Archive for October 30th, 2006
Check out the following information on ticket prices and where to buy. It has been annouced that the tickets for December 10/11 2006 are sold out (as it will be a long weekend in Thailand and many Thais are going there). My suggestion for those of you who wish to visit the place will be:
* Try to schedule your visit on the weekdays as weekends will surely be more crowded with the Thai people visiting. Avoid the long weekends such as December 02-05 2006 (public holiday in Thailand on December 05 - His Majesty The King’s Birthday), December 09-11 2006 (December 10 is a public holiday in Thailand), December 30 2006-January 02 2007. Others than these dates, you should be fine.
* Buy the tickets ahead of time for 2 reasons; you can get it cheaper than buying on site and to avoid all the hassles queueing up to buy the tickets on site
Okay - here’s the details:
Remarks
- Child = height between 100-140 cms. There is no admission fee for children under 100 cms height.
- Elderly persons are those over 60 years as verified by ID card or other official document
- Students are limited to undergraduates and lower only.
- The Project Management Office reserves the right to verify documents in accordance with the conditions of ticket type.
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TICKETING OFFICES
Tickets for Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 – International Horticultural Exposition for His Majesty the King are now on sale nationwide. Tickets for Single Visits, Multiple Visits and Group Visits are available from the following outlets.
Siam Paragon, Bangkok
Ratchaphruek Counter, 2nd Floor
Central Department Store
Customer Service Counters at all 14 branches of Central Department Store
Chidlom, Silom Complex, Silom, Lardprao, Pinklao, Bangna, Rama II, Rama III, Future Park Rangsit, Ramindra and Wangburapha in Bangkok and at Kad Suan Kaew in Chiangmai, Central Phuket and Had-Yai-Songkla
Store Locations
www.central.co.th/web/html/eng/locator.html
Please click to view
Krung Thai Bank
Tickets for Single Visit are on sale at all branches of Krung Thai Bank in Bangkok and provincial capitals, including Pattaya, Hua Hin and Hat Yai.
Customer Service Centre Hotline: 1551
Tickets for Multiple Visits / Tickets for Group Visits
are on sale at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thai Representatives Office on the 1st floor (Monday-Friday 08.30 – 17.00 hrs) and all branches of Direct2U outlets nationwide.
Direct2U Call Centre
Tel: (0) 2509 0022
- Direct2U outlets in Bangkok
Silom Complex, Central Rama II, Central Rama III, Central Department Store Lardprao, Central Pinklao, Central Rattanatibet, The Mall Bangkapi, The Mall Ramkhamhaeng, The Mall Ngamwongwan, The Mall Bangkae, Rama 9 Road, Seacon Square, Fashion Island, Future Park Rangsit, Robinson Department Store – Ratchada
Opening hours: 10.00 – 20.00
- Direct2U Provincial Outlets
Central Plaza Airport (Chiang Mai), Hua Hin, Phuket, Samui, Ratchburi, North Pattaya, Chon Buri, Robinson Department Store – Hat Yai, Robinson Department Store – Chanthaburi
Opening hours: 10.00 – 20.00
- TV Direct Showcase
Ramindra branch, Bangkok
Fairy Plaza, Khon Kaen
Opening hours: 10.00 – 20.00
- TV Direct Service Point
The Mall, Nakhon Ratchasima
Robinson Department Store, Udon Thani
Opening hours: 10.00 – 20.00
- Welness, Seacon Square
Opening hours: 10.00 – 20.00
October 30th, 2006
I was reading Bangkok Post this morning and it says that among gardens set up by foreign countries participating in the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006, the gardens from Japan, Bhutan and Laos stand out as highlights. Here’s the details:Â
In the 33-million-baht Japanese garden, Japanese horticulturists are nurturing an Ogahasu lotus, even though it is not expected to blossom sooner than July next year. In the Bhutanese garden, colourful Bhutanese wooden crafts will feature together with 1,500 plants from the Bhutanese forest, while the Lao horticulture team has set up in their garden a miniature of the 440-year-old Wat Xieng Thong, one of Luang Prabang’s most popular tourist attractions.
Among outdoor international gardens the Japanese garden is the most expensive one.
On its 1,500-square-metre space, Japanese horticulturists have created a “Garden of Luck.” Inside, they have created miniatures of Kiritani misty alley, the turtle island of long living, the crane island of good luck, and Mount Fuji.
The miniature Fuji mountain that looks quite like the real Fuji is made of muddy soil, covered by Japanese grass. It also has a crater, and revolving fountain on top.
In the garden, there is also a sign reading “Know sufficiency,” which is in line with His Majesty the King’s philosophy of a sufficiency economy.
The Japanese garden’s other highlight is the Ogahasu lotus that Japanese botanists bred from 2,000-year-old seeds. Normally, an Ogahasu lotus is seen in only a few places in Japan. Among them are the Imperial Palace and Tokyo University.
A Japanese horticulturist said it was sad for his team that the Ogahasu lotus planted at the Japanese garden here is not likely to flower soon. The lotus flowers are expected to blossom next July, he said.
Gyambo Tshering, a Bhutanese horticulturist, said the Buddhist principle of living in harmony with nature underpins the Bhutanese garden named “Himalayan Garden of Peace.”
The architecture around the garden is a spectacular attraction. Each stone on the stone wall is cemented with mud. All woodwork representing colourful Bhutanese art is handmade.
Mr Tshering said 14 artists had spent about one month working on all the wood crafts before they were transported to Chiang Mai and assembled together at the garden.
This was the first time Bhutan had participated in an international floral expo. The 1,500 Bhutanese plants in the garden include two rare orchid species, Blue Iris and Rododendron, he said.
At the Lao garden, Thongchan Bunphala, the director of Laos’ Horticulture Research Centre, said the miniature of Wat Xieng Thong was made of imported wood from Laos. The garden is also decorated with small waterfalls and champak trees from Champassak, Luang Prabang and Vientiane.
If you have a chance to visit the Royal Flora Expo, stop by and see for yourselves!
Have a great time!
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October 30th, 2006
The Royal Flora Ratchaphruek is organized to celebrate the auspicious occasion of the Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty the King’s Accession to the Throne in 2006 and His Majesty’s Eightieth Birthday in 2007. To mark this momentous occasion, “Royal Flora Ratchaphruekâ€? is one of the grand celebrations being hosted by the Royal Thai Government in honor of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), the ninth ruler of the illustrious Chakri Dynasty and the world’s longest reigning monarch.
Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006, one of the world’s finest tropical flower, fruit and plant expositions befitting the name, Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 – International Horticultural Exposition for His Majesty the King, will be hosted in the city of Chiang Mai from November 1, 2006 to January 31, 2007.
Through Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 — International Horticultural Exposition for His Majesty the King, the Thai people come together to express their utmost gratitude for His Majesty’s benevolence, care and concern. Time-honored traditions will be observed; only the very finest available will be presented to the ‘Devaraja’ or ‘Divine King’. Celebrations of this magnitude happen only once in decades.
Thailand will be joined by her international friends – nations with whom Thailand has shared historical, cultural, diplomatic and trade ties, many spanning centuries. Over 30 countries are expected to participate in ‘Gardens for the King’. The International Gardens will feature unique or innovative landscaping and horticultural highlights from the participant’s homeland.
Participating Countries
To date, 32 nations have confirmed participation in the International Garden section of Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006. They are Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, China, Brunei, Turkey, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Mauritania, Kenya, Nigeria, Gabon, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Burundi, Qatar, Iran, Yemen, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada.
To view more details on the event, please click on:
http://www.royalfloraexpo.com
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October 30th, 2006
