District Chief Chaichan Iamcharoen clangs
the gong to open
the Sattahip Cultural Road.
Patcharapol Panrak
Sattahip has opened its own “Walking Street” version,
this one stocked with shops and cultural attractions.
District Chief Chaichan Iamcharoen clanged the gong
to open the Sattahip Cultural Road July 18. It runs along Sattahip Beach
Road from Luang Phor Ie Temple to the Old Best Shop at the Sattahip
Market. It will run the second Wednesday of each month from 2-10 p.m.
Rear Adm. Supapong Sirisonthi, chief of staff at the
Sattahip Naval Base, Capt. Prai Bualiang, deputy chief of staff for the
Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Sattahip Mayor Narong Bunbancherdsri were
among the first to browse the selection of clothes and locally made
products on sale.
Deputy Mayor Chaithep Bunlert said the cultural
project was one of two “walking streets” planned to enhance the quality
of life in Sattahip. There is also a proposal to renovate Tesaban 11,
off Beach Road, with new sidewalks and landscaping to make it a green
area.
Sattahip has opened its
own “Walking Street” version, this one stocked with shops and cultural
attractions.
