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Phuket Cityat sunset seen from Khao Rang Hill viewpoint, Phuket, Thailand.
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The main town on the island is on the opposite side to the main tourist beaches and so a lot of holidaymakers don't make it this far. Nevertheless the town has a lot of charm and is full of old colonial Portuguese buildings that were built by the first European settlers to the island.
Phuket is one of the oldest cities in Thailand. It was an important port on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula where Chinese immigrants first landed.
Phuket Old Town is a quarter studded with heritage buildings in ten streets: Klang, Phang Nga, Rassada, Dee Buk, Krabi, Thep Kasattri, Phuket, Yaowarat, Satun, and Soi Rammanee. These older buildings show Phuket town's former prosperity. They were constructed when tin mining was an important industry on the island. Their architectural style is called "Sino-Portuguese", characteristic of which is a single or two-storey building with a narrow front compensated for by considerable depth. The tiles, doors, perforated windows, and other details are all influenced by Chinese and European styles combined. "Phuket Old Town" is a 2.7 km2 area covering a total of 210 rai. The population of the town is approximately 75000
A stunning adult female Phuket Pitviper (Trimeresurus phuketensis) from riparian primary lowland rainforest in Khao Phra Thaew NP, Phuket Island, Thailand.
Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 coupled to a vintage Leitz Wetzlar R series Macro Elmar 100mm F.4.0 lens with a mount from Leitax with a 13mm EF extension tube incorporated.
I love my Leitz..
A shot from this year's spectacle, which has just ended.
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Thailand April 2015 - Phuket Town View
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Welcome to Phuket Town
Long before flip-flops, glossy resorts and selfie sticks, Phuket was an island of rubber trees, tin mines and cash-hungry merchants. Luring entrepreneurs from the Arabian Peninsula, China, India and Portugal, Phuket Town (เมืองภูเก็ด) became a colorful blend of cultural influences.
Today, the Old Town is a testament to Phuket's history, but it's also the island's hipster heart, attracting artists and musicians in particular, which has led to noticeable gentrification. Century-old hôrng tăa·ou (shophouses) and homes are being restored, vibrant street art is popping up and it can feel like every other building is now a fashionable polished-concrete cafe.
But Phuket Town remains a wonderfully refreshing cultural break from the island's beaches (easily reached by sŏrng·tăa·ou). Wander down streets lined with distinctive Sino-Portuguese architecture, arty coffee shops, experimental galleries, boutique hotels and incense-cloaked Chinese Taoist shrines, before sampling the island's most authentic Phuketian cuisine and Phuket Town's very local bar scene.
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Phuket.. no intros necessary there is only one :-) LOL
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