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Today's pictures are all from the long journey back to Bangkok from Buriram at the end of our month long road trip and show some of the sights we saw along the way. Thank you to everyone who has followed our odyssey - I hope you have enjoyed your virtual trip around Thailand!
Prasat Muang Tam is a Hindu Temple in Prakhon Chai District, Buriram Province, Thailand. It is primarily in the Khleang and Baphuon styles, which dates its primary phases of construction to the late-10th and early-11th centuries. The primary deity was Shiva, although Vishnu was also worshipped there.
Like most Hindu temples, Muang Tam is oriented towards the east. It has a flat concentric plan, with a central sanctuary and two surrounded successively by an inner enclosure, ponds, and an outer enclosure. The ponds between the enclosures are an unusual feature of the temple, as is the central sanctuary, which is not elevated and has its towers arranged in rows of three and two. All the towers except the central one have been restored.
Kala are particularly prominent in the lintels of the temple. They are the best available aid in dating the structure, but the mix of styles (Khleang and Baphuon) makes accurate dating impossible. Several of the lintels on the outer gopuras are unfinished.
Only a couple of trains traverse the Death Railway to Namtok each day. It cost us the princely sum of 100 Baht (about $3 or £2.50) to take the trip, a massively inflated price compared with normal railways in Thailand as this one is deemed a 'heritage railway'
The Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden is located 30 minutes north of Chiang Mai, along the windy road to Samoeng. The Botanical Garden Chiang Mai was opened in 1992 and is a centre to promote research, biodiversity and allow visitors to see the most diverse natural plants that Thailand has to offer. The Garden is set in a valley surrounded by rainforest and there is a whole range of different areas to visit. Visitors can walk around the flower gardens, banana path or enter one of the many different greenhouses – Savanna House, Orchid House or the Carnivorous Plant House. Another highlight of the gardens is a 400 metre canopy walkway which is suspended over the jungle canopy and gives an enlightening perspective of nature from high up in the air.
Tham Kra Sae Bridge was built by war prisoners of WWII. It received the name Death Railway due to the large amount of prisoners that died during the construction of the bridge. Now many people visit the bridge to learn about the history as well as view the incredible structure which is built into the side of a cliff, right next to the powerful Kwai Noi River.
Today's pictures are all from the long journey back to Bangkok from Buriram at the end of our month long road trip and show some of the sights we saw along the way. Thank you to everyone who has followed our odyssey - I hope you have enjoyed your virtual trip around Thailand!
Having climbed to the top of the temple we were treated to the most amzing view across the flat countryside that surrounds Bangkok. The city skyline could also be seen in the very distance
Sembra quasi che ci si stia abituando alle incredibili oscillazioni del tempo e del meteo. Si passa dal caldo torrido e secco a tempeste epocali che causano danni immensi...
quanto ancora deve accadere prima che tutti siano pienamente consapevoli di ciò che stia accadendo?
Foto recentissima, scattata vicino casa, Padova
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Today's pictures are all from the long journey back to Bangkok from Buriram at the end of our month long road trip and show some of the sights we saw along the way. Thank you to everyone who has followed our odyssey - I hope you have enjoyed your virtual trip around Thailand!
Once upon a time, not so long ago in the period of ‘Old’ normal, it was virtually impossible to get a seat on a train due to overcrowding, in many cases it was standing room only. Now, in the ‘New’ normal you still may not get a seat due to the fact 75% of seats are ‘Out Of Use’ and no standing room at all. Window seats only so if you get travel sickness don’t use the trains…..!
Train from Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness via Manchester Piccadilly Station.
Before properly embarking on our tour around Thailand we decided to have some chill time at the beach and stayed for a few days at Cha Am, only about 3 hours from Bangkok. In the distance you can see Chopsticks Hill, which featured in my previous set from Hua Hin
ꒌ ЖИВОТ БУЈА на све стране,
скупа струја нема мане!
► █░▓ NEW NORMAL OF WEST EUROPE: the WEF lifeboat
(As well as the pride of Nature resort Sleeuwijkerwaard)
Reddingsboat van de WEF, de trots van natuurgebied Sleeuwijkerwaard (moet Kees nog vragen hoe dit te voorschijn is gekomen)
There is no way you could do more background separation with this lens... it's already fully open at f/2.8 (equivalent of f/5.6 in full frame). Neither was there a way of getting further from the boat and use an extended focal length. These are the situations where a zoom lens really comes handy.
One thing I can't find the explanation for is that the right side of the image close to the edge is much less sharp than the left side close to the edge. But I often get that with my all mft-cameras and most lenses so far. Just that the sides are sometimes swapped. Has anyone a clue or the solution to this?
Developed from raw and edited in Affinity Photo 1.10.5, sharpened in Irfan View 4.59
File name: P1002495-from-RAW_
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After our few days in Maesot we moved on to the former capital city of Sukhothai where we stayed in some chalets by a small lake. Watching the wildlife was very relaxing
Quite a climb from the car park to Doi Suthep Temple! Note the bannisters which are in the form of the serpent Naga
The stance of these two girls caught my attention as they didn't look very comfortable. Not sure why they were out of school either - they were the only school age children we saw in the park
The temples in the historic park at Sukhothai are separated by a number of waterways. Although they look a bit murky they are in fact teeming with fish
Possibly the most dangerous thing you can do in Thailand. We let this man across as he had been waiting in the middle for some time
Stretching in the oldest part of Khon Kaen and drawing plenty of exercisers when it’s not too hot, Bueng Kaen Nakhon Lake provides some welcome peace and quiet in a busy city. The lake spans nearly 100 hectares of calm water, almost entirely surrounded by tree-lined parks, restaurants, shrines and a few important temples.
Lopburi is best known for the thousands of crab-eating macaques (Macaca fascicularis) that live in the middle of the city, especially around the Khmer temple, Prang Sam Yot and a Khmer shrine, Sarn Phra Karn. It is suspected that urban expansion caused the monkeys to adapt to city life. They are fed by the local people, especially during the Monkey Festival. This festival usually occurs on the last Sunday of November. The monkeys can be aggressive, are not afraid of humans, and often steal whatever items or food they can find from unwary visitors. Most of the hotels and guesthouses in Lopburi are "monkey-proofed", using screen wire, or by screwing the windows shut.
There are several magnificent and very old temples within the walled old city of Chiang Mai, with the Wat Phra Singh being one of the most attractive.
The temple, which is also known as “The Monastery of the Lion Buddha” or “The temple of the Lion Buddha” is an active temple, with hundreds of monks and novices living there. The Wat Phra Singh houses a number of highly revered and very old Buddha images.
The Wat Phra Singh dates back to the 14th century when Chiang Mai was the capital of the Lanna Kingdom, and is one of the finest examples of classic Lanna style temple architecture in Northern Thailand.
The river in Chiang Mai regularly gets choked with weed and this crew needs to carry out regular maintenance
We saw this place as we headed through town and just had to explore!
Phra Nakhon Khiri is a historical park in Phetchaburi, Thailand on a hill overlooking the city. The name Phra Nakhon Khiri means 'holy city hill', but locals know it better as Khao Wang, meaning 'hill with palace'.
The park consists of three building groups on the three peaks of the 95 m hill. On the western peak is the palace with adjoining structures. On the middle or central peak is a big chedi named Phra That Chom Phet. The eastern peak houses the Wat Phra Kaeo, the royal temple, built in similar fashion to the Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok. The whole complex was built as a summer palace by King Mongkut, with construction finished in 1860.
The site was registered as a historical park on 27 August 1979, with two of the palace buildings now housing a branch of the Thai National Museum.
Thai ladies seem to have a tradition of wearing their very best outfits to temples and taking enormous numbers of selfies. Here is a group comparing notes
The wonderful group of people that looked after us during our time in Chiang Mai. Marcel (left of picture) is a German man who owns the resort and the ladies do various jobs at the resort. In truth though they are almost like members of the family
With a lockdown in place it is against the rules for me to go to places I like to shoot, so I though I would try to create a series called Isolated creativity. The series is not intended to be a diary but a way of documenting thoughts and emotions via photography.
Without a vaccine or an effective treatment I cannot see how we will return to the way we were before.