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October 13th 2014

Published: November 7th 2014

October 13, 2014 Another year, time for a new adventure...this time it was to be Myanmar, with a few days of acclimation in Bangkok...more on Myanmar (Burma) later... For now it was Bangkok; arrived later than expected due to flight delays so missed a good chunk of the first day, but after a good nap and some orientation over a pint we discovered that the location of the hotel we were at (Nav... Read Full Entry

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Boats

Cruisin'...

(KC)

Wat Arun

...didn't visit up close, next time...

Popo...

...water police rerouting our taxi, not sure what was going on but lots o' police boats...

Rajadamnern Stadium

Thai Boxing Ring

The Cheap Seats...

...loved the chain link fence...haha...

Put me in Coach!

(KC)

To Your Corners...

Pre Fight Rituals

...all the fighters went through these warm-ups and prayers, very cool...

Fight

Fight II

7th November 2014

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Fantastic photo!
Our visit to Wat Pho was on a VERY hot Saturday with massive crowds - I'd love to see it again on a less busy day.

8th November 2014

el Jefe
Jeff C

Thanks!
Discovered if you take enough photos the odd one turns out...lol...it was VERY hot the day we were there as well, just lucked out I guess with the crowds...even the Palace while busy wasn't too bad, October seems to be a good time to visit this part of the world...

8th November 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Bangkok
A city full of life and so many great nooks and crannies to explore. Thanks for the memories.

8th November 2014

el Jefe
Jeff C

Ah the nooks and crannies...
Thanks for the kind words, glad you liked my post...great place, but at only 2+ days felt like I only scratched the surface, look forward to returning some day and exploring further...

8th November 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Love these silver linings!
So, the Temple of the Golden Buddha houses a previously stucco Buddha, who turned out to be gold. And you are going to Myanmar, but happened on Bangkok with its great temples, Buddhas, boxing and beer. Hope these magical surprises follow you into Burma.

9th November 2014

el Jefe
Jeff C

Thank you!
Yes, found all sorts of cool things in Bangkok, and happy to report I found the same in Myanmar...stay tuned!

13th November 2014

Chris and Nikki
Chris

I love the perspective of this picture

13th November 2014

el Jefe
Jeff C

Thanks...
Was just trying to get the whole Buddha into the shot, it was huge! Love the toes though...

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