed Earth Wall of Metro Park features the Seeds of Forest Exhibition, as its sky walk leads to the 23-meter-high observation tower. From here, visitors can enjoy a panoramic and 360-degree view of Metro Park. As they stroll around the park, they will find and learn about a variety of plants. Hua Takhe 7

Located on the bank of Khlong Prawet Burirom, Wat Krathum Suea Pla was believed to have been built in 1802 in the reign of King Buddha Yot Fa Chulalok the Great (King Rama I). However, no one knows who established this temple. Evidence only shows that Khun Prawet Chanarak or Iao Kittikowit, a wealthy man of Chinese descent, and his wife Mrs. San jointly renovated this monastery. The temple got its name from Wild Cinchona trees and fishing cats, known in Thai as Krathum and Suea Pla, respectively, that were very common in the area in the past. The temple’s ordination hall enshrines “Luang Pho Phet”, a Buddha image cast in the Sukhothai art style to replicate Phra Buddha Chinnarat but adorned with cubic zirconia. The chapel of Luang Pho Buddha Sothorn was previously the ordination hall built in the reign of King Nang Klao (King Rama III). Also ranking among the temple’s highlights, the wax museum houses the figures famous monks from all parts of the country such as Luang Pho Opasi of the Bangkok-based Bang Mot Hermitage, Luang Pu Thuat who walked on seawater to turn it into freshwater at the Pattani-based Wat Chang Hai, and Luang Pho Pan of the Ayutthaya-based Wat Bang Nom Kho. Moreover, the temple’s sermon hall with pod-mahogany pillars and teak walls houses the Museum of Buddha images in 80 attitudes, where brass Buddha images in many attitudes are enshrined. They all are related to the history of Lord Buddha. Boards display the name of not just each attitude but also its detailed description. The other highlight, the Hall of Blessing Deities, adopts Chinese ethnic style. Enshrined there are images of the Four Guardian Deities, bodhisattvas, and many other deities. Wat Krathum Suea Pla 8 Hua Takhe

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Wat Lat Krabang, originally known as Wat Sam, is west of the mouth of Khlong Sam. This waterway is one of the four canals excavated as tributaries of Khlong Prawet Burirom at the order of King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V). Some legends had it that Wat Sam or Temple No. 3 was named after the third son-in-law of Mr. Noi and Mrs. Uam Muenrat. The couple donated a plot of land to the temple and sponsored the construction of many of the temple’s buildings in 1876. Out of Im’s strong religious faith and firm determination to construct a temple, he also provided the first foundation pillar for the temple’s ordination hall. Phra Khru Metta Viharee (Sai Chanthasaro) or Luang Pho Sai was the temple’s first abbot. Enshrined at this monastery is the much-revered “Phra Buddha Pussayopas” or Luang Pho Khao. Cast in the attitude of subduing Mara, this Buddha image stands out vividly because it is painted in white. In addition, Wat Lat Krabang features unusual yet beautiful sculptures such as the Buddha image in the attitude of squatting and brushing hair with one hand. Some people, however, wrongly interpret the gesture and thus call this attitude “saluting”. Also at the temple is a Buddha image squatting and with his right hand around the navel. In this attitude, Lord Buddha excommunicated a disciple, Phra Wakkali. Wat Lat Krabang 18 Hua Takhe

Located on Soi Lat Krabang 17, the Ha Heng Tua Vegetarian Place is at the entrance to the Hua Takhe Old Market. It is unclear when this kitchen was built exactly. However, after a significant fire raged through Hua Takhe Market in 1994, it received a new premises for its operation. Enshrined in this kitchen is the body of “Saint Pae Khow Sieng Ngi”. Legend had it that a Chinese Buddhist from Guangdong migrated to Thailand in the reign of King Rama V and settled down in Hua Takhe. Blessed with overwhelming compassion, he was also a devout man. He passed away at the age of 26 while meditating. People in both Hua Takhe and other areas have much respect for him and he was posthumously considered a saint. Ha Heng Tua Vegetarian Place Hua Takhe 19

Khlong Prawet Burirom has utmost importance to the development and prosperity of Hua Takhe. King Rama V ordered that Khlong Prawet Burirom be excavated from the end of Khlong Phra Khanong, which is a natural tributary of the Chao Phraya River. The royal order aimed to connect the Chao Phraya River with Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao provinces. At the royal command, Phraya Prawet Burirom - believed to be known as Phraya Damrong Ratchaphonkhan (Chui Gajaseni) too - served as the excavation chief under the supervision of the project director Chao Phraya Surawongwaiwat (Worn Bunnag). The excavation was completed in 1880. This canal was named Prawet Burirom by the king himself. Khlong Prawet Burirom is the first waterway to have raised funds from the public and engage people in the excavation process. Donors and contributors, in return, were given land plots along the canal. The size of the given land plot was subject to clear delimitations set by the authorities. A huge number of people signed up for canal-side land plots, covering Thai, Mon, Khmer, Muslim and Chinese ethnic groups who offered their labor. Due to the huge participation, the excavation project expanded to cover four more canals - Khlong Nueng, Khlong Song, Khlong Sam, and Khlong Si (Canals No. 1-4). These four canals are the tributaries of the Khlong Prawet Burirom. As a result, land plots given to the canal-excavation participants covered nearly 100,000 rai of land in the end. Farmlands in Hua Takhe thus spread far and wide. Khlong Prawet Burirom 20 Hua Takhe

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The Hua Takhe Old Market, known initially as Ruean Mai Old Market, is located on a plot of land donated by Luang Phrot and Than Liam. Luang Phrot is short for Lt. Colonel Professor Luang Phrotpittayapayat (Phrot Deja), a former dean of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Arts and Science (tenure from 1935 to 1940) while Than Liam refers to Khunying Liam, who was born as a Bunnag (Thai nobility) to Chao Phraya Surawongwaiwat (Worn Bunnag). Her father was widely known as “Chao Khun Thahan” or “Chao Khun Kalahom.” The couple’s home was located in Hua Takhe. Its plot of land is now where Phrotpittayapayat School is located. Khunying Liam donated this land plot after it was passed on to her for the establishment of the school. She also donated land plots that are now used by King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang and the College of Fine Arts. One of her family’s land plots is now the market beside Khlong Prawet Burirom. During its boom period, this market had more than 200 wooden rowhouses and was like a modern suburban shopping complex. This market was also a hub for water transport, as cargo boats often moored here and a docking site was available. Also in the market were lumber yards and carpenters. The market became less busy only after roads were constructed. As people’s lifestyles have changed, boats are no longer such popular methods of transport for people to use. Hua Takhe Old Market 22 Hua Takhe

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For a long time, Pongjiwanich Shop has made and sold Chinese pastries. Its fame has persisted to the present day because its current fourth-generation owner has retained its original recipes that are over 120 years old. The products are sold under the tradename “Eggbombs by Chef Pump”. Made of herbs such as Sappan wood, this pastry has a pink crust. There is a range of filling choices: beans with egg, gourd with egg, beans with gourd and egg, red beans with gourd and egg, and red beans with cereals (namely black sesame, white sesame, black raisins, watermelon seeds, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds). All the pastries are packed with up to eight salted egg yolks each, the signature trait of this shop. Another highlight of this shop is the traditional dessert “Bai Mai”. Rare to find today, this product is made from a mixture 24 Hua Takhe of ingredients kneaded by hand.

Eung Kim Heng Shop, another outlet of traditional desserts in the Hua Takhe Old Market, sits next to Pongjiwanich Shop. Now run by a second-generation owner, Eung Kim Heng Shop bakes and sells Chinese pastries based on original recipes alongside desserts for auspicious occasions such as dessert for wedding, dessert offerings for deities, mooncakes, and a mixture of Chinese sweets known as “Jab Kim or Jan Ab” (which refers to a box with several small slots to separately hold several types of sweets/snacks). The mixture features five dried snacks namely bean bars, sesame bars, sweetened beans, sweetened gourd, and crispy rice. In addition, this shop offers the traditional Chinese dessert “Bai Mai”. Ban Sam Khru is an art gallery. Several art lovers raised funds for the renovation of dilapidated rowhouses to open this gallery for the display of paintings and itinerant exhibitions. This venue also provides space for locals, especially children, from Luang Phrot - Than Liam Community in Hua Takhe, as well as members of the general public, to conduct various activities together. Among them are batik-painting and ikat (a dyeing technique) workshops. Today, the Hua Takhe Old Market is a lively tourism attraction in a suburb of Bangkok. It is perfect for people who love a waterside community and a blend of nostalgia and contemporary touch. Highlights in this market are vintage shops, restaurants, souvenir stalls, cafés, galleries and guesthouses. Street art also adorns walkways in this market, a unique feature of the Hua Takhe Old Market. Hua Takhe 25

Rongrahat-Aframe is a gallery that transformed itself from a dilapidated water-wheel mill. Decorating this gallery are more than 100 photos and paintings of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great and Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother, which have been selected from over 1,000 items in the gallery owner’s collection. A graduate from the Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, he has also designed vintage frames for interested buyers to choose from as well as frame stretchers. This gallery therefore attracts a constant flow of artists, painters, people from various other professions, as well as students and lecturers of the College of Fine Arts and King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. Yos Barber is an old barber’s shop at the Hua Takhe Old Market. Although the Mon-ethnic Thai barber who inherited this business from his ancestors has passed away, his heir has kept the shop running. The outlet also retains the original feel of a Western-style barber’s shop from days gone by. Old-fashioned hair-cutting tools are used so that customers can indulge in the ambience of the good old days. Ngee Chin Lee Shop is a vintage grocery store. Its shelves continue to present a variety of commodities from the past when the Hua Takhe Market was vibrant and attracted many cargo boats. 26 Hua Takhe

Paiboon Panich or Paiboon Karnchang is an old machine shop. Operating for more than 40 years now, it initially manufactured/ repaired farming machinery such as tractors and water pumps. Not only was Hua Takhe Market a water - transport hub in the past, but it was also once surrounded by many acres of farmland after the excavation of Khlong Prawet Burirom. Although this shop is now run just by its owner, it has a base of loyal customers. Its steel-welding owner works based on the “Giving the Best and Most Efficient Product to Customers within Their Budget” principle. Most of his customers have used the shop’s services for a long time already. Hua Hong Kayak Club operates in the buildings that once hosted the lumber yard and a water-wheel mill. After their renovation, the club runs a kayak rental business so that tourists can explore the ways of life along the canal and the Hua Takhe Old Market. Interestingly, it offers a discount for tourists who collect waste during their kayak tour. Hua Takhe 27

Gow Chan Shop is a legend as for a long time it has served made-toorder fast food dishes and red water lily dessert beside Khlong Hua Takhe. The rare dessert’s main ingredient is the red water lily, which once mushroomed across Hua Takhe where three waterways met. Gow Chan or Auntie Chan inherited recipes from her great-grandparents. The recipe for red water lily dessert teaches her how to peel water-lily stems and how she should use just red water lilies from deep - water zones. Such ingredients give her dessert a delightfully sticky texture, beautiful color, and fragrance. After washing red water lilies, she cuts their stems into several sections and then manually pounds them. This technique ensures the texture is soft and pleasantly sticky. Then, she mixes it with other ingredients namely white non-glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, shredded coconut meat and salt. After the mixture becomes well-blended, she pours it into tiny bowls and steams them for about 20 minutes. This dessert reflects locals’ long-lasting ties with the waterway as the key ingredient comes from canals. Gow Chan Shop is also famous for its colorful Chinese coconut cakes. The purple cakes contain butterfly peas while the green ones contain pandanus leaf. This outlet also makes delicious pad Thai and fried oyster with egg (aw suan). Smell Dream Café features a vast variety of coffee beans, which are sourced from various provinces partly thanks to the owner’s love of travel. Available at this café in a friendly setting are fresh coffee, drip coffee, tea, herbal drinks, juices and ice creams. This café also stands out for its plastic-reduction practices. None of its drinks are served in plastic cups. Moreover, it offers bicycle rentals. Tourists may rent bicycles to explore local ways of life. If they return with a bag of waste, they will get a discount on their rental fee. Ban Ton Makham operates in what used to be the kitchen of a school that donated its property for community activities, 28 Hua Takhe

especially the conservation and propagation of local wisdom. At Ban Ton Makham, demonstrations of traditional Thai dessert cooking are held. People thus can find out how to make steamed banana with sticky rice and steamed rice with banana as well as lotus-petal drinks over firewood/chaff ovens, for example. In the past, Hua Takhe hosted many rice mills. Ban Ton Makham also organizes workshops on how to make wooden-boat models. Small replicas of various boats such as O or Khem boats are made here under the guidance of former boat builders or the last generation of Hua Takhe’s boat builders, who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise. They advise workshop participants about the style of boats, boat structure, and assembly techniques. Moreover, Ban Ton Makham has conducted workshops on how to make tiny kites from dried leaves. Nowhere else features such kites, which are signature traits of the Hua Takhe Old Market. Hua Takhe 29

The Garden of Sculptures, which is located at the College of Fine Arts, features sculptures in both traditional Thai and contemporary styles. All of them boast unique traits and an interesting background. Created by nationally-renowned artists, they are based on the creations of Professor Silpa Bhirasri or the man who founded and laid down the foundation of art studies for the college. Before the establishment of this institute, it took five years for university students to complete their studies of fine arts and earn a bachelor’s degree. In Professor Silpa’s view, it took too long for a student to graduate in fine arts. He therefore pushed for the establishment of an “art school” or a preparatory school for Silpakorn University. The course at this school took three years. Upon completion, students would receive a certificate of medium-level fine arts studies from the Fine Arts Department. In 1952, this art school was renamed as the School of Fine Arts and later as the College of Fine Arts. Visitors who are interested in checking out students’ works of arts, gold appliqué on black lacquer paintings, drawings, sculptures or any display of artworks at other parts of the College of Fine Arts only have to contact the college. Garden of Sculptures 30 Hua Takhe

Wat Suttha Phot Wat Suttha Phot, previously known as Wat Sutthawas, was built in 1894 at the instruction of Chao Chom Manda Klin. She was King Rama IV’s favorite concubine and a daughter of Phraya Damrong Ratchaphonkhan (Chui Gajaseni), a Thai - Mon courtier. This monastery sits at the mouth of Khlong Mon and a waterway trisection. Khlong Mon intersects with Khlong Lam Pla Thio at the junction in Lat Krabang District. In the past, the site hosted a large Mon community whose residents migrated from Phra Pradaeng and Samut Sakhon. The migration took place in response to King Rama V’s policy to encourage people from other areas to start farming here. Currently, Wat Suttha Phot is also home to the BMA Local Museum - Lat Krabang District. Exhibitions show the local history, ways of life, wisdom, key cultural attractions and community products. Exhibition topics include the Lat Krabang Locals’ Old Waterside Community, which has Khlong Prawet Burirom as its conduit. The community is culturally rich because its residents come from various ethnicities and religions. Included are Mons, Muslims and Thais. Also exhibited here is the history of Lat Krabang District’s important figures such as Chao Chom Manda Klin and Chao Phraya Surawongwaiwat (Worn Bunnag). A key highlight of Wat Suttha Phot is its Festival of Alms-Receiving Boats with monks boarding them to annually accept alms from people on the first Sunday after the end of the Buddhist Lent Period. More than 100 monks from the temple and nearby monasteries join the festival, a long-lasting tradition. Hua Takhe 31

Tourist Destinations Airport Rail Link: Lat Krabang Station : Khlong Sam Prawet Subdistrict, Lat Krabang District  : 06.00 - 24.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 0 2091 1595 : www.srtet.co.th Hua Takhe Railway Station : Chalong Krung Road, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 08.00 - 18.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 1690 : www.railway.co.th Phra Chom Klao Railway Halt : Lat Krabang Subdistrict, Lat Krabang District ☎ : 1690 : www.railway.co.th Metro Park : Sukhaphiban 2, Dok Mai Subdistrict  : 09.00 - 18.00 hrs. (Tuesday - Sunday) ☎ : 06 1385 4414 : ศูนย์เรียนรู้ป่าในกรุง โดยสถาบันปลูกป่า เเละระบบนิเวศ ปตท. Wat Krathum Suea Pla : Soi On Nut 67, Prawet Subdistrict  : 08.00 - 16.00 hrs. (Everyday) Wat Lat Krabang : Soi Wat Lat Krabang, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 07.30 - 18.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 02 326 7078 Ha Heng Tua Vegetarian Place : Soi Lat Krabang 17, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 07.00 - 17.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 5806 8880 Hua Takhe Old Market : Soi Lat Krabang 17, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 06.00 - 17.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 0 83771 4111 : ชุมชนคนรักหัวตะเข้ Garden of Sculptures, College of Fine Arts : Luang Phrot Road, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 08.30 - 16.30 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 0 2326 4599 : วิทยาลัยช่างศิลป Wat Suttha Phot : Soi Chalong Krung 8, Thap Yao Subdistrict  : 05.00 - 22.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 0 2360 6078 Food Shops / Cafés Siyaek Huatakhe Cafe & Guesthouse : Food prices are lower than 100 baht. : Hua Takhe Old Market, Soi Lat Krabang 17  : 10.00 - 19.00 hrs. (Monday - Friday) 09.00 - 19.00 hrs. (Saturday - Sunday) ☎ : 08 1514 6636 : สี่แยกหัวตะเข้คาเฟ่แอนด์เกสต์เฮ้าส์ Si Yaek Huatakhe Cafe & Guesthouse Kuaytiew Rong Klung : Food prices are lower than 100 baht. : Hua Takhe Old Market, Soi Lat Krabang 17  : 07.00 - 18.00 hrs. (Monday - Friday) 08.00 - 16.00 hrs. (Saturday - Sunday) ☎ : 08 6982 5343 : ก๋วยเตี๋ยวโรงกลึง ตลาดเก่าหัวตะเข้ Steak Set & Save : Food prices range between 65 and 250 baht. : Hua Takhe Old Market, Soi Lat Krabang 17  : 09.00 - 18.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 5484 9647 : Steak Set & Save-ท่าเรือตลาดไม้หัวตะเข้ Sahai Niyom Ros : Food prices are lower than 120 baht. : Hua Takhe Old Market, Soi Lat Krabang 17  : 09.00 - 18.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 1567 6778 : สหายนิยม..รส Spacetime Art Galleria : Food prices range between 90 and 150 baht. : Soi Lat Krabang 5/5, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 09.00 - 17.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 06 3192 9426 : Spacetime Art Galleria Anusorn Café : Food prices range between 101 and 250 baht. : Motorway’s frontage road, Thap Yao Subdistrict  : 10.00 - 22.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 06 4304 1017 32 Hua Takhe : Anusorn Cafe

Khumklao Seafood : Food prices range between 251 and 500 baht. : Motorway’s frontage road, Thap Yao Subdistrict  : 11.00 - 23.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 9589 9327 / 09 8835 9839 : คุ้มเกล้าซีฟู๊ด Kaew Kai Krob : Food prices range between 101 and 250 baht. : Lat Krabang Road, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 08.30 - 21.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 09 3749 0777 / 0 2362 6554 : แก้วไก่กรอบ Pa Phao : Food prices range between 251 and 500 baht. : Soi Lat Krabang 3/3, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 11.00 - 23.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 0 2181 2159 Hue Kitchen (Lao - Vietnamese Food) : Food prices range between 101 and 250 baht. : Soi Lat Krabang 1/5, Lat Krabang Road  : 10.30 - 21.30 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 6610 1323 : ครัวเมืองเว้ลาว-ญวน ลาดกระบัง Ploen Ploen Restaurant : Food prices start at 70 baht. : Soi Rom Klao 1 Yaek 2, Phatthana Chonnabot Road  : 10.00 - 21.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 06 4536 9462 : Ploen Ploen Restaurant Tangluk Boat Noodles : Food prices are lower than 100 baht. : Chao Khun Thahan Road, Lam Pla Thio Subdistrict  : 07.30 - 16.30 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 06 1682 8792 Khome : Food prices range between 101 and 250 baht. : Soi Lat Krabang 13/5, Chalong Krung Road  : 11.00 - 21.00 hrs. (Monday - Saturday) 15.00 - 21.00 hrs. (Sunday) ☎ : 08 3698 6555 Varvana Bar & Bistro : Food prices range between 251 and 500 baht. : Lat Krabang Road, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 11.00 - 24.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 2656 2235 : Varvana Bar&Bistro Kruarabiengnam Ladkrabang : Food prices range between 101 and 250 baht. : Soi Lat Krabang 5/2, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 11.00 - 23.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 0968 1999 : ครัวระเบียงน�้ำ-Kruarabiengnamลาดกระบัง Journey Café (Eatery & Bar) : Food prices range between 251 and 500 baht. : Lat Krabang Road, Lat Krabang District  : 10.00 - 22.00 hrs. (Tuesday - Thursday) 10.00 - 23.00 hrs. (Friday - Sunday) ☎ : 06 1949 6288 : เจอนี่Journey Café • Eatery • Bar Reunrimnum Ladkrabang Restaurant : Food prices range between 101 and 300 baht. : Opposite Soi Lat Krabang 38, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 11.00 - 22.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 0 2326 9233 : เรือนริมน�้ำลาดกระบัง-ReunrimnumlkbRestaurant Hua Takhe 33

274 Bed & Brews : Prices range between 101 and 250 baht. : Hua Takhe Old Market, Soi Lat Krabang 17  : 09.00 - 20.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 09 7078 0252 Nalatkrabang : Prices range between 101 and 250 baht. : Hua Takhe Old Market, Soi Lat Krabang 17  : 10.00 - 19.00 hrs. (Tuesday - Sunday) ☎ : 09 5471 4999 : ร้าน ณ ลาดกระบัง NalatKrabang homemade café Smell Dream : Prices are lower than 100 baht. : Hua Takhe Old Market, Soi Lat Krabang 17  : 10.00 - 18.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 6401 4028 : กลิ่นฝัน smelldream Timber Café : Prices range between 101 and 250 baht. : Chalong Krung 1 Road, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 10.00 - 18.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 1141 5322 : Timber café Thailand Playlist Café : Prices are lower than 100 baht. : Soi Chalong Krung 1, Yaek 6, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 11.00 - 22.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 06 4232 7387 : Playlistcafe Hidden Holme Café : Prices range between 95 and 250 baht. : Soi Lat Krabang 5, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 08.00 - 19.00 hrs. (Monday - Wednesday and Sunday) 08.00 - 21.00 hrs. (Thursday - Saturday) ☎ : 09 2249 7988 : Hidden Holme Cafe Plearntawee : Prices start at 60 baht. : Happy Place Park Village, Chao Khun Thahan Road  : 09.00 - 17.00 hrs. (Wednesday - Sunday) ☎ : 09 6916 9956 : เพลินทวี Reflect Café : Prices start at 75 baht. : Chao Khun Thahan Road, Khlong Sam Prawet Subdistrict  : 07.30 - 16.30 hrs. (Tuesday - Friday) 09.30 - 17.30 hrs. (Saturday - Sunday) ☎ : 08 2551 5936 : Reflect café Mason and Friends : Prices range between 101 to 250 baht. : Lat Krabang Road, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 09.30 - 17.00 hrs. (Wednesday - Monday) ☎ : 08 1409 1594 : MASON andfriends คาเฟ่ลาดกระบัง S.Phean Café : Prices start at 40 baht. : Lat Krabang Road, Lat Krabang Subdistrict  : 07.00 - 15.00 hrs. (Monday - Friday) 07.00 - 16.00 hrs. (Saturday) ☎ : 09 4796 3302 : S.Phean Cafe’ Churn Buttery : Prices range between 20 to 500 baht. : Soi Rom Klao 25/1, Khlong Sam Prawet Subdistrict  : 08.00 - 21.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 06 4882 4154 : Churn Buttery Accommodations Golden Foyer : Luang Phaeng Road ☎ : 0 2738 1533 : www.goldenfoyerbangkok.com Silver Gold Garden : Luang Phaeng Road ☎ : 0 2738 1533 : www.silvergoldgarden.com Canalis Airport Hotel : Lat Krabang Road ☎ : 0 2327 1555 / 09 6941 6656 : www.canalissuvarnabhumi.com Mariya Boutique Residence : Lat Krabang Road ☎ : 0 2326 7854 : http://mariyahotel.com 34 Hua Takhe

Avion Hotel : Soi Lat Krabang 46/1 ☎ : 08 6326 7769 : Avion Hotel Morn-ing Hostel : Soi Lat Krabang 42 ☎ : 06 2821 2888 : Morn-ing Suvarnabhumi BangkokTransit The Great Residence : Lat Krabang Road ☎ : 0 2326 7206 : The Great Residence ที่พักใกล้สนามบินสุวรรณภูมิ Facilities Lat Krabang Police Station : Lat Krabang Road ☎ : 0 2326 6505 Chorakhe Noi Police Station : Luang Phaeng Road ☎ : 0 2326 9056 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Lat Krabang Hospital : On Nut - Lat Krabang Road, Soi Lat Krabang 15 ☎ : 0 2326 9995 Souvenir Shops Khanom Pia (Chinese Bean Cake) and Khanom Bai Mai (Thai Pastry) : Pongjiwanich Shop, Hua Takhe Old Market  : 08.00 - 18.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 0 2326 6140 Khanom Pia (Chinese Bean Cake) and other Chinese Auspicious Desserts : Eung Kim Heng Shop, Hua Takhe Old Market  : 06.00 - 18.00 hrs. (Everyday) ☎ : 08 0616 6962 Recommended Activities Kayak for Hua Takhe Conservation Pair up for a Kayak tour. Paddle along to enjoy the scenery and indulge in the atmosphere for a nostalgic experience. Paddle to the spot where the three waterways meet. Collect waste to maintain the pleasant environment of Hua Takhe Old Market Cycle through Hua Takhe Old Market Zigzag along small lanes to experience the good old days passing beautiful old wooden rowhouses that stretch along the canal and around Hua Takhe Old Market Paint or Draw amid Cool Breezes Unlock your imagination with brushstrokes on canvas, release your artist’s emotions beside the slow-flowing canal at iJoi Studio. Prices start at 199 baht (free colors) 11.00 - 20.00 hrs every day For more information, please call 09 9179 5550 Hua Takhe 35

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