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From the May 2016 trip to Thailand and Cambodia:
Ayuthaya is really just a day trip from Bangkok. It’s about 1.5-2 hours by small van (and was about 60 baht/person, if I remember correctly). Ayuthaya is an interesting place in that it’s the former capital of Siam and, now, is famous for its ruins (Angkor Wat-ish, which made this day trip a pretty good preview for me, since we spent 2+ full days in Angkor a week after being here).
The ruins are quite fascinating. Ayuthaya was, in its prime, one of the largest cities in the world. It was the capital of Siam from 1350-1767 and was a major trading port, which led to a lot of international comingling. The capital finally fell in 1767 at the hands of the Burmese, who went on to destroy almost everything they could.
After 1767, the majority of temples simply began to fall into ruin. It wasn’t until 1991 when UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site that renovation/restoration truly began. The Burmese, for their part, have contributed to rebuilding.
The old city of Ayuthaya is located on an island – manmade, if I’m not mistaken – surrounded by sprawling, modern-day, urbanized and otherwise completely unmemorable buildings in a panoramic sense. The minivan drops you off at the eastern edge of the island, where you’re generally assailed upon by a horde of tuktuk drivers. For 800 baht, we had one hired for the day, who took us to six sites.
On the particular day that we visited here (Tuesday, May 10, 2016), it was fairly hot. The temperature was close to 100 degrees (38*C). We arrived at the first of six (though there are many more) temples around 11:00.
Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon (20 baht) was built by King U Thong in 1357 to house Sri Lankan monks. It’s just outside the main island on the eastern or southeastern part of town. The highlights of this temple are the somewhat large reclining Buddha and the rows of Buddhas which surround the main chedi. It’s not a large temple, though it was pretty interesting and photogenic.
The second site (through the fifth) were all located on the main island. Wat Phra Mahathat (50 baht) has the most-photographed site in Ayuthaya: a sandstone Buddha head entwined in a tree’s root system. The temple was built in 1374 during the reign of King Borom Ratchathirat I. The other points of interest at Wat Mahathat are the Khmer-style prangs (chedis) and the rows of headless Buddhas. Wat Mahathat is quite a bit bigger than Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, and it’s easy to spend an hour here.
From Wat Mahathat, the third stop was quite near: Wat Phra Si Sanphet (50 baht). Per Lonely Planet, Wat Si Sanphet was built during the late 15th century and once contained a 16-meter high standing Buddha covered with 250 kg of gold that the Burmese melted down and ran off with. What is still remaining are three rather impressive and easily-recognizable chedi (chedi just means stupa, or pagoda) that are the highlight of a visit here. Like Wat Mahthat, the grounds here are a bit large, though there are fewer ruins here than at Mahathat. This temple was used by quite a few kings.
Next door to Wat Si Sanphet was the fourth stop: Wihaan Phra Mongkhon Bophit. This is a sanctuary hall which houses one of the largest (17-meter high) bronze Buddha statues in the country. The Buddha has undergone quite a few restorations after lightning strikes and fire. In 1955, the Burmese Prime Minister donated 200,000 baht (a little over $6,000) to restore the building. Between Wat Si Sanphet and here, one can easily spend another hour, if not longer.
Wat Lokaya Sutha was the fifth stop, and is on the western side of the main island. Of the six stops, it was the least impressive…primarily because there’s not much to see except for a reclining Buddha, which is rather large. The actual temple itself, though, is long gone. Spending more than 5-10 minutes here is probably a few minutes longer than necessary.
Our last stop of the afternoon was Wat Chai Wattanaram (50 baht/person). This is one of the more recent temples/ruins (built in 1673 by King Prasat Thong). LP says that, “Just 40 years ago, this temple and one-time garrison were immersed in thick jungle.” None of that is evident now. It’s actually a dry, dusty temple with a very distinct 35-meter high central prang surrounded by 4 medium-sized prangs (at the NE, SE, SW, and NW corners) and four smaller prangs at the cardinal directions. This temple is quite picturesque, though given the heat, we were about ready to call it a day after having spent about 30-45 minutes here.
Finally having finished, we had our tuktuk driver take us back to the bus station (a garage, really), where we immediately caught a van back to Bangkok and spent our last evening (for now) wandering around Chinatown (quickly) before going back to Th Khao San for a more relaxing dinner.
Inspired by the Reversed photographs by Marjaana Kella. This was the selected group for The Rogue Players yesterday but I didn't see it until today. I still wanted to try one as I find the intentionally faceless portrait to be quite interesting. It also, conveniently, gives me an excuse to photograph my new haircut from the back.
Tomorrow morning I am off to Ottawa for work and then to Vancouver for the weekend for play. Lots to do tonight before I go.
Our rental car in Mexico is a Nissan X-Trail, it is equipped with a reversing camera and very useful it is too.
The camera is mounted on the tailgate. This is the view I got when I reversed leaving the tailgate open.
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The ice storm inspired me to try a technique called reverse lensing with my 16-35mm - I created a fake macro to see the beauty of the ice in a different way (:
Hope everyone has been safe these past few days and has their power back! Merry Christmas Eve!
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A clown rides the pony in a reverse cowboy style during the Quantico Belvoir Regional Business Alliance hosted Army Community Covenant signing and community fair in costume in November 2008 at the Woodbridge Campus of the Northern Virginia Community College.
On the reverse it states that "This block of buildings belongs to D.K. Shearer". You can see the end store has his name on it.
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St. Vincent (Daddy's Home Tour - All Thing Go Festival) @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, on Saturday October 16, 2021
Daddy's Home Tour / All Thing Go Festival Setlist:
Digital Witness
Down
Birth in Reverse
Daddy’s Home
New York
Los Ageless
Sugarboy
Marrow
Fast Slow Disco
Pay Your Way in Pain
Cheerleader
Fear the Future
Your Lips Are Red
The Melting of the Sun
Looking up in Manhattan's Financial District.
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Men identified on reverse as Eric and Norman HALL and Ted SWEENEY - all killed in WW1.
Eric Arthur HALL (possibly standing)
Regimental number - 1218
Place of birth - Hobart, Tasmania
School - Trinity School, Hobart, Tasmania
Religion - Church of England
Occupation - Linotype operator
Marital status - Single
Age at embarkation - 19
Next of kin - Mrs Alfred Cooks, 20 Mary Street, North Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military service - Served in the Cadets, Hobart
Enlistment date - 16 September 1914
Rank on enlistment - Private
Unit name - 12th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number - 23/29/2
Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll - Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll - 52nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular - He died on the way to the Dressing Station.
Fate - Died of wounds 18 October 1917
Place of death or wounding - Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death - 22
Place of burial - Sanctuary Wood Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave NO. 2), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial - 155
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records - Parents: Son of Mrs E. CROOKS, 20 Mary Street North Hobart, Tasmania, and the late John HALL. Also recorded in Memorial Register No. 29, The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Family/military connections - Brother to the Late L/Cpl Norman Hall who was killed in actionand buried 1 1/4 miles north east of Pozierres on August, 13th, 1916.
Norman John Alex HALL (possibly seated on left)
Regimental number - 2033
Place of birth - Hobart Tasmania
Religion - Church of England
Occupation - Storeman
Address - 20 Mary Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital status - Single
Age at embarkation - 21
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs Emily Crooks, 20 Mary Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date - 11 February 1915
Rank on enlistment - Private
Unit name - 12th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number - 23/29/2
Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 17 April 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll - Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll - 52nd Battalion
Fate - Killed in Action 14 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records - 23
Place of burial - No known grave
Commemoration details - Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial - 155
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records - Son of Mrs A. CROOKS (formerly HALL), 20 Mary Street, Hobart, Tasmania, and the late John HALL. Also served at Gallipoli
Edward Richard SWEENEY (possibly seated on right)
Regimental number - 1938
Place of birth - Hobart, Tasmania
School - State School, New Town, Tasmania
Religion - Protestant
Occupation - Driver
Address - 10 Arthur Street, North Hobart, Tasmania
Marital status - Single
Age at embarkation - 22
Next of kin - E D Sweeney, 10 Arthur Street, North Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military service - Enlisted in Derwent Regiment 20 February 1906; transferred to 16th Battery AIF 1907.
Enlistment date - 27 August 1914
Rank on enlistment - Trumpeter
Unit name - Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number - 13/31/1
Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll - Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll - 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Fate - Died of wounds 11 August 1918
Place of death or wounding - Harbonnieres, France
Age at death - 26
Place of burial - Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 32), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial - 13
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records - Parents: Edward Douglas and Oceana SWEENEY, 10 Arthur Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Family/military connections - Cousins: Cpl Robert McCann no. 3786, DCM, 4th ADMT Coy; Pte Walter Alfred Hurst no. 8002, 12th Bn, killed in action Jeancourt, France, 18 September 1918.