An afternoon in Hua Hin - Railway Station, Railway Hotel, Steet Market

Hua Hin is Thailand`s oldest sea resort. Its development from a small fishing harbor to an important tourist center began in 1911, when the railway line from Bangkok to Singapore was built. At that time the line firstly operated from Bangkok to Hua Hin and covered 213 km distance. It has made Hua Hin a place of retreat from the summer heat, especially for people from Bangkok. The present building of the station was built in1926. The building - half wooden and half brick - was influenced from Victorian architecture. More designs were added in Chinese art and architecture. The columns are richly decorated.

In connection to the building of the railway station the railway hotel was established as an accommodation for railway passengers. The ingenious Italian architect A. Rigazzi has designed it as a luxurious two-storey European-style resort hotel (Victorian style as the Railroad Station).

Since 1926 the Royal Family in Hua Hin has been using the palace Wang Klai Kangwon as a summer residence.

Hua Hin Railway Station

view on the Royal Reception Pavillon

Front face of the railway Station - Park and Ride: The motorbike is still a very much appreciated vehicle.

Pavillon for the King's reception, built in Thai-Style

Pavillon with mourning decoration for King Bhumibol (deceased 2016)

Baldwin Lokomotive, unit 305 

Railroad Hotel

bushes and trees are trimmed to look like animals

gardener of the Railway hotel, head completely protected against sun

entrance to "The Museum - Coffe & Tea Corner" of the Railroad Hotel

beautiful table, made of the rootstock of a teak tree

Classic Afternoon Tea set: Darjeeling or Earl Grey tea,  red curry pork panini, chicken satay wrap with pickles, vegetable spring rolls with plum sauce, Thai curry with rice cracker, pandanus and coconut scone, pineapple coconut and mango jam, lodchong in codonut milk, luk chup, taco pudding in banana cup, seasonal Thai fruits on tartlet and sweet mango on sticky rice.

short walk to the beach

beach of the Railway Hotel

next to the beach fisherboats and restaurants in stilt house architecture

on the street market: "Rotee", pancake, with banana, perfekt for the small in-between hunger

Thai foot massage - enjoyable after long shopping

Lindau - Lindenhofpark mit seiner Badestelle

Erbauer des Haupthauses Villa Lindenhof war Friedrich Gruber (1805 bis 1850), der aus einer alten Lindauer Handwerker- und Patrizierfamilie stammte. Er hatte bis zum Alter von 35 Jahren in Italien als Kaufmann und Finanzier ein Vermögen gemacht. Ein Lungenleiden war für ihn Anlass, seine beruflichen Aktivitäten einzuschränken und einen Landsitz in seiner Heimat bauen zu lassen.

 Architekt Franz Jacob Kreuter (1813 bis 1889) führte dieses Gebäude im italienischen Stil aus, der an Palladios Villen im Veneto erinnert. Der Lindenhof verfügte auch über einen landwirtschaftlichen Betrieb (1848 bis 1906), zu dem das Schweizerhaus gehörte. Erbauer war Johann Christoph Kunkler.

Gestalter des Lindenhofparks war der Friedrich Weyhe (1775 bis 1846). Die Lindenallee besteht aus Winterlinden, die aus den Niederlanden stammen.

Die Nachkommen des früh verstorbenen Bauherren verkauften die Villa im Jahre 1956 an die Stadt Lindau. Diese ließ unter Bauamtsleiter Hans Häringer im Ortsteil Schachen ein Schwimmbad im Baustil der 50er Jahre bauen. Bemerkenswert ist, dass das Hauptgebäude um zwei Linden herum gebaut ist. Aufgrund seiner anspruchsvollen zeittypischen Architektur ist das Schwimmbad inzwischen ebenfalls als Denkmal eingetragen.

Villa Lindenhof

Lindenallee

Uferbefestigung zum Bodensee

Schweizerhaus

Fußgängerbrücke zum vom Park zum Schwimmbad

Schloss in Umkleidekabine

Daytrip from Wasserburg up to the Pfänder Mountain by ship and cable car

From the Pfaender mountain (1050 m oversea level ) you have a wonderful view on the Eastern part of the Lake Constance and some snow covered peaks of the Alps.

Regarding Restaurant "Gaststätte auf der Schwedenschanz": During the 30-year-war the Swedish General Carl Gustav Wrangel conquered Bregenz in 1647. He was coming from the Allgau via the Pfaender-ridge. As a defense facility Bregenz had built a redoubt, called "Schwedenschanze" where now the Restaurant stands. Some trenches of this redoubt are still there. The defense at this site militarily seen was difficult, because the Swedish could fire into the redoubt from higher situated mountains.

Motorship "Baden"

Start at Wasserburg

Passing Lindau

Lindau

Port Entrance Lindau

Light House Lindau

Heraldic animal of Bavaria: Lion

Mangturm

Inside port of Lindau

Bregenz / Austria - tourist ship "Sonnenkönigin"

Valley station of  the Pfänderseilbahn 

Cable car and valley station in 1957

One of the two cable cars

Inside the cable car

Mountain station of the cable car

Viewing platform of the mountain station

Conglomerate rock the Pfänder Mountain contents of

Restaurant "Berghaus Pfänder"

Inside Restaurant "Berghaus Pfänder"

Restaurant "Berghaus Pfänder" - Observation terrace

Restaurant "Berghaus Pfänder" in 1957

Directional transmitter station Pfänder

Restaurant "Pfänderspitze"

Summit cross Pfänder

Restaurant "Gaststätte auf der Schwedenschanz"

Schwedenschanze

Back from Bregenz to Wasserburg by motor ship "München"