One of the most unusual musical instruments that I have come across in Thailand is the “angklung”. It is made from carved bamboo tubes which are attached to a frame which is then shaken to produce a note. Each frame has bamboo tubes of different lengths which produces different notes. Normally the musician will stand and …
Every now and then, a shipment of illegal ivory is confiscated at Suvarnabhumi Airport. This is a picture of a press conference that I was invited to attend where 2,000 kilos of ivory had been seized with an estimated street value of 50 million baht. Original post blogged on
This is a picture of some Thai puppets on sale at a temple in Chiang Mai. I bought two of them which now hang on the wall at my house. They always seem to look better in the shop. But, I guess that is because there are so many
This is a picture of the memorial for HTMS Thonburi at the Royal Thai Naval Academy in Samut Prakan. The ship was badly damaged during a battle with the French on 17th January 1941. Thirty six sailors lost their life. The ship was later salvaged and repaired by the Japanese. It then saw service as a training ship before finally the…
This is the fishing wharf in Samut Sakhon. Fish in great qunatities are offloaded here every day and an army of workers then have the task of cleaning the fish before it is sent of to market. Many of these minimum wage workers are illegal Burmse
In some restaurants that you might visit in Thailand, some of your dishes will come decorated with what looks very much like flowers. But, in reality they are really edible fruit or vegetables. At the hands of a Thai artisan, a simple tomato, melon…
One of the greatest journeys I have been on in Thailand was by steam train. If you are lucky, you might be able to go on a steam train yourself. They still run trips between Bangkok and Ayutthaya two or three …
Not many people realize that Bangkok actually borders the coastline of the Gulf of Thailand. However, don’t go to the beach in Bangkok expecting white sand and blue sea. There are only mudflats and mangrove forests. The area here is suffering greatly from land erosion. In this picture here you can see a marker for the border …
At the Crocodile Farm and Zoo in Samut Prakan, you can enjoy watching the crocodile wrestling show. However, it is probably best if you don’t try doing this at home! The wrestler in this picture is sticking his hand down the throat of a crocodile!
A popular dance routine where two people dress up as roosters and pretend to fight each other. The dance is very elegant and there is no violence unlike the real Thai cock fighting matches. Original post blogged on www.mythaiphotos.com .
Thailand is famous for being the Land of Smiles (LOS). The Thai people will smile at just about any situation. Original post blogged on www.mythaiphotos.com .
The giant three-headed elephant at The Erawan Museum is the largest of its kind in the world. It is about 50 meters high which is the same as a 50 storey building.
Thailand is the largest exporter of fresh orchids in the world. Although there are many varieties and many colours, the violet orchid is perhaps the most recognizable flower symbal of Thailand. Thai Airways give their passengers this orchid to welcome them on board. The young lady …
Young Thai boys, freshly shaven for their ordination as novice monks, parade through the town to announce to the spirits at the City Pillar shrine that they are about to be ordained. More at www.ThaiBuddhist.com Original post blogged on www.mythaiphotos.com .
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