A week and a half ago, we were lucky enough to be invited out to Lopburi Province by the Suhatthaporn family, one of our favorite Thai families we have met on our travels. The city of Lopburi is around 150 km northeast of Bangkok and it is best to travel there by road on a Sunday, when there is less traffic. Lopburi is known by locals for its beautiful sunflower fields. We captured some photos of the rows of sunflower fields, but unfortunately, the sunflower season was not as long this year due to the warm winter. Usually, the sunflowers are everywhere from November until early February.
Lopburi is also known for its very unique temple surrounded by macaque monkeys. Prang Sam Yot, a Khmer temple in the middle of the city, is overrun by hundreds of monkeys looking for a snack! They are literally everywhere in the city as well--crossing the street, climbing up buildings, and scaling telephone wires. It was bizarre to watch some of their acrobatic feats, which would make a parkour artist jealous! The macaques are unafraid of humans, and we were able to feed them bananas and cucumbers by hand. Lopburi is a great destination for those who are staying in Bangkok and would like to see something quite out of the ordinary!
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