A faux villager demonstrating their construction

Actually quite a nice and informative man. He showed me the puppets in detail, and how he has to remove all the har from the skin and then uses these insturments to punch holes. He said it takes about a month to make one. Here is some more info on Thai puppets: http://www.thaiwebsites.com/nangyai-shadowpuppets.asp

Last Day in Bangkok, but I'll be back =)

May 13th 2008
Geo: 13.7308, 100.521This entry is sort of disjointed. I'm leaving the country tomorrow, and sort of tying up some loose ends. Apologies in advance! =)-----Thailand only gives US citizens a 30 day visa upon arrival, and mine expires today. So I've gotta get out of Dodge ASAP. I bought my ticket today to cross the border into Cambodia tomorrow. I'll have to pay a B500 ($15) fi ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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