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The journey began on Sunday, January 14, 2018, the day after Children's Day. Arriving at Hua Lamphong Railway Station before the scheduled departure time, I took the opportunity to stroll around and take photos while waiting for train number 921, which departed at 7:10 AM.

A group of military science students were waiting to board the train with us, so I took a picture from a high angle instead.

It's almost time for the train to depart. Let's board the train. The sightseeing train is very clean.

Found my seat, seat number 72 by the window, carriage number 12.

The train journey was enjoyable until we reached Bang Sue station, where someone asked to swap seats with us. They were a couple, but they were sitting separately, and neither of their seats was by the window. We refused to swap, and you could say we were being unkind. We still remember our experience of swapping seats on the sightseeing train to the waterfall. We agreed to swap seats, and as a result, we were unable to take any photos. During the entire train journey, we took less than five photos of the scenery outside. After that, we decided not to be so kind anymore. As the train entered Ayutthaya, we could see the ancient pagodas in the distance.

After a while, food vendors came up to sell their wares. They had lunch boxes, sticky rice with pork, roti sai mai, and various local snacks. We bought some food to stock up for two meals: a lunch box for 40 baht and sticky rice with pork for 30 baht.

We sat by the window, enjoying the view as we ate. I sat on the sunny side, which I love, but I forgot that others might not feel the same way. The person sitting opposite me complained that it was too hot (I apologize to them for getting carried away with my love of the sun). Soon, we arrived at the Pa Sak Cholasit Dam.

The train stopped to pick up passengers who were going to see and take pictures of the #floating train. There were so many people that they had to stand. And then came the highlight of the trip, the train route through the water in the Pa Sak Cholasit Dam. Everyone had a lot of fun, including us. We are especially grateful to the ticket office staff for giving us very good seats. We got the pictures we wanted. When the train stopped, we got off and played with the others. The staff from Lopburi (different from the train staff) gave us information that the water level was already low. If we want to see the real floating train, we have to come in December. It will be very beautiful.

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The crowd was massive, but everything was well-organized. It was so beautiful that I didn't have to worry about the large number of people. I walked to the end of the procession and ran to the front, enjoying the scenery and the people. I also took pictures of the views and the crowd.

It's time to move on to Khok Salung Station. Everyone gets on the bus. After the peak, everyone sits down. But we continue to have fun by popping out to take more pictures.

The train pulled into Khok Salung station, where we disembarked to browse the local wares. Villagers sold their produce directly, offering prices significantly lower than those found in Bangkok markets. The freshness of the ingredients was undeniable. We purchased a bag of young marian plum for 10 baht to make a sour curry for my mother, and a large bag of phak waan for 20 baht.

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The train stopped at the Pa Sak Jolasid Dam Railway Station, giving us 3.5 hours of free time to explore. Our initial plan was to take the tram to the top of the dam and visit the Big Buddha, but the crowds were too large. Instead, we decided to visit the sunflower field first. A van service was available for a round trip of 50 baht. The field we were taken to was a field of short sunflowers, with an entrance fee of 10 baht. The sunflowers here were of the large variety, which we would call "Pla Tu Maeklong" sunflowers (drooping face, bent neck).

When taking the photo, I had to crouch down and shoot upwards, but it turned out to be a good thing because I got a bright blue sky in the shot.

Before leaving, we bought three bags of freshly roasted sunflower seeds for 100 baht. We had tried them on the way in and felt obligated to support them. The van we took was full, so we were dropped off at the Pa Sak Cholasit Dam again. It was noon, and we went to queue for the tram, but the staff informed us that the next tram was at 2 pm. Passengers who came with the sightseeing train would not make it back to Bangkok. Okay, we can walk. This is our third time here, and we just wanted to have some fun on the dam crest. From the tram service point, we walked to the water's edge first. We looked in the direction of what seemed to be the dam crest and found it on the right-hand side. Then we walked along the water for a short distance until we reached the path leading up to the dam crest.

Turn right at the top of the stairs and you will find the Naga Courtyard.

Continuing on, this bridge serves as a spillway, or overflow channel.

We continued walking into the area of the dam ridge where there is a road to cross to pay respects to the Big Buddha. We walked on until we stopped at a bend in the ridge to take photos.

Before entering, we asked the security guard if it was okay to go in. He said it was fine, but to be careful of large vehicles and to dodge them well. We wondered what large vehicles he meant. A moment later, we realized it was the sightseeing tram that we didn't take. Haha.

Once everyone had cleared out, they started acting crazy, following their whims.

After basking in the sun for a while, I decided to jump and capture the moment with my phone. It was as simple as counting to five.

As we walked back, we came across several rented golf carts preparing to enter the dam crest. We were lucky to have arrived first, otherwise we wouldn't have dared to jump. On the way back, we stopped to photograph the force of the water overflowing the spillway.

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Walking up to the bridge, I turned around to take another picture. This spot was full of people fishing. The fishermen said that the fish from the dam were delicious, but I didn't get to try them this time.

Walking back along the original path, I was about to climb the observation tower (had to climb because the elevator was broken). But looking at the time, it seemed I wouldn't be able to make it this time. I decided to find something simple to eat before heading back. Walking through an open space, I saw a relic of the Buddha brought from the temple (apologies, I didn't have time to ask, I was really in a hurry). There were also monks receiving offerings.

We soon walked back to wait at the Pa Sak Jolasid Dam Railway Station. The train arrived early, so we decided to board and eat the sticky rice with pork that we had bought earlier in the morning. The train had been cleaned and looked brand new, as if it had just left Bangkok.

The train departed slightly late due to waiting for members of a large family who had not yet arrived. As the train pulled out, the children's energy began to wane, but the pleasant atmosphere soon revived their playful spirits.

The sun began to set just as we arrived at Rangsit Station.

The short trip was simple but enjoyable. Thanks again to the ticket officer at Hua Lamphong Railway Station for finding the best seat available. Thanks to the kindness of the person sitting opposite me for offering me a tissue. I apologize for making you sit in the sun a bit too much.

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