Lopburi staek house

This is the only one and biggest steak house in Lopburi where located near PRA NARAI public school in the opposite site of BUALANG restaurant another one famous in Lopburi.Actually,I have never been to this restaurant before just pass by and take a look inside because I think this is a good and high class for rich person not a low income like me55,however if I were rich I would be there and took some order ,so that I can have information to tell you about so ..for this post I just guide you how to go there if you may want to and for the price and the quality of the steak I really no idea now....
contact information

name : Lopburi steak house brance2
address : Phahonyothin road
soi : -
Road : Phahonyothin road
Tambon : - Tasala
Phone: 0 3661 5880, 08 1853 3043

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Map direction to Lopburi steak house
Point A is Lopburi train station
Go along the direction guides you to the Lopburi steak house brance2 ,when you reach the almost end of the direction before point B you have to make a left turn fro about 60 meters and Lopburi steak house in on the right hand at Point B

First step in lopburi

Actually,I think most of the visitors to Lopburi are travel by a train from Bangkok the capital city of Thailand and chosen to visit Lopburi for a day and go back to Bangkok or Ayuddhaya in the evening if yes, you may want to see the small city as much as you can in about 2-3 hrs..As most of you knew already Lopburi is famous for the city of monkey and the ruin capital city of siam during king Narai the great in 1680s.When you get off at the Lopburi station and then take a walk for about 100 meters to SAN PRA KAN and the city land mark PRA PRANG SAM YOT where you can see a lot of the monkeys over there.keep things in safe and secure otherwise naughty monkey may take away .prepare you weapons the camera set ready to shoot as much as you can and enjoy seeing the monkey actions in various ways naturally which is you may never seen anyplace before.
then after that you may want to see around the city for the ruin capital city like the old palace, the museum ,and the ambassador house and ect.

The cheapest hotel in Lopburi

If you are a backpacker who want to save the money by staying at the cheapest hotel I would recommend the Lopburi zoo hotel which is lactated beside Lopburi zoo in the area of SRAKEAW circle.There are both a fan and AC room for the guest to select which is the lowest price of the accommodation in Lopburi.
How to get there.

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ิLet's start from Lopburi railroad station and turn right to the main road ,then go straight to SRAKEAW circle and follow the line to point B the Lopburi zoo hotel.

King Narai the great Foreign Missions

Siamese embassy to Louis XIV in 1686, by Nicolas Larmessin.
The most remarkable aspect of King Narai's reign were the diplomatic missions that he sent and received during his reign. Missions were sent as far afield as France, England, and the Vatican, although at least two missions were lost at sea. Ties with states closer to Ayutthaya were not neglected as missions were also sent to Persia, Golconda (India), China, as well as other neighbouring states.

Undoubtedly, the most celebrated of these missions were those to Europe, in particular France. In 1673, a French ecclesiastical mission arrived at the Siamese court with letters from Pope Clement IX and King Louis XIV of France. King Narai reciprocated by sending a mission to France in 1680 led by Phya Pipatkosa.[7] Although the mission was lost at sea near Madagascar,[8] the French responded positively by sending a commercial mission to Ayutthaya headed by Monsignor Pallu in 1682.
Kosa Pan presents King Narai's letter to Louis XIV at Versailles, 1 September 1686

In 1684, another mission was sent to France. However, they made little impact as according to their missionary interpreter, Benigne Vachet, they were ill-informed and uncouth. The same year also saw the wreck of another Siamese embassy to Portugal near the Cape of Good Hope, under Ok-khun Chamnan who survived. After a series of adventures, Chamnan made his way to the Dutch outpost on the Cape and managed to return via a roundabout route to Siam in 1687, in the process acquiring the Portuguese language, then the lingua franca of Southeast Asia.

Despite the disappointment of the 1684 mission, the French court sent another mission under the Chevalier de Chaumont to Ayutthaya ostensibly to convert King Narai to Catholicism. However at the same time the Persian shah, Suleiman I, had also despatched a mission of his own with the intention of converting Narai to Islam. Ultimately, the result of the de Chaumont mission was some commercial concessions that were equal to those that had been given to the Dutch.
Siamese embassy to Louis XIV in 1686, by Nicolas Larmessin.

A further mission headed by Kosa Pan, a foster brother of King Narai, was sent to France in 1686. However, unlike the first embassy, the second was met with a rapturous reception and caused a sensation in the courts and society of Europe. The mission landed at the French port of Brest before continuing its journey to Versailles, constantly surrounded by crowds of curious onlookers. The "exotic" clothes as well as manners of the envoys (including their kowtowing to Louis XIV), together with a special "machine" that was used to carry King Narai's missive to the French monarch caused much comment in French high society. A fragmentary Siamese account of the mission compiled by Kosa Pan was re-discovered in Paris in the 1980s.[9]

In September 1687, another French mission arrived under Claude Cébéret du Boullay, director of the French East India Company. However, apart from the reaffirmation of the 1685 commercial treaty, the mission achieved little else.
Pope Innocent XI receives the Siamese envoys, led by Father Tachard who reads the translation of the message from King Narai, December 1688

A final mission under Fr. Guy Tachard and Ok-khun Chamnan was dispatched to France and the Vatican in January 1688. However, by the time it returned to Thailand, King Narai was already dead and a new king was on the throne.

King narai the great Domestic Policy

Domestic policies in King Narai's reign were greatly affected by the interference of foreign powers most notably the Chinese to the north, the Dutch to the South, and the English who were making their first forays into India to the west. Policies revolved around either directly countering the influence, or creating a delicate balance of power between the different parties.

Fearing a possible weakening of influence in the northern vassal states following the successful Chinese invasion of Ava in 1660, King Narai mounted an expedition to bring Chiang Mai under the direct control of Ayutthya. Although the expedition was successful in taking control of Lampang and other smaller cities, a second expedition had to be conducted to bring Chiang Mai under control.

There was also trouble on the Tenasserim coast at the port of Mergui. In July 1687, an incident that came to be known as the Mergui massacre occurred that resulted in the massacre of some sixty Englishmen. The incident had origins in a deterioration of the relationship between Siam and the East India Company. Phaulkon had appointed two English acquaintances of his as governors of Mergui, and they used the port as a base for privateering expeditions against the Kingdom of Golconda, which had friendly relations with the East India Company. In April 1687 the East India Company demanded £65,000 compensation from Narai and blockaded Mergui. Fearing a trial on the charge of piracy, the two English governors of Mergui lavishly entertained the captains of the ship. However, the entertainment aroused the suspicion of the Siamese authorities, who took matters into their own hands and opened fire on the English ships and massacred all the Englishmen they could lay their hands on. Narai then declared war on the East India Company, and handed control of Mergui over to a French governor and a small French garrison.[2] At the same time, he also granted a concession of the strategic port of Bangkok to France with the view of countering Dutch influence.[3]

King Narai also constructed a new palace at present-day Lopburi ("Louvo" in the French accounts) utilising the expertise of Jesuit architects and engineers. European influences are clearly evident in the architectural style, especially the use of wide windows. The move to Lopburi was arguably prompted by the Dutch naval blockade of Ayutthaya in 1664 to enforce a fur monopoly.
King Narai observes a lunar eclipse with French Jesuits at Lopburi, 1685

Although Catholic missions had been present in Ayutthaya as early as 1567 under Portuguese Dominicans, King Narai's reign saw the first concerted attempt to convert the monarch to Catholicism under the auspices of French Jesuits who were given permission to settle in Ayutthaya in 1662. The conversion attempt ultimately failed and arguably backfired but Catholics were to remain in Siam up to the present day.

Most controversially, King Narai allowed the rise of Constantine Phaulkon, a Greek adventurer who arrived in Ayutthaya in 1675. Within a few years, Phaulkon had managed to ingratiate himself with the king and became Narai's closest councillor. Under Phaulkon's guidance, King Narai balanced the influence of the Dutch by favouring the French. Phaulkon also encouraged French interest by initially leading them to believe that the king was about to convert to Catholicism. Although King Narai did display a degree of interest in Catholicism, he also displayed an equal interest in Islam and there is no concrete evidence that he wished to convert to either.[4] However, both Catholic and Islamic missions were to come to the conclusion that Phaulkon was responsible for their failures.[5][6] Siamese courtiers also resented Phaulkon's influence and he quickly became the focus of xenophobic sentiments at court, with the future King Phetracha at their head.

Memorial plate in Lopburi showing king Narai with French ambassadors.
credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narai

Visiting Aids center in Lopburi

Visiting Aids center and make a donation
How long will you stay in Thailand or in Lopburi ? If you have enough timing I would like you to visit BHAPHUTHABAHT temple or known both Thai and people world wide as AIDS temple.
See another side of the world which is miserable of the victim who get infected with HIV virus and go no where and help ,but this temple which is founded by the monk ,his name is Alongkot ,a master degree from Australia who decided to enter the monkshood and go on since then.
The exactly total number of the patients in the temple I don't know ,but about 1000 people I guess.The intensive care patients who can not help themselves is about 100 persons and everyday at least 3-5 persons will die.
The temple get budget from charity organization as well as the donation from general people.
what the temple have to responsible for as far as I knew such as expense of taking care the patients like medicine,food,accommodation ,cloth and etc.
The volunteer who work in the temple both Thai and other people from different country ,in my idea I think they are great to help the patients without any compensation and show no disgusting at all.
The rumor from some of volunteer who resigned about the interest conflict and cheating by the founder,however people still visit the temple and still donate the money to the temple as normal.For me I think no one force you to make a donate ,if you feel free and happy to help those in need just do it and don't worry about the money.Just try to think in the positive way and our life will be happier555 .
I would give you some ideas why people come to visit the temple
give the best sample of sex no condom for young man/woman
researcher or nurse or doctor who want to learn something
the truly good people who want to help the patient in the temple
etc...
The direction to LOPBURI AIDS TEMPLE

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it take about 30 minutes by car from Lopburi railroad station to the temple,pass SRAKEAW circle,KING NARIA circle and make a left turn to the cross road ,then make a right turn go along the road untill you reach point E ,then turn left go along the small road pass the small rock mountain till you reach point F the temple.

travel in lopburi information

travel in lopburi information
Going back to Bangkok,if you want to take another means of traveling back from Lopburi to Bangkok ,there are some options for you to select, 1st take a public bus which is run from Lopburi to BKK and it departs from Lopburi bus terminal every 30 minutes. You can take a bus from Lopburi'bus terminal located at SRAKEAW circle.The ticket is about 100-130 baht which is more expensive than taking the train and it take about 2.30 hrs. to reach BKK. The bus will go along the main road called PHAHONYOTHIN which is connect to SARABURI province and get to the main road to BKK.The bus will stop on the ways to pick up the passengers and the last stop is MO-CHIT in BKK.

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This map gives the direction from Lopburi train station to SRAKEAW circle and to the Lopburi public bus terminal.

For the 2nd ways you can take a van from Lopburi to BKK .In Lopburi there are about 3 van terminal for the passengers 2 of them in the old city near the railroad station and another one is close to SRAKEAW circle all of them run from Lopburi to BKK and from BKK. to Lopburi as well.The ticket is 120 bath and run very fast it take about 2 hrs. from Lopburi to BKK or even faster when less traffic jam on the way.You can tell the driver where you want to get off ,but if not that mean he will stop at the last stop in BKK. at The victory monument.