architecture
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On the day you go to visit Bang Pa-In the summer palace, you can also opt to go to the ancient capital of Ayutthaya were there are beautiful ancient temples at almost every turn. I had been to the ancient capital in my younger days when my Thai Professor took me on a trip to…
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It’s a long weekend in Bangkok and what bliss it is to have a four day weekend. You do your errands, have family time, have time for friends and still you have time leftover for yourself. It’s a great opportunity to unwind, relax and slow down a little. It’s also a great time to travel.…
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There’s a road in the old part of Bangkok (now often called Rattanakosin Island), that I enjoy visiting not only for the food but also for the ambiance. This row of old shop houses has stood the test of time and now caters to a young and funkier crowd that I guess would never have crossed the original…
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If you are visiting Bangkok or have friends visiting Bangkok, a site you cannot miss is the Grand Palace. I always believe that to understand a city and its people you have to understand it’s past. The Grand Palace is exactly that. It is what the old Kingdom of Siam (Thailand before we changed our name) is…
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I love food, I love markets, I love going grocery shopping. The variety of produces that now abound in our supermarkets (as a result of trade) is heaven. There is everything you could possibly want but nothing beats going to an open air market. Europe has a culture of these markets and if you love markets, in Vienna you must…
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Amidst the boxes I’m happy I finally found my box of photo CDs. I’m delighted the DVD reader reads them well and the photographs are still there after almost a decade. I shall have to back them up. With digital cameras, I take more pictures but print less and then end up losing some when my…
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The Citadel The View The Clock from France Under the Dome, the Ornate Interior Before we enter the land of the ancient egyptians, we visit the Citadel which was home to Egypt’s rulers for almost 700 years beginning in 1176. I must say it’s definitely one of the largest…
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Yesterday when I wrote about the Indian Temple I failed to mention that on the same street is also a wonderful Chinese Shrine for you to visit if you’ve never been to one. Like other Chinese shrines I’ve been to they have the same distinctive red colour and a pair of dragons lining the entrance. This…
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