Visiting temples in Thailand is kind of like traveling through Italy and taking photos of the amazing art in the churches so here’s another one I really enjoyed with some friends from Japan.
What Wat Phu Khao? That One!
Eat in Style!
Whether it is a bbq at home with friends or eating at a river restaurant, style and deliciousness are important.
Another What Wat in Khon Kaen
That Wat, Wat Thung Setthi
Wat Thung Setthi is near the center of Khon Kaen. It’s very striking for it’s surroundings of water and rice fields as well as the four corner guards protecting the Buddha.
Mountain Food Shops
As my friends took me around Kalasin and the area today they wanted to stop at the shops selling mountain resourced specialty foods. Here they are, frogs, bugs and all.
KEEP on trucking!
Overloading trucks used to be very common. You see it less nowadays in Thailand. Today we saw an exception to the general traffic.
What Do Dinos Park at a DINO PARK?
In Kalasin there seems to be an excellent dinosaur museum of local extractions which was closed but we were able to visit the dinosaur Park, seemingly a kids play area.
What Wat? Wat Hong!
Wat in Thai means temple. This temple in Putthaisong is adjacent to a school. I just happened to get there when school was getting out so I saw a lot of kids going over to the sweet drink and treat carts waiting for the kids to get out of school. Here are the photos.
North to Alaska? No, not that far north. Just to Kalasin.
I’m on my way to see some friends from Japan who just built a house in Kalasin (northeastern Thailand). One of the temples on my way which I thought was extremely photogenic today was Wat Mae Ya Som วัดแม่ย่าซอม. I will let the photos tell the story. I hope you know that Buddhism is a derivative of Hindu. Alan Watts
described Buddhism as “Hindu for export“. He also described it as “psychotherapy“ and not a religion. In any case these images show its relationship in many ways to Hindu. By the way, the journey to Kalasin from Koh Chang takes about four days by motorcycle, taking it slow.
Is That a Sapphire in Your Hand?
The province of Chantaburi in Thailand is well known for gem mining. Going into the old downtown area one street is a pedestrian street for gem buyers and sellers. As you can see in the photos there are people from all over the world manning many desks in many offices on the street.
Some of the dealers are sitting all alone looking very lonely. Most of them are gathered together with many other gem evaluators and traders.
As I am taking a photo here one lady looks at me suspiciously, something you might expect from a more shady person but most likely someone who is doing a legitimate transaction.
