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Here we are, in front of the Grand Palace. Long pants and covered shoulders show respect.
Here we are, in front of the Grand Palace. Long pants and covered shoulders show respect.		 Inside the grounds, there are temples and buildings of state, all adorned with gold leaf, colored mirrors, porcelain mosaics...
Inside the grounds, there are temples and buildings of state, all adorned with gold leaf, colored mirrors, porcelain mosaics...		 These students were on a mission to practice their English with tourists like us.
These students were on a mission to practice their English with tourists like us.		 Shiny!
Shiny!
The Emerald (jade) Buddha, from afar (no photos inside the temple.) Statue is dressed for winter.
The Emerald (jade) Buddha, from afar (no photos inside the temple.) Statue is dressed for winter.		 Buildings built by King Rama V (Chulalongkorn -- eldest son in King and I) and later show western influence.
Buildings built by King Rama V (Chulalongkorn -- eldest son in King and I) and later show western influence.		 A short (hot!) walk from the Grand Palace to Wat Pho -- the reclining Buddha
A short (hot!) walk from the Grand Palace to Wat Pho -- the reclining Buddha		 He fills the entire temple!
He fills the entire temple!
We drop coins into a long line of offering bowls for good fortune.
We drop coins into a long line of offering bowls for good fortune.		 The Jim Thompson House (actually 3 traditional Thai houses moved here and combined into one.)
The Jim Thompson House (actually 3 traditional Thai houses moved here and combined into one.)		 Thompson, an American who helped resurrect the Thai silk industry after WW II, was a collector.
Thompson, an American who helped resurrect the Thai silk industry after WW II, was a collector.		 Outside of Bangkok -- windmill power at salt ponds.
Outside of Bangkok -- windmill power at salt ponds.
All salt used domestically is harvested from Thai salt ponds.
All salt used domestically is harvested from Thai salt ponds.		 Still outside Bangkok -- this market is set up on an active railway line.
Still outside Bangkok -- this market is set up on an active railway line.		 The trains come through slowly. Vendors move back their awnings and wares, then reassemble after the trains have passed.
The trains come through slowly. Vendors move back their awnings and wares, then reassemble after the trains have passed.		 There is wonderful street food everywhere you go in Thailand.
There is wonderful street food everywhere you go in Thailand.
Is it time for lunch yet? Yum!
Is it time for lunch yet? Yum!		 Harvesting horseshoe crab roe. It's bagged with chilis, herbs, and veggies, so the shopper has all the ingredients for a dish.
Harvesting horseshoe crab roe. It's bagged with chilis, herbs, and veggies, so the shopper has all the ingredients for a dish.		 The floating market, outside Bangkok. Colorful, but mostly a tourist trap now.
The floating market, outside Bangkok. Colorful, but mostly a tourist trap now.		 Back in Bangkok, we sit in for the ceremony, as our guide makes an offering to this monk.
Back in Bangkok, we sit in for the ceremony, as our guide makes an offering to this monk.
Bangkok has many waterways, including these canals.
Bangkok has many waterways, including these canals.		 A water monitor lizard, alongside the canal.
A water monitor lizard, alongside the canal.		 Waiting in the lock between the canals and the Chao Praya river, with other long tail boats.
Waiting in the lock between the canals and the Chao Praya river, with other long tail boats.		 Wat Arun, across the Chao Praya river.
Wat Arun, across the Chao Praya river.
Wat Arun is decorated with broken porcelain shards from China.
Wat Arun is decorated with broken porcelain shards from China.		 We climbed up (and down!) these stairs. Our guide wisely waited at the bottom.
We climbed up (and down!) these stairs. Our guide wisely waited at the bottom.		 The view (the Grand Palace) across the Chao Praya river from the top of Wat Arun.
The view (the Grand Palace) across the Chao Praya river from the top of Wat Arun.		 The view from our hotel balcony. Traffic was bad mostly all day.
The view from our hotel balcony. Traffic was bad mostly all day.
Ronald McDonald does the wai (lotus shaped hand gesture.) :-)
Ronald McDonald does the wai (lotus shaped hand gesture.) :-)
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Tom Briggs27-Feb-2009 23:13
Pierre ... nice gallery on Bangkok ... somethings in life are timeless and the Thai temples are one of them. If you'd be interested in what it looked like more than 40 years ago, go to: http://www.pbase.com/tombriggs/thailand
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