#4
This is coming to you from Hong Kong airport, on the way home. Next stop
Vancouver
Bangkok
and not at all pedestrian-friendly. The sidewalks in many areas are
impassable because of street vendors who occupy the space and force
pedestrians into the street. We did not find any areas where we could
stroll, except in malls. Not satisfactory.
The first afternoon we visited the home of an American silk merchant. Very
disappointing. Next day we visited theGrand Palace
It is temple and palace together. The temples are very ornate with
intricate decorations. This was really well worth the heat we had to
endure.
We also visited a temple containing a huge reclining Buddha, about 90 feet
long and easily 20 feet high. Very impressive
Next I had my meeting. Irene went shopping at a local weekend market. She
went with Theresa, who is the wife of a colleague. Both, I am told had fun.
Irene claims she bought stuff at a rate of about 1 item every 20 minutes for
8 hours, and as you can imaging, because this is Irene, for next to nothing.
She came back with a huge grin on her face.
We ate very well inThailand Bangkok 's
Chinatown last night. First non Thai meal on the trip. This was amazing.
We have to show the photo's to understand how chaotic it is. Life really
spilled over onto the streets, with restaurants setting tables and cooking
areas in the streets. Incredible
Now we look forward to getting home for a brief respite before our next
trip, toIndia
Love to all
and not at all pedestrian-friendly. The sidewalks in many areas are
impassable because of street vendors who occupy the space and force
pedestrians into the street. We did not find any areas where we could
stroll, except in malls. Not satisfactory.
The first afternoon we visited the home of an American silk merchant. Very
disappointing. Next day we visited the
It is temple and palace together. The temples are very ornate with
intricate decorations. This was really well worth the heat we had to
endure.
We also visited a temple containing a huge reclining Buddha, about 90 feet
long and easily 20 feet high. Very impressive
Next I had my meeting. Irene went shopping at a local weekend market. She
went with Theresa, who is the wife of a colleague. Both, I am told had fun.
Irene claims she bought stuff at a rate of about 1 item every 20 minutes for
8 hours, and as you can imaging, because this is Irene, for next to nothing.
She came back with a huge grin on her face.
We ate very well in
We have to show the photo's to understand how chaotic it is. Life really
spilled over onto the streets, with restaurants setting tables and cooking
areas in the streets. Incredible
Now we look forward to getting home for a brief respite before our next
trip, to
Love to all
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| Scary looking guards holding up part of a building on the palace grounds in Bangkok. |
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| Look at the intricate work on this building. |
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| This is the head of the famous reclining buddha which is about 90 feet long!!! |
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| This is a picture of our guide going down the mangrove passes in Krabi. |
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| These buiildings are packed in one on top of another at the palace. |
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| You saw his head, now you're seeing the soles of his feet! |
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| Fast food stalls in a shopping mall- a little different from ours. |
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| Vendors like this just plunk themselves down on the street and sell their wares. The streets are full of vendors and stalls for street food. |
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| Coming to the end of the shopping spree- Bangkok weekend market- incredibly huge. You have to have stamina for this one! Should have bought more scarves! |
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| Peeling jackfruit in the market. |
The End! La Fin! Finito!
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