monks at Ayuthaya
Ayuthaya, the old capital of thailand, was friendly towards foreign traders, since as early as the 1300 traders came from China, India, Japan, Persia, Iran and later on Portugal, Spain, Dutch, Britian and France. An European traveller from that period explained that he had problems with his eyes because the whole city glitered in gold and presious jewles, even the elephants slept on silk cusions and pupued in golden jars! Now its just a pile of rubble, everything has been taken away.
Gung Hei Fat Choy!
January 31st 2006 The past few months have been very packed, with my finals, a trip to Thailand, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and a visit from my mommy here in Hong Kong. It’s a bit overwhelming to think of writing a blog about my experiences, so to be honest I’ve decided just to put up some pictures, a few comments maybe a story or two…and that should be more than enough reading!
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