Central Thailand: Samut Sakhon

#Thailand #Bangkok #travel Located roughly 50km SW of central Bangkok, Samut Sakhon was formerly called Tha Chin (Chinese Pier) probably because, in the old days, it had been a trading port for a vast number of Chinese junks. In 1548, a city named Sakhon Buri was established at the mouth of the Tha Chin River. It was a center for recruiting troops from various seaside towns. The name of the city was changed to Mahachai when Klong (canal) Mahachai was dug in 1704 to connect the Tha Chin River to the city. Later, the city was renamed Samut Sakhon by King Rama IV but it is still popularly called Mahachai by its residents. In this video I explore the main towns market, railway station and shrine before taking a ferry across the Tha Chin River in order to visit another railway station and some temples, one of which dates back to the Ayutthaya period. 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - Mahachai Market 2:48 - Mahachai Railway Station 5:05 - City Pillar Shrine 6:02 - Park & Wichian Chodok Fort 6:30 - Tha Chin River 8:55 - Ban Laem Railway Station 10:11 - Guan Yu Shrine 11:31 - Wat Sutthiwat Wararam 12:43 - Wat Yai Chom Prasat Locations of the places visited in this video are as follows: 📍 Mahachai Market: https://goo.gl/maps/mG3ow9eGTtjqWNwU6 📍 Mahachai Railway Station: https://goo.gl/maps/nS7PbYVtKjtGKmnL9 📍 City Pillar Shrine: https://goo.gl/maps/fqjDyyY26n9Xm6KP8 📍 Park & Wichian Chodok Fort: https://goo.gl/maps/qD1pFBGpvcmm8UfE8 📍 Ban Laem Railway Station: https://goo.gl/maps/D5rqDR5rHQeoM2SR8 📍 Guan Yu Shrine: https://goo.gl/maps/emooTPPGa8Dc2zLF9 📍 Wat Sutthiwat Wararam: https://goo.gl/maps/BLU2QY8xfzM6QvTZ7 📍 Wat Yai Chom Prasat: https://goo.gl/maps/2otabMUzPfAn4amP8 ☕ Please support my channel by buying me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/willetts... Thanks! 🙏