Saturday, December 24, 2016

The Princess

Princess Siridhorn comes to town to open a new hospital wing  for monks .
We arrive at 8 am she arrives at 11.30.............
......
                                                                                 
                                                          well this as close as we got .............








a refreshing bike ride for afters

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Buddha casting .


Tradition has it that during the monks ' probation ' period ( Pariwat ) it's a good time to create some new Buddhas.


                                               They're sculpted wax on top of plaster



                                         
                                               covered in cement(?), rebar and cement again









Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Bits











Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Ahhhhhhhhhh ... Thailand

bucolic

night bazaar , the morning after

Wat Phra Singh


Chomthong market
frangipani