Lumpini Park Views

I realized this past weekend that I was not the only one who enjoyed the views of Bangkok from Lumpini Park. I found many people not only taking photos of the park and the views of the city but I also found people painting the views. I recommend visiting the park to anyone coming to city for any reason.

View from Silom Station - Night and Day

Just sharing views of Bangkok taken on the same subject one at night and one during the day.  Just thought it was interesting.  This is from the the skywalk above Silom MRT Station (Subway).  There were only taken a few days apart.

Butterfly at Rot Fai, Chatuchak and Queen Sirikit Parks

Rot Fai, Chatuchak and Queen Sirikit Parks, a photo by Thailand Photo Blog on Flickr.

I like this forum for sharing my photos. This wonderful creature I caught on my digital media in a great inner city park in Bangkok. Gotta keep your eyes open!



Via Flickr:
Thailand Travel Pages: Rot Fai, Chatuchak and Queen Sirikit Parks

Thailand Travel Blog: Bangkok’s Butterfly Garden

Buddhist Monks in Thailand

I always like to catch a good shot of a Buddhist monk in my travels around Thailand.  Here are a few photos here and i have complied a whole set at this link to my Flickr Thailand Photo Blog.

           

Bang Phli Floating Market and Bang Phli Temple

Bang Phli Floating Market is perported to be 155 years old or built in Year of the Lord Buddha 2040 or 1857, making the trip interesting. The market is built along Klong Bang Phli. Klong is the Thai word for canal. Just as a side note: floating markets in Thailand do not float. They are built along a canal or water way and Bang Phli is built along a fairly large klong. They do have floating aspects to them like selling food and products from small boats along the edge of the klong. To get to the market you must search out the Bang Phli Big C, go to the rear of the building and there is a bridge made of two boats tied together across the klong. Please be careful crossing and it costs 1 baht for the crossing.

boat bridge

klong

market

Wat Bang Phli is found the east end of the market and I recommend you take a walk about the temple. When I was there there was a lot of activities and food to partake. Please enjoy.

      

I am including the Google link below so if you have your smart phone, use it to make your life easier. :)

View Bang Phli Floating Market and Temple in a larger map

Four Faces Shrine

Four Faces Shrine, a set on Flickr.

The small shrine at the Erawan Hotel at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in downtown Bangkok. The Shrine represents Lord Brahma (one of the Trinity of Hindu Gods) who is known as Phra Phrom in Thai. Even though the shrine represents a Hindu God it is worshipped by many Thai Buddhists. The shrine get many worshipers a day hoping for a little extra luck in their lives.

For a Google map view of the shrive location click here... http://g.co/maps/s7paj

Via Flickr:
Thailand Travel Blog: Shrine Dancing at Bangkok's Four Faced Shrine

Thailand Travel Pages: Four Faced Shrine at Erawan

Pack'um, Rack'um and Stack'um

I saw this guy making a delivery yesterday. He kept putting more and more on his motorcycle and if that wasn't enough when he took off he had more on his lap!

      

Timing is everything

Sometimes I catch an interesting photo purely by accident. The photo below was taken from the skywalk adjacent to Silom Station looking at Dusit Thani Hotel.  When I first took the photo I thought there was something on the building, looked then nothing there. Then i thought there was something on my lens - nothing. Then zoomed on the photo and realized it was a silhouette of a bird in flight - quite nice.