Saturday 6 February 2016
Explanation for Bangkok Photos Posted February 6, 2016...2 Pages
The photo with a lot of activity is of a night restaurant near my hotel. This place is really busy from sundown to after midnight. The next photos are of a Hindu Shrine, also near my hotel. In fact all these pictures are from within about three blocks of my hotel, The Silom City Hotel. The idea here is to give an overview of the architecture in this area of the world. In my view, some rather neat concepts.
The elephant is a sacred animal here, and this cement mother and calf are on the divider of a main street...they look real, even up close.
The remaining photos are of buildings in the local area.
The next page of photos will be the last of this series from my 2015/16 winter expedition. In a few weeks, I will probably go over my six hundred or so photos, and post some more but they will not be in the order my trip unfolded.
The first photo is of a local laundry. The dryer is in front of the bikes, while the washer is beside the van. All are on the sidewalk...that is where they stay. Pedestrians just go around these obstructions..they have no special privileges here. Don't even think of coming here in a wheelchair or a walker. This building with the holes is a modern hotel. The lights inside those holes change every few minutes. No, I did not stay here.
The next four photos show how a bust street can be changed into a night market in 30 minutes, starting at five P.M. That pile of gravel was here when I visited a year ago... too hot to work, I guess.
With the plane above the cloud, and sun setting, its "Good Bye", to Thailand. There are three photos of Tokyo Bay as we arrive, and the final is of the seat back monitor as we approach Toronto....back to reality.
Last evening, I updated my log book for all my flying. Since my first flight, way back then, I have logged every flight...aircraft type, from, to, time enroute, airline flight number if by airline, etc. I note the time the takeoff run begins, and also the time the wheels touch down. The total is 1935 Hours, 13 minutes. That is 80 days of 24 hours, plus another 15 hours....longer than some astronauts have been in space.
It is just one of those strange things I do....I am sure we all have something . I hope to post more in maybe two weeks.
The elephant is a sacred animal here, and this cement mother and calf are on the divider of a main street...they look real, even up close.
The remaining photos are of buildings in the local area.
The next page of photos will be the last of this series from my 2015/16 winter expedition. In a few weeks, I will probably go over my six hundred or so photos, and post some more but they will not be in the order my trip unfolded.
The first photo is of a local laundry. The dryer is in front of the bikes, while the washer is beside the van. All are on the sidewalk...that is where they stay. Pedestrians just go around these obstructions..they have no special privileges here. Don't even think of coming here in a wheelchair or a walker. This building with the holes is a modern hotel. The lights inside those holes change every few minutes. No, I did not stay here.
The next four photos show how a bust street can be changed into a night market in 30 minutes, starting at five P.M. That pile of gravel was here when I visited a year ago... too hot to work, I guess.
With the plane above the cloud, and sun setting, its "Good Bye", to Thailand. There are three photos of Tokyo Bay as we arrive, and the final is of the seat back monitor as we approach Toronto....back to reality.
Last evening, I updated my log book for all my flying. Since my first flight, way back then, I have logged every flight...aircraft type, from, to, time enroute, airline flight number if by airline, etc. I note the time the takeoff run begins, and also the time the wheels touch down. The total is 1935 Hours, 13 minutes. That is 80 days of 24 hours, plus another 15 hours....longer than some astronauts have been in space.
It is just one of those strange things I do....I am sure we all have something . I hope to post more in maybe two weeks.
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