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40 Years Later….

In about 1985 I took the slow, local train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai on a hard wooden seat in second class. I guess the average speed was about 50 km/hour, very slow. After many, many hours I got tired or riding, mostly in the parts of the body that come into direct contact with the wooden seat, so I alighted in Nakon Sawan. After almost 40 years later I returned, a few days ago, and found it much more developed, easier to get around and the popular sites still there, of course. Here are some of the best photos I took of temples and scenes.

Before we begin, a little morning humor from a motorcycle seat.
A friend in Koh Chang drew a line in the sand. Yes, it was my birthday. Thanks E……..! Grazie!

Wat Khiriwong

This buddha has his own worldwide cell connection. What a lucky statue!
Not the Chicken Lord! This statue has serious meaning, one I don’t know.
Visitors place gold leaf on these figures and place contributions.
Some dragons are really beautiful
Chickens Galore!
Everywhere…Chickens!

Chao Pho Thepharak Chinese temple at the meeting point of 2 rivers, the Ping and Nan which create the Chao Phraya River, the one going through Bankgkok and out to the Gulf of Thailand.

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