We took an all day trip to Ratchaburi last Friday and it was organized by one of the professors (ajarn in Thai) Ajarn Savatri. We had a full day and visited Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s National Park Project, an energy plant, KMUTTs Ratchaburi campus, and a floating market. At the National Park Project we learned that a lot of Thailand's native forest area has been destroyed and they are trying to preserve the little bit that is left. At the park they harvest bananas and made banana chips, toffee, and candies using sustainable practices. They were all so tasty! In the picture above I am checking out solar water purification systems at the energy plant we visited.
Here are two photos that Mary-Katherine took of the market we visited. We got there and explored a little bit and then when the sun set all 20 of us got on a boat and cruised around the harbor. There is a special type of tree found along that river that attracts fireflies and they all synchronize when they light up. It seriously seemed like we were looking at Christmas lights on the tree!
It was a really busy day, but definitely a fun adventure. I look forward to next Friday when we go on a tour of Bangkok with our orientation group.
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