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| Jan Erik Johnsen | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Bangkok stopovers 2016 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map |
 A five hours stop in Helsinki Airport on my way from Oslo to Bangkok |
 Finnair brand new Airbus A350. Less than 9 hours from HEL to BKK. About one hour shorter flying time than A330/A340! |
 Finnair brand new Airbus A350. Less than 9 hours from HEL to BKK. About one hour shorter flying time than A330/A340! |
 AY089 HEL-BKK. Waiting for pushback. |
 AY 089. Goodbye winter! Won't miss you... |
 Somewhere high above Russia |
 0930 am. Just arrived at my hotel in Bangkok. |
 As always, first and last mojito in Bangkok are a "first class" mojito (mojito with sparkling wine) at El Gaucho in Soi 19 |
 Home or away - the day would not be complete without the cartoon strips in the norwegian newspaper "Dagbladet" |
 Breakfast at Stable Lodge. Copies of fresh danish and swedish newspapers. (but no regular norwegian ones) |
 No reason to get homesick at Stable Lodge. (well, I very rarely get homesick anyway) |
 Victory Monument. |
 Wat Saket (Golden Mount) |
 Some of the 330 plus steps to Wat Saket |
 View from the Golden Mount |
 Bells and steps at Wat Saket |
 Almost there. It is hot like hell! |
 Wat Phra Kaew and Grand Palace. The gold on the roofs gleaming in the sun |
 Khao San Road revisited. Stayed here in 2002 and 2007. |
 Tom Yam at Khao San Road |
 Delicious angus steak at El Gaucho. But quite expencive! |
 Moving on from Bangkok to Langkawi Malaysia. (via KL) |
 Louis Tavern CIP Lounge at Suvanabhumi. My favourite airport lounge! Why? Because it has its own smoking lounge of course... |
 Louis Tavern CIP Lounge at Suvanabhumi. My favourite airport lounge! Why? Because it has its own smoking lounge of course... |
 Back "home" in Bangkok. Just returned from Kuching Malaysia |
 Scandinavian style pate. Mind blowing selection of danish/norwegian open sandwiches. What a joy after 4 weeks in Asia! |
 Norwegian language newspaper - in Thailand! |
 The hotel staff made food offerings by the shrines at the entrance every morning. The hotel cats were not skinny! |
 The pool. |
 The pool. |
 Danish signs at Stable Lodge |
 Det er deilig å være norsk i Danmark! |
 Songkran! |
 Songkran |
 Songkran |
 No stay in Bangkok without "people watching" in Soi Cowboy! |
 Songkran |
 Shopping weapons is very easy during Songkran |
 Songkran |
 Viva Monsson Tapas bar in Soi 8 is well prepared for a wet Songkran evening |
 You don' have to leave your room to have a good time. |
 Shrines at the hotel entrance |
 The restaurant/bar area |
 The Erwan Shrine. Location of the August 2015 terrorist attack killing 20 innocent people. Not much damage to the shrine itself. |
 By the Erewan Shrine. Location of the August 2015 terrorist attack killing 20 people. Not much damage to the shrine itself. |
 Futuristic building near Sukumvit Road |
 As always, first and last mojito in Bangkok are a "first class" mojito (mojito with sparkling wine) at El Gaucho in Soi 19. |
 Mojito at the Cathay Pacific Lounge at Suvarnabhumi |
 Waiting for departure from Bangkok in the Cathay Pacific B777 from Bangkok to Hong Kong |
 Waiting for taxi clearance in the Finnair Airbus A350 from HKG to HEL |
 On final at Helsinki Vantaa |
 Short Final at Helsinki Vantaa. Still cold - but at least the snow has disappeared. |
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