The most well-known symbol of Songkhla Province is this image of the Golden Mermaid at Laem Samila. It is similar to The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, however, this Thai one is not a character from the book of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. The Golden Mermaid is in fact a character from Phra…
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The Golden Mermaid Statue and the Sculpture of the Cat and Mouse
One of the tourist spots in Samila Beach is the so-called “The Golden Mermaid“. I think there’s really no significant legend about this “mermaid” except with the story that “Once she was sitting on the rock, then one fisherman passed by this rock and saw that she sat and combed her hair. When she saw…
Samila Beach
The very famous beach of Songkhla City is the Samila Beach with white sand and beautiful scenery (which I’ll post each on next issue). Lying approximately 2.5 kilometers from the municipal market, the beach is characterized by fine white sand and lined with shady pine trees. This is the view of Songkhla beach early in…
