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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 surprising [...]

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 [...]

The two girls were playing by the window this afternoon, and I saw this lovely soft light coming in through the sheer blinds of the window and highlighting Erin’s face – the combination of the soft light on her face, her purple top and the egg-shell wall background looked so delicate and pretty. A quick [...]

 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…

Mannat today and the Taichi ladies at Benjasiri Park in Bangkok where we go often in the evenings so Mannat can roller-blade and play. The park is full of kids and people working-out, jogging and then there are two groups of people who are there just around sun-set to Taichi. Their movements and grace are [...]

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 [...]

  
  TGIF! And so Mannat was straight into the pool this afternoon after school with a rubber ball that she would submerge and then let it “bounce” out of the water. This went on for an hour….and then she spotted a pair of Sunbirds in the shrubs, I got a few frames as they went into the [...]

Reflections in a glass tower building, Bangkok.

Thai Flickr Meet – June 5th 2008 at Bangkok. A trip on the Chaopraya River past Wat Arun ~ a visit to the Museum of Siam ~ then to Pak Khlong Talat [flower market] ~ and finally a few beers and look at Wat Arun at night. Thanks to all the great people I met [...]