From Melbourne Through The Best of Asia and Europe by Any Means
Thailand
Krabi. Recovered from the tsunami of 2009
Krabi, southern Thailand
Thai music from the schoolkids at the street market in Krabi. Pay particular attention to the kid on bongos in the top right corner. I’m sure I saw him with Carlos Santana at Woodstock in 1969, a good year for rock concerts, and a good year for walking on the moon.
Street theatre, Krabi
Hmmm! This could present a small dilemma!!!
The majestic view from the Majestic Grand Hotel
Thai’s love their elephants. Elephant statues in all the towns.
One of the busiestrivers in Bangkok… in fact the openly river in Bangkok. Bustling with traders, tourists, taxis and …. um …. tadpoles?
The ubiquitous Tuk Tuk. Charing across town, dodging the trappic.
Soi 2 in Sukhumvit
Soi 2 in Sukhumvit. A bit of an eye opener for my travelling companion.
OMG!!! Grand Palace, Bangkok. Crowded with bus loads of Chinese tourists.
Wat Pho ? Oh, That Pho.
Wat Pho.
Wat Pho, and the house that contains the biggest reclining Buddha in all……… somewhere. I did join a tour group, but the guide was speaking Cantonese
Big Reclining Buddha, the second most popular tourist destination in BKK. Surprised???? I was.
Can anyone tell us why the Thais depict the Buddha as a female image, similar to many Hindu Gods, whilst the Chinese depict The Buddha as a male image. A free Mars Bar to the best answer.
4 thoughts on “Thailand”
sussan lim
What a pretty picture you have painted on Krabi and I was supposed to be in that area as a volunteer to teach English to the under privileged children some 2 years ago somehow I got sick………..
I know my dream to travel to some wonderful places like you guys are not too far away and I know you guys will treasure every step of your journey and come home to share the highs and lows too!!
Finally I have entered the blog.Ha Ha
Warm rgds and sweet dreams
Aunty Sussan
How I wish I was in Bangkok with you guys now! Uncle Mark , is the floating market on the list of places to visit while in Bangkok?? That is one place I wish to see and experience one day. Any chance you guys can take a boat and come have dinner with me here in London??? Or perhaps Bangkok to Seoul, thats my next trip!
What a pretty picture you have painted on Krabi and I was supposed to be in that area as a volunteer to teach English to the under privileged children some 2 years ago somehow I got sick………..
I know my dream to travel to some wonderful places like you guys are not too far away and I know you guys will treasure every step of your journey and come home to share the highs and lows too!!
Finally I have entered the blog.Ha Ha
Warm rgds and sweet dreams
Aunty Sussan
How I wish I was in Bangkok with you guys now! Uncle Mark , is the floating market on the list of places to visit while in Bangkok?? That is one place I wish to see and experience one day. Any chance you guys can take a boat and come have dinner with me here in London??? Or perhaps Bangkok to Seoul, thats my next trip!
Floating markets are really now just tourist markets… not like they used to be when it was a local produce market.
How lucky you guys are!! One step closer to stepping foot in to Abu Dhabi dooooooo!!!