Bangkok 20-23 Jan 1999


The Nanatai...

...Mansion Hotel...

...in the lobby...

...practical language...

...the indoor playground...

...the gym...

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...the playground again...

...and towards...

...the pool...

...on the first floor...

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...Rick at the pool...

...more pool...

...views from...

...the balcony...

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...the sun...

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...and now...

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...the streets...

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...a family picnic...

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...exotic birds...

...outside the...

...jewellery store...

...Bangkok...

...Railway Station...

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...some Tuc-Tucs...

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1/2 day trip...

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...Chao Phraya...

...River...

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...our fruit lunch...

...with free alcohol...

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...a floating shop...

...stops alongside...

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...another bunch of bananas for our boat ...

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...the tallest...

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...A visit to...

...The Grand Palace...

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...the Golden Buddhas...

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...these Galleries contain...

...the murals which...

...depict the story of the...

...Ramakien of the 1st reign...

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...the Reliquary...

...in the shape of...

...a golden "cedi"...

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...the model of Ankor Wat...

...presented to King Monkut...

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...the Chapel Royal of...

...the Emerald Buddha...

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...either this or...

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...the Reclining...

...Buddha...

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...a fruit tree...

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...one plant - different colours...

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...the Massage Parlour...