http://www.leelaprasat.com Surin Prasat Hotel Resort - Surin Prasat Accomodation Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:55:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some 140Km from Prasat Surin is Korat Zoo. It is an international standard Zoo with many animals from around the world. Make sure you get there early as it takes all day to see everything. [gallery orderby="post_name"] It's more than just a zoo, with a kids motorbike track and water park, it's ... http://www.leelaprasat.com/lgr/460/ Every year just 100m from the Leelawadee Gardens the locals celebrate the Chinese Festival known as Neew. Lasting 3 nights, you can enjoy Chinese opera and theatre, plus Thai music. There are also many stalls where games can be played and prizes won, plus food stalls galore. [gallery] http://www.leelaprasat.com/lgr/465/ Songkran is the name for Thai new year which is held each year between 13-15th of April. The word Songkran is taken from Sanskrit meaning  a move or change, and was originally set by astrological calculation. It is celebrated in Loas,  Cambodia and Myanmar too where it is known as 'pee mai ... http://www.leelaprasat.com/lgr/440/ [gallery=8] Surin hosts the world famous Elephant round up every November. It is the celebration of the Thai elephant, and is the worlds largest organised elephant event. Started in 1960 and organised by the the tourism authority of Thailand it helps promote awareness of the the Elephant in Thailand. The magnificent Thai elephant has long ... http://www.leelaprasat.com/lgr/418/  This beautiful Khmer ruin is the largest example of Khmer Architecture in Thailand. Located on top of a dormant volcano, Phanom Rung has been regarded as site of holy Significance since the seventh century. It was built by Suryavarman II in the early twelfth century and was dedicated to the Hindu God ... http://www.leelaprasat.com/lgr/396/