Both Bridges on the Nong Mek road 8k out of town are being replaced & widened. Work has already started on one & there is there is a short dirt detour around the bridge as it is being replaced.
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Bar Scene Update
There have been a few changes on the Bar Scene lately. Bonjour ( run by Matt & Daniel) has closed indefinitely. Gary ( from Lucky Shop ) has returned to Australia with no set return date. And finally Joy’s coffee shop (Ardens) has been extended and the floor leveled throughout giving a lot more floor space (Photos to follow in a separate article).
Addendum: Bonjour has re-opened with only Matt running the business. The pool however remains closed.
Parichat Hotel
Situated in Ban Dung on the Road to Phen , Parichat Ban Dung Hotel offers air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi. Among the various facilities are a garden and a terrace. The rooms come with a terrace with garden views.
All rooms at the inn come with a seating area. Rooms are fitted with a flat-screen TV, and selected rooms
Staff are available to help at the 24-hour front desk.
Rice Planting Starts
The rice planting season is well under way ; There has been an in initial amount of rain kick starting the planting. However the rains for the moment have subsided – Hopefully there will be more rain soon.
Pins Cafe Closing
Pins is currently selling off all the shop fittings ; Fridges,Freezers,Fans etc.
UPDATE -Pins closed tonight (27th Apr) ) & will be no more.
Songkran
The annual Parade took place as Nornal. I caught the head of the procession at the Traffic Lights &By the time I had walked to Brian’s Bar I was at the tail end – so perhaps a bit shorter than usual.
The festivities lasted an extra day this year because it fell over the weekend. So the Monday was also a Holiday.. Click on the post to watch a short video.
New PTT Petrol Station
Work continues apace on the New PTT petrol Station of the site of the former Garys Bar/Jungle Grill..
UPDATE – This is now fully open with just a few shops left to fit out.
Large White Elephant
A Large White Elephant has been Spotted between the Villages of Om Ko ( Amphoer Ban Dung) & Ban Na Din Chi ( Amphoer Sawaeng Daen Din).
This used to Be a Single track road leading to a foot bridge across the River Songkram & continuing as a track only wide enough for motorbikes on the other side. All that was required to connect these two villages.
Now nearing completion It has over the past 12 months been somewhat upgraded. As can be the seen the new road is Heavily used ( I was passed by at least one motorbike down its entire length of Nearly 6km ). So justifying the huge outlay it must have taken to construct.