Yeah I know. It's already September 2021. I'm almost a year late.
We can't travel anyway. What does it matter whether such information comes in January or September? I contemplated whether to write this at all, but decided to because my kids look too cute in the pictures =D. Also, winter's coming soon!
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| This will be a family photo album. |
Anyway, during my first 11 years, I've never even really heard of Koh Kret, and I went there for the first time in September 2020 only because I was involved in coming up with an article about it (so if you would like a comprehensive Koh Kret Guide, please see here).
Personally, I feel that Koh Kret has a certain charm that you will usually expect to get further away from Bangkok. It's only an hour's drive + a minute's ferry ride away from most places in Bangkok, yet possesses the old-time energy of rural towns, with a good mix of its own character (eg. pottery, Mon culture) and modern vibes (eg. craft beer brewery, hip new cafe at old rice mill etc.). I love it that most of the stalls are run by folks who have lived on the island for generations, and that there are cool riverside views almost everywhere you go.
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| Literally a 1-minute ferry ride. |
What made this trip special was that it was completely random. I woke up one Sunday morning not expecting the cool weather to visit Bangkok again (having arrived and disappeared a few times over in the past weeks), and was determined to do something completely spontaneous with the family.
So off we went, with no plans and no expectations, just a day together walking half the island, snapping and eating along the way, in comfy cool weather.
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| And island of nostalgia. |
It was a first for the kids to visit a 'leaning tower'.
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| "Leaning Tower" of Koh Kret, Wat Paramaiyikawat. |
A first for us to take an old-school family portrait.
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| Only took us a few minutes to get this precious memory. |
A first for them to make their own pottery.
It was also a first for them to follow some free-range chicken and walk accidentally into a stranger's backyard, only to be greeted unexpectedly with warmth by the friendly villager, all on this 3kmx3km island on the Chao Phraya River.
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| They really had a great time. |
I watched a video a few days ago on the current state of Koh Kret following this current Covid wave. As expected, it's not anything like before, when local tourists fill it every weekend. It's a little saddening but we also know that Bangkokians will flock back again once the situation allows. Hang in there, Koh Kret!
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| This picture makes me think of mooncakes. |
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