| Last additions - Bangkok |
Heading home.Sep 26, 2010
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This is the hotel staff telling us goodbye as we leave for the airport.Sep 26, 2010
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Bangkok is heavily congested with traffic, very hot and humid, and a lot of naughty nightlife. It's definitely a rush for your senses. It's exotic, bustling and the culture never ceases to amaze you. I recommend it as a wonderful place to visit.Sep 26, 2010
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I bought quite a few souvenirs in this shop.Sep 26, 2010
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A lot of times when I am doing a cross-word puzzle, I will see the question that asks what is another word for rent.....the answer is let. So I just had to take a photo of the sign.Sep 26, 2010
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It looks like business might be a little slow.Sep 26, 2010
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They were sitting outside of a small grocery store.Sep 26, 2010
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A group of policemen standing around, and I'm pretty sure that they were watching the girls! = )Sep 26, 2010
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This seemed to be the typical look of the streets with everyone selling their wares.Sep 26, 2010
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These workers were taking time out for lunch.Sep 26, 2010
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On my last day in Bangkok, I was able to walk around and just get a feel for the locals.Sep 26, 2010
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After a delicious lunch, we were back on the boat and finished up our river tour.Sep 26, 2010
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We docked here to have a wonderful lunch at the Rose Garden Restaurant.Sep 26, 2010
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Still hot, sweat still running down my back, but so enjoying this river cruise.Sep 26, 2010
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We are on the Chao Phraya River, and it is full of these long-tailed colorful taxi boats.Sep 26, 2010
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I loved how this lady had fixed up her home with all of the plants.Sep 26, 2010
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Many people still use their boats as their homes.Sep 26, 2010
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This is the Khmer-inspired tower named "Temple of Dawn." It is one of the best known landmarks and one of the most published images of Bangkok.Sep 26, 2010
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You can see the Grand Palace in the background.Sep 26, 2010
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Here are two of the boats that took us around.Sep 26, 2010
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Bangkok is criss-crossed with klongs, or canals, that are major commercial waterways for the city.Sep 26, 2010
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I'm freakin' hot and the sweat is pouring, but I'm still having a great time.Sep 26, 2010
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Being at the Grand Palace yesterday was like reliving the musical "the King and I." Today we are taking an excursion of the waterways of Bangkok. This is our boat arriving.Sep 26, 2010
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Hey! I can do that! = )Sep 26, 2010
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This was one of my favorite temples.Sep 26, 2010
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This shows the top part of Phra Mondop, the library at the Grand Palace.Sep 26, 2010
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This is a statue at one of the temples.Sep 26, 2010
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This shows the detail on the Emerald Buddha Temple.Sep 26, 2010
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This is Yak, the colorful mythical giant guardian at Wat Phra Keow.Sep 26, 2010
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It looks like he is just chillin'.Sep 26, 2010
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This statue is Kinnon, a mythical creature that is half man and half animal.Sep 26, 2010
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This is a gilded statue guard in the royal Palace.Sep 26, 2010
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The pans under the prayer table are for pennies, which will be given to the monks.Sep 26, 2010
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A monk entering a phra ubosot, a prayer room in a Buddhist wat or temple.Sep 26, 2010
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There many monks walking around the Grand Palace.Sep 26, 2010
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Each spire seems to get more beautiful than the last.Sep 26, 2010
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This was the mosaic inlay over the gate.Sep 26, 2010
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Talk about a photographers's paradise. Every time you turned around there was another awesome place photograph.Sep 26, 2010
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I'm heading up to the main temple.Sep 26, 2010
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This area and view is the main atttraction.Sep 25, 2010
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I loved these trees, so I wanted my picture taken in front of one of them.Sep 25, 2010
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A close up of the golden seal.Sep 25, 2010
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This is Wat Phra Kaew, the temple the Emerald Buddha. Along with the Grand Palace, this is Bankok's greatest spectacle.Sep 25, 2010
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Not only are the buildings unbelievable, the architecture of the trees is also amazing.Sep 25, 2010
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Now we are visiting the Chakri Maha Prasat Hall, known as the Grand Palace. What a spectacle it is. It has 100 brightly colored buildings, golden spires and glittering mosaics that date back to 1782, when Bangkok was founded.Sep 25, 2010
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The bed was so comfy.Sep 25, 2010
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I love it when the hotels have the clocks that show the time around the world.Sep 25, 2010
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Our hotel in Bangkok was very nice and clean.Sep 25, 2010
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This is a close up of the same arch. It almost looks like Big Ben on top of the elephant.Sep 25, 2010
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This is a really ornate arch over the highway.Sep 25, 2010
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I always like to take pictures of signs in different cities.Sep 25, 2010
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Buses were also used a lot by the local people.Sep 25, 2010
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These flowers were hanging everywhere. I don't know their name, but they smelled so good.Sep 25, 2010
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It was election time, so there were signs everywhere. BIG signs!Sep 25, 2010
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We passed by a boy's school, and they were all dressed in pink.Sep 25, 2010
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Here's a tuk-tuk being used by the locals.Sep 25, 2010
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Bangkok is a very loud city. I would not want to have to drive around this place.Sep 25, 2010
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I have NO IDEA what this machine was, but it sure was odd.Sep 25, 2010
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Boy, the streets were so congested.Sep 25, 2010
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"Stop, in the naaaame of love before you break my heart!" Sorry Diana. This is one of the many policemen we saw in Bangkok.Sep 25, 2010
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The sun is rising as I head toward the city of Bangkok.Sep 25, 2010
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Still resting on the way to work.Sep 25, 2010
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I just couldn't get over all of these TV antennas.Sep 25, 2010
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The city is full of motorcycles, and seems to be the main transportation for people who live there.Sep 25, 2010
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These little vehicles are called Tuk Tuk, and they are the most famous type of transportation in Bangkok.Sep 25, 2010
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After arriving, and going through customs, we head out on a city tour.Sep 25, 2010
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Cover photo for Bangkok.Sep 25, 2010
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