Friday, June 28, 2013

邦芭茵夏宮 - 邦芭茵/大城

從大城順著昭披耶河南下約十五公里處有個河中小島,傳說大城王朝 (又稱阿育塔雅王朝) 的某位王子曾在此發生船難,邂逅了一位名為「茵」的美麗女子。王子離開後,她為他誕下一子。雖然沒有名分,這個孩子還是靠著自己的努力成為朝中重臣,並成為後來的國王「巴薩通 (Prasart Thong)」。

巴薩通王為了紀念母親「茵」,便在此地修築僧院和宮殿。而人們也都說:這裡就是「遇見茵的地方」,泰語的講法就是「邦.芭茵」บางปะอิน (Bang Pa-in)。哇~這樣的地名也太浪漫了吧?♥♥♥


Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Ton Nam River View Restaurant @ Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya

An important guest is coming to Thailand next Month. He has been Bangkok before. This time, he would like to have a short visit to Ayutthaya. It is Yo's responsibility to take care of him so we better get that area surveyed!

After reading tons of blogs, we found that Bang Pa-in Palace is a nice place to stop by on the way from Bangkok to Ayutthaya. Moreover, there is a famous restaurant just a few blocks from the palace. It is called "Ton Nam River View" (ต้นน้ำ ริเวอร์วิว). There you could taste the biggest grilled prawn in Ayutthaya province. How could we miss it?

Monday, June 24, 2013

Ton Nam 河景餐廳 - 邦芭茵/大城

下個月有個大人物要來泰國開會,他以前來過曼谷了,所以這次想去大城看看。負責招待他的小柚有點不知所措,因為他雖然是個土生土長的泰國人,但他對歷史古蹟傳統文化一向沒什麼興趣,對於大城可說是一問三不知。

因此,事前探路是必要的,我也上網查了很多資料,結果發現很多人去大城的時候也會把鄰近的邦芭茵夏宮 (Bang Pa-in Palace, 又譯挽巴茵行宮) 排入行程裡,看起來是個很適合度假的地方呢!而且,離邦芭茵夏宮不遠處,有一家頗負盛名的水上餐廳,叫作 Ton Nam River View (ต้นน้ำ ริเวอร์วิว),據說那裡有大城一帶最大的河蝦喔!以小柚對美食的熱情怎麼可以不去嘗鮮一下呢?