Tuesday, 23 March 2010

floating market






Cool but over price. This is the traditional way of selling goods in Bangkok. Taken from one of the city side canals. The largest one is Damnoen Saduak Floating Market which is 100km outside the city.

Golden City in details part 2





Golden City in details part 1





The Golden City

































Appreciating the city's historical landmarks are the highlights of our visit in Bangkok. In here we visited the Wat Phra Kaeo & Grand Palace which was built in 1782 & 1784, where Rama I (r.1782-1809) house the country's most precious Buddha image at Wat Phra Kaeo & the Grand Palace became the home of the Royal Family. But no king has resided here since the early 20th century.
When we were there, I thought it was a bit too much. The ray of the sun makes the temple even more brighter, more intensely to the eyes. But I guess that was the main purpose of Rama I to make it really stand out to the crowd, to be admired. And yes, after looking all the photos, I simply grasp the quality of workmanship of his team to make this buildings truly worth admiring.

Street of Bangkok

on the street of Surawong, Bangkok - a replica statue of Wat Phra Kaeo

Monday, 22 March 2010

Colorful Taxis of Bangkok









We were fascinated with the use bright colors of Taxis in Bangkok. I admire their choice of neon colors & my favorite is the teal blue, it matches my toywatch!

The beginning

Let me re-start this blog again to make it more personal and certainly suits the idea of writing about everything that is interesting about the place I live in, I visited & the places I intend or wish to visit.