A DELAYED BLOG ENTRY
It was an unplanned weekend agenda for me in December 2007 to join my friends in their visit to some of the provinces in Central Thailand. In less than two-hour drive from Bangkok, we made our first stop at a vineyard in Saraburi (vineyard - a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice). A freshly prepared ice-cold 100% grape juice was a very good welcome starter! Not too far from this vineyard is the most popular destination in Saraburi during winter season --- the Sunflower Fields. 
It was a delightful scenery of bright yellow and orange shades of 5 to 10 inches diameter wide sunflowers blending perfectly with the green base-like valleys. Striking against the cool wind are the sunrays that make the scene even more brighter. Imagine such a beautiful view (left and right) which I thought can only be seen in pictures and movies, while cruising down the highway. So during our stop, I got excited to plunge myself into the Sunflower fields. The ending -- I got yellow stains all over my jeans (haha!).
The day tour ended with a reinvigorating hiking at Khao Yai National Park. This park extends across four provinces: Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima and Prachinburi. It was good to feel and inhale the fresh air coming from the mountains and forests which you will never experience in Bangkok! The steep way to the falls was the best part. We crossed a forest and a river and hiked-down to a viewing den just to get a closer view of the falls.After such a refreshing day, the reality was that we needed to go back to Bangkok and get our lungs polluted once more (hehe).
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