The Golden Triangle is where Myanmar, Laos and Thailand join. The River to the right is the famous Mekong. It flows through about eight countries, forming some boundaries. It is very muddy, or silt laden. All boats here are long and shallow...the water being only a meter in places.
A bike parking lot. With millions of these on the road, parking is a problem.
Two prize fighting roosters. This so called "sport", is legal in Thailand.
Most of the furniture is made of horns, from cattle, water buffalo, and any other such beast.
A Buddah at the Golden Triangle city of Mae Sai
Rings as worn by the Long Neck ladies...brass.
Hot Springs about 60 kilometers north of Chiang Mai. The baskets contain eggs from different fowl, and these are being cooked to sell to tourists. The larger brown eggs are duck eggs. (You may wish to stop here). A duck egg takes, on average about 28 days to hatch. Within each of these duck eggs is a 24 day old duckling, which, under normal circumstances would hatch in about four days. When nicely cooked, ie boiled, these become a delicacy in this part of the world. I have not tried them. To me, they are right up there with squid. Not for human consumption. I just about got sick in Tokyo airport while waiting for connecting flight to Chicago on way home. A number of Vietnamese had arrived from Saigon, and were going on my flight to Chicago, then Washington. They sat beside me, and unpacked a large buffet lunch. They had these eggs, and I happened to look over once, and saw the feathers, and all in half of an egg. I moved to another location.
The food photos are mostly self identifying. The sea food and noodle dish has a large lump of a brown substance on the left side. This is blood, another item enjoyed by some here.....same category as squid, for me anyway.
The small birds are BBQ Pigeons. Gac fruit is supposed to be a cure all for almost everything.
The BBQ fist is good, but is coated with sea salt to cook. The huge mass is a pan of Pad Thai, ready for customers. It will not last long. Sushi is plentiful here, and one of my favorite dinner dishes, with the Wasabi of course.
Some of the photos here may have been in other pages, but that is bound to happen, as I do not remember every photo posted, and did not take the time to look.
At minus 25 outside, it is nice to review these memories.
Saturday 31 January 2015
Friday 30 January 2015
Comments on the photos, January 30, 2015
In Asia, people sell everything imaginable, often by carrying the product, or by pushing or pulling a small cart. Some people sell from their motorbike, and it is hard to understand how they can balance the bike. They make it look easy.
The first photo is of three ladies selling hats and ladies blouses. They walk the beach area, and you will notice each has at least seven hats on their head. I just have to say this;...there is no Overhead in this operation.
There were places where Christmas was evident, such as this tall tree outside a mall. It is decorated with Snoopys, and you will note a Santa two thirds of the way up the tree. The next photo is looking down on the tree from inside the mall, about four floors up, with a view of the Gulf of Thailand in the distance.
This photo is of our Thai guide and one of the Long Neck women, with a view of the Long Neck village next. These people live in sparse conditions, and where the temperature is a bit cooler...down to 16 at night at that time...December. It is in the mountains of Northern Thailand.
The English name for these fruit is "Nipple Fruit".
The next photo is of me relaxing in The Kings Garden at Doi Thung, which is at the top end of Thailand, on the border with Myanmar. (Burma). The place was at one time a summer residence for the Thai King. The gardens are pictured in one of my previous blogs.
The last photo is of tourists buying a "well balanced meal", from a vendor on a motor bike, also at the Doi Thung resort.
On this recent trip, I took about 720 photos, and will do some more random shots as time permits. I leave you with the photo of another tour guide;
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The first photo is of three ladies selling hats and ladies blouses. They walk the beach area, and you will notice each has at least seven hats on their head. I just have to say this;...there is no Overhead in this operation.
There were places where Christmas was evident, such as this tall tree outside a mall. It is decorated with Snoopys, and you will note a Santa two thirds of the way up the tree. The next photo is looking down on the tree from inside the mall, about four floors up, with a view of the Gulf of Thailand in the distance.
This photo is of our Thai guide and one of the Long Neck women, with a view of the Long Neck village next. These people live in sparse conditions, and where the temperature is a bit cooler...down to 16 at night at that time...December. It is in the mountains of Northern Thailand.
The English name for these fruit is "Nipple Fruit".
The next photo is of me relaxing in The Kings Garden at Doi Thung, which is at the top end of Thailand, on the border with Myanmar. (Burma). The place was at one time a summer residence for the Thai King. The gardens are pictured in one of my previous blogs.
The last photo is of tourists buying a "well balanced meal", from a vendor on a motor bike, also at the Doi Thung resort.
On this recent trip, I took about 720 photos, and will do some more random shots as time permits. I leave you with the photo of another tour guide;
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