We had a visit for the old Thai house on the site who gives a nice inside view of the Asian history. It is a nice place to calm down from the traffic. Also the garden is very nice and relaxing. You find all plants and trees described in English. 150 per adult, kids below 6 for free.

This week I am playing host and tour guide to friends from Australia, so a trip to the old fishing village of Ban Phe was in order. As we were driving right past it, we decided to have a look at the Sopha Arboretum, which is just 200 meters down the road to Ban Phe after you turn off Highway 26. The gardens are a mess and badly maintained with almost no signage to inform you of what you are looking at. The only saving grace is a 100 year old traditional Thai teak wood house with an interesting collection of old Thai ceramics, including some in the pre-historic Ban Chiang style.