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February 25th 2009

Published: February 25th 2009

Remember the buzz of Asia, the bustle of activity, the panoply of trinkets and T-shirts and food for sale, the maelstrom of traffic? Remember the way the air in southeast Asia assaults you, the humidity palpable even in this, the “cool”, season? Remember the smells, the chillies, the frangipani, the incense? Remember the lives lived outside, the smiles, the welcoming, the generosity? I h... Read Full Entry

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Elizabeth Weir

Weir travels

I decided in early 2006 that I'd had enough of the London rat-race and the career thing - at least, for the time being - and that I'd like to take some time out: "me time", as it were; time to do at least some of the things that I'd been thinking about doing over the last few years but hadn't been able to fit in around work and client demands. So here I am: backpack to the ready (to be honest, it had never really been put away after my '93-'94 round-the-world trip), and a gazillion ideas about how to fill the next xx months..... (And, no, I've no idea when I'll go back to the "real" worl... full info

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unexpected soi inhabitants

These guys were clearly intentional, being housed in a part-open wooden box, but were still a somewhat unexpected find in a soi (I assumed they weren't intended for the pot...)

windows of Wat Saket

the Golden Mount and Wat Saket

inside the convocation hall, Wat Saket

Mae Nam Chao Praya, the river from Banglamphu

Wat Ratchanatda

The Burmese influence accounts for this very different architectural style

mural detail at Wat Suthat

it was a day of rabbits: from the live ones of the soi earlier, to the rather manic expressions on these guys

Wat Suthat

Wat Suthat in the evening light

part of the mural at Wat Phra Kaew

detail, Wat Phra Kaew mural

I loved the attitude of the guy reading, kicking his legs up in the air of total relaxtion

get outta here!

detail on the Wat Phra Kaew mural

I'm with the guy on the right

Don't hang around poking sticks into it! Another detail from the Wat Phra Kaew mural

Atlas in the making...

Caryatids supporting one of the stupas at Wat Phra Kaew

Wat Phra Kaew

Garuda wrestling a Naga

Wat Phra Kaew

Grand Palace

useful advice in my room

surely the model for the Davy Jones character in "Pirates Of The Caribbean"?

Another of the Chinese "granite giants" guarding Wat Pho

Thai massage 101

Yes, these diagrams on the walls at Wat Pho are supposed to be illustrating the meridians and pressure points relevant to the practice of Thai massage

25th February 2009

Nikki
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Thai pixs
WOW! Great pictures and wonderful narrative! I'm two months away from my trip to Bangkok, and it brought it all back - Thanks for sharing!

6th March 2009

Lynn
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Still Jealous!
Fabulous pics and story. You do have a way with words Ms. Weir. Listen - write as much as you want. Most people will never experience what you have and it's the only way we'd ever get close! Those who want to read it all can. Those who don't can skim. Freedom of choice and all.

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