Temple of the Emerald Buddha and Grand Palace grounds
Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Keow)
Temples surrounding Wat Phra Keow
The venerated Emerald Buddha from outside (photography not allowed inside)
The Grand Palace, Tahiland's former royal office
The Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho
Inlaid mother-of-pearl at the Reclining Buddha's feet
A young Buddhist monk having his head shaved
One of ths structures at the Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun)
Black crow and bear tandem at the Bangkok Zoo
An elderly woman wearing the king's color waits at a bus stop. (I must say that the Thai's loyalty to their present king Rama IX is incredible. As this year marks their king's 60th anniversary of ascension to the throne, everyone was wearing shirts of the royal color, yellow, printed with the king's logo or the words "Long Live the King." Instead that of movie stars, they have the king's pictures sold in bangketas, which are selling like hotcakes among Thais. These are the same people that flooded the streets by the thousands to force the resignation of their Prime Minister who was mired in corruption scams. I guess that while their king performs only a ceremonial function in government, the people look up to him as a sort of symbolic moral leader-- for he is intelligent, multi-talented, charismatic, and nationalistic-- and thus an almost religious standard the people measure government officials against.)
Insects (worms, beetles, etcetera) are sold as delicacies in street stalls
People jampack the Canal boat during rush hour. (Bangkok is really a lot like Metro Manila, but with more flyovers than our politicians could corrupt and gold-painted temples to light up the dreary cityscape. Streets are also littered and crowded with people and vendors, and profuse with different types of transportation--buses, nameless cross-breeds of a jeepney and a pick-up, and more spacious tricycles they call tuk-tuk. As my parents are fond of splurging on vacations but scrimping on everything during it, we managed to take every type of transportation just to cut down on using taxis. This included a canal boat that cruises along their version of Pasig River and which they overload with more than 200 passengers during rush hour.)
An elephant shows off its natural prowress in a brief act at the Rose Garden
Enactment of Thai kickboxing (Muang Thai) at a cultural village show
Temple of the Emerald Buddha and Grand Palace grounds
Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Keow)
Temples surrounding Wat Phra Keow
The venerated Emerald Buddha from outside (photography not allowed inside)
The Grand Palace, Tahiland's former royal office
The Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho
Inlaid mother-of-pearl at the Reclining Buddha's feet
A young Buddhist monk having his head shaved
One of ths structures at the Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun)
Black crow and bear tandem at the Bangkok Zoo
An elderly woman wearing the king's color waits at a bus stop. (I must say that the Thai's loyalty to their present king Rama IX is incredible. As this year marks their king's 60th anniversary of ascension to the throne, everyone was wearing shirts of the royal color, yellow, printed with the king's logo or the words "Long Live the King." Instead that of movie stars, they have the king's pictures sold in bangketas, which are selling like hotcakes among Thais. These are the same people that flooded the streets by the thousands to force the resignation of their Prime Minister who was mired in corruption scams. I guess that while their king performs only a ceremonial function in government, the people look up to him as a sort of symbolic moral leader-- for he is intelligent, multi-talented, charismatic, and nationalistic-- and thus an almost religious standard the people measure government officials against.)
Insects (worms, beetles, etcetera) are sold as delicacies in street stalls
People jampack the Canal boat during rush hour. (Bangkok is really a lot like Metro Manila, but with more flyovers than our politicians could corrupt and gold-painted temples to light up the dreary cityscape. Streets are also littered and crowded with people and vendors, and profuse with different types of transportation--buses, nameless cross-breeds of a jeepney and a pick-up, and more spacious tricycles they call tuk-tuk. As my parents are fond of splurging on vacations but scrimping on everything during it, we managed to take every type of transportation just to cut down on using taxis. This included a canal boat that cruises along their version of Pasig River and which they overload with more than 200 passengers during rush hour.) 
An elephant shows off its natural prowress in a brief act at the Rose Garden
Enactment of Thai kickboxing (Muang Thai) at a cultural village show
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