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One of the most important temples in Samut Prakan is Phra Samut Chedi . It is not only the symbol of the province but is also the site for the longest running temple fair in Thailand. According to the organizers, we are now in the 182nd year. The whole city comes to a standstill during the fair for…

I like looking at old photos of Bangkok. It is interesting to see how some things have changed. While others things are much the same. These are some interesting aerial photos of Bangkok from Life magazine taken by Dmitri Kessel in 1950. The first one is the Marble Temple. The next one is looking down…

The pictures on this page were taken by John Dominis in 1960 for Life Magazine. They were taken on the birthday of Princess Ubolratana. The captions are from Life magazine Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej (L) and Queen Sirikit (3R) giving alms w. their children (L-R) Vajiralongkorn, Sirindhorn, Chulabkorn and Ubolratana on the morning of Ubolratana’s birthday. Thailand’s Queen…

These are some old photos of Bangkok that were taken by Dmitri Kessel in 1950 for Life Magazine. I think it is always nice to look at pictures of familiar places from the past. It is interesting to see how some things have changed while others are much the same.

The PAD supporters packed up their bags and put away their yellow shirts just in time for the King’s birthday recently. This enabled the rest of us to reclaim the “yellow shirt” for H.M. The King. Now there isn’t so much stress about what colours you wear. It would seem that Thai people have short memories. It wasn’t that long ago that my neighbours were cautioning…