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Posted in Dee, island, Sea, storm, Thailand, Travel, Victoria on Sep 27th, 2009
Dhaka – Bangkok by air, Bangkok – Phuket by air, Phuket to Kura Buri via Khao Lak / Phang Na / Takua Pa by car, then from Kuraburi pier to Ko Phra Thong island [9° 7'20.38" N, 98°15'3.47" E] by long-tailed boat, from the island pier to Golden Buddha Beach by pickup truck across the [...]
Posted in Bangkok, Buddhism, Heritage, Monastery, temple, Thailand, Wat, Wat Phra Kaew on Jul 30th, 2008
The first image is Wat Phra Kaew [Temple of the Emerald Buddha] as viewed from the Grand Palace grounds, the 2nd is a building at the Grand Palace. The “emerald” Buddha is actually made from jade/jasper and not emerald….. The others photographs are from Wat Pho [famous for the massive Reclining Buddha which is 15 mtrs [...]
Posted in Bangkok, storm, sunset, Thailand on Jul 23rd, 2008
 Stormy evening and the sunset reflected in glass.
Time to wake and start the day… looked out blury eyed and saw this vivid sunrise reflected in the glass of the building opposite. Grabbed camera and took a few frames. Lovely colors. Red/orange/yellow sunrise colors and a deep deep indigo sky. The colors were gone faded into daylight very fast…
Posted in art, Artist, Bangkok, Buddhism, Exhibition, Sculptor, talent, Thailand on Jul 13th, 2008
Did two visits to “Passion of Thai Modern Art” – an art exhibition at Siam Paragon with 81 art pieces from KASIKORNBANK’s contemporary collection and another 127 sculptures and 93 paintings from the Bangkok Sculpture Center’s collection displayed over 4 floors of space. The mix of Buddhism and Buddhist influences in the Modern Art of Thailand [...]