Mount Kit Cha Kood trip part1

On the April 6.2013, my sisters and me went to YOD KHAO PHRABAHT at the mount Kit Cha Kood. The mount Kit Cha Kood is at Chanthaburi. We went there by BMTA's tour (Thai Mateo bus). On mount Kit Cha Kood has the tradition of worshipping Buddha’s footprint or another name is Phabath-Ploung held during the third month of the year.

We took the trip with metro bus, because the price was right and they took care everything. The price of metro bus is cost only 479 baht per person to go to mount Kit Cha Kood and another 200 bath for getting on the mountain by pick-up truck. We arrive at Bang ken bus station and leave from the station at 6.30 a.m.  We get on the bus number 4 the guide of the tour name was Mam, she was very friendly and nice person. I believed everybody in the bus like her, she gave us the guide and all the value information about the places that we were about to go. 

At 10.30 a.m. the bus arrived at the rest area where we got some brake and breakfast from the long trip. We got Rice Mixed with Shrimp paste (Kao Cluk Ka Pi ) the price was 50 bath. Then the bus took us to the first tourist spot. We arrived khao sukim,  P'Mam the tour guide gave us the time for visiting the temple for an hour.  The temple had many big Buddha statues. The guide tour told us to pay the respected to “Siramahamongkol venerable monk ” by walk at the top peak.

 There were the long step's stir to the top of the peak, and there was also the cable car for some people could choose to get on cable car to the top. The rail of stir was decorated with King of Nagas architecture. By the time, we got to the top we were so tried but it was worth it. The scenery was really beautiful and amazing at the top. We arrived to top of the peak where the temple were. At the top we saw the “Siramahamongkol Buddha sculpture”. Then there were the buildings for keeping many antiques which were created by jade and marble, they were looked like a grand museum up there, including the legendary famous monks wax, they were look so real. It was really amazing experience.

The part of second floor was consisting of sacred objects. And outside, there was large patio area that we could see all the mountain and the forest, including many rare flower. The view at the top was so beautiful. We were also took many photo. Furthermore there was underground floor that lead to Buddha Relics or people called PATARD. Some Buddha Relics were ruby and rock which have many colors. They were 273 kind of Buddha Relics. People believed that all the rock and ruby came from the part Buddha himself or the respectful monk who had let go of all sin and become PA AURAHAN. It was amazing experience to see some rare things like that with my own eyes. At 11.30 a.m. was recalled time to get back to the bus, we quickly went back to the bus. There were other site of temple was really interesting, but we don't have enough time so we were only taking quick photo for keepsake.