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To the left, a happy Jaa relaxing on the bed after
breakfast. Then off to with boat to some great sightseeing
of temples in Bangkok. |
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Waiting for the boat to arrive. The canal seen here in the
background. City view of the canal. |
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Our boat arriving. The layout of the boat.
Mostly Thai people. Very few farangs (foreigners). |
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An half empty business block in downtown Bangkok.
Apartments along the canal. |
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More apartments. And more. |
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Out boat stop, the
Wat Saket (Golden Mount) temple. See the link for details.
Fanciful bus outside the temple grounds. |
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One of the fanciful buildings inside the Wat Saket compound.
The entrance to the compound. |
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Martin and Jaa outside the grounds of
Wat Phra Kaeo & Grand Palace close to the river Chao Phraya.
Jaa and Martin same place. |
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Queuing up for tickets. Only non-Thai people had to pay
entrance. Thai people entered for free. Walking the streets
of
Wat Phra Kaeo & Grand Palace. |
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One of the spectacular towers.
Wat Phra Kaeo & Grand Palace seen from a distance. |
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Inside the compound of
Wat Phra Kaeo & Grand Palace. One of the guards outside
which dwarfs Martin. |
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Golden details. A sacred temple on the
grounds inside. |
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Another magnificent construction of sorts.
Fancy columns to an entrance. |
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Ornament details. Amazing what kind of time consuming work
was done on these buildings. A tired Martin with a nice
fellow. Walking in the blistering heat in the middle of the day tires you
rapidly. |
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Reconstruction work on the murals with gold paint.
A tough job that requires patience and skills. |
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The Thai flag seen here in the foreground. A
modern day guard outside the palace. |
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Time to relax with some water, food and beers at an
air-conditioned little restaurant. Great. The Thais are very
loyal to their royal family seen here on the wall. |
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Martin loves chop sticks. Getting bottled up
with another local beer, The Singha. Great beer by the way. |
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Martin is digging in. Trip to the Chao
Phraya River in Bangkok. |
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Time for more visits. Here is
The Reclining Buddha.
Martin at Buddha's toes. |
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Giving offerings to Buddha in a very peculiar way. One small
coin at time and 100 of them. Martin being interviewed by
tourists students of Thailand, wanting to know what you think of Thailand. |
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Happy interviewers after the job is done. A
really hot job in the blistering heat of the day. Cannot be any fun. |
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Martin and one of the old guards of the palace.
Another fancy building on the compounds. |
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No shoes allowed inside the temples. Martin
and Jaa at one ornament outside the temple. |
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Big guns outside the palace.
Back to the canal. |
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Jotun is well represented in Thailand.
Oncoming sister boat. |
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Greenery along the canals. Full
throttle after start up. |
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Nice canal view. Entering the
boat is a risky business. |
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Sewage pipes in the air instead under the
canals. The ticket collector has a tough job collecting
money from the passenger. |
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Martin on the boat back to the hotel. Martin
as active tourist taking pictures. |
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Oncoming sister boat. Well
fenced in are these buildings. |
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High waves from oncoming boat.
The
Baiyoke Sky Hotel that was to be visited by Jaa and Martin the next day. |
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The boats are usually full. At
night, it was time for a visit to a German restaurant,
Bei Otto. German
outfit shown here. |
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Martin ogling a big German glass.
Down the hatch. A very nice taste, Singha. |
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Typical German pub. Otto has his
own glasses made. |
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German sausages with a knuckle tasted well. Not
the potato dumpling that followed. Martin an Jaa after the
meal. |
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Jaa and the manageress of the pub in lieu of
Otto. Back to the Ambassador hotel for a night cap. |
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Nice flower upset in the lobby.
The singing girl performed well and song one of Martin's favorite, The
Long Winding Road, by the
Beatles. |
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Jaa having a long drink as a night cap.
The nice, friendly staff of The Dickenson Pub at the Ambassador. |
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Martin having a swing with the singer.
A young artist to be from the UK. |
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Back to Martin's favorite room, 363 for a close
of a lovely day. |
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