Thailand, Prachuap Khiri Khan - Hilltop Monastery
I had a rare opportunity to visit Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan with an overnight stopover while traveling by train through parts of South-East Asia in mid-2024. Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan is the provincial capital of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province and is about 240km south of Thailand's capital city of Bangkok. In Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan, I stayed at a hotel by the beach with direct view of the Khao Chong Krachok Monastery which is located on the top of a hill. The next morning, I decided to climb the 400 steps up to the monastery and was rewarded with a bird's eye view of the town and the coastline. However, I was more amazed by the view of the monastery while on my way up the hill. This is the view that amazed me, Khao Chong Krachok Monastery, Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan District, P rachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand (2024)