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bangkok (thailand pt. 6)
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[posted: 2008-09-10]
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durian is not allowed in the hotel
there were taxicabs in all colours imaginable
bangkok traffic - including tuk-tuks
me, stefan, lisa & mathias - i think the usual maximum number of tuktuk passengers is two
famous khao san road
local bus
there's never too much cargo on a thai vehicle, it seems.
there's never too much cargo on a thai vehicle, it seems.
giant standing buddha, wat intharawihan
the golden mount, wat saket
the golden mount, wat saket
buddha statues, wat saket
buddha statues, wat saket
the top of wat saket
panorama: view from wat saket
about as much as we saw of the "massive demonstrations with casualties" that were reported on international news
mural at the grand palace, wat phra kaew
mural at the grand palace, wat phra kaew
one of twelve giant demons (yaksha) that guard the gates of wat phra kaew (at hor phra naga)
detail of phra mondop
statue a the entrance of phra mondop, where the 84,000 chapters of the tripitaka are kept
a corner of phra mondop
phra wiharn yod
golden chedi and prangs (temple spires)
a caryatid of the golden chedi
a golden kinnara (mythological creature that's half bird, half man)
panorama: the royal pantheon (prasat phra thep bidon) and two of the golden chedis
suriyaphob, one of twelve giant demons (yaksha) that guard the gates of wat phra kaew
indrajit, one of twelve giant demons (yaksha) that guard the gates of wat phra kaew
panorama: temple of the emerald buddha
looking back (eastward) from the entrance of the temple of the emerald buddha
snamchand pavilion, chakri maha prasat hall in the background
panorama: chakri maha prasat hall
...and then it started to pour and didn't stop for an hour.
scooters, tuktuks and cars floating through the streets
the airconditioning only allows for cold or colder.
my first running sushi experience
me, stefan, lisa & mathias, running sushi
in a mall in bangkok. that sign was also mounted at the urinals. i did check my belongings - both ping and pont were ok. ;)
bangkok riverside impression #1
bangkok riverside impression #2 (not too far away)
all things goose at a food stand - including fried heads and feet
fried goose heads
chinatown - a different part of bangkok
one of the ridiculously many malls in bangkok
an original backpack? the embroidery says "lowe alpine - www.com"
shark fins restaurant? evil!
at a market in bangkok
panorama: bangkok from almost-above
the photo that was all about the seafood restaurant that wasn't there. and matt's new suitcase.
on the flight back, i was so incredibly bored that i asked for an air berlin surprise bag
i'd like to solve the puzzle: it's a curious electric guitar! some of the numbers were wrong, though...
