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4/Feb/2010

Photo (Thailand) > Bangkok etc 7
"Wat Kanlayanamit" added

Wat Kanlayanamit, influenced by Chinese architecture, is a second class royal temple, situated on the mouth of Bangkok Yai canal on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River.
This temple is one of the nine royal temples of Bangkok along with Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, and is for good friends or safe trips (Bon Voyage). You can visit the temple by boat.
Wat Kalayanamit is well known for the Bangkok's biggest Buddha image named "Phra Buddha Trai Rattana Nayok" (Luang Po To) or "Sum Po Hud Kong" in Chinese, which is 15.45 meters tall and 11.75 meters wide. .....

Thai Language This Week ! (23/Jan/2010)

(stress/male/female)

Do you remember me ?
Jam pom/dichan dai mai krab/ka
จำ ผม/ดิฉัน ได้ ไหม ครับ/คะ

Column This Week ! (23/Jan/2010)

- A long long break -

I almost couldn't update this web site last year.
At first, it was supposed to be a little bit break but in the end, it was a long, long break. Only one or twice updates last year. :D How have you been, everyone ?

Last year, I felt I was getting busy at first, then, had to stay in a hospital in Bangkok, after that, in Japan also, and had to go overseas for business. Hmmm, It was a busy year ... ?

I really hope I can update the site.
When you have time, please drop by and check this site. :D

What's new the last one month

2/Feb/2010
Wallpapers > Koh Samui

wp Samui 05
(Jet skies and ships)

wp Samui-etc 01
(Carps at a hotel)

wp Samui 11
(A flower around the beach 2)

25/Jan/2010
Photo (Thailand) > Songkran Festival
"The Golden Mount - Wat Saket" added

Welcome to The Golden Mount - Wat Saket !

You may notice a golden chedi on a high hill while going around tourist places in Bangkok. That is The Golden Mount.

On this hill, there is a temple called Wat Saket and it provides a 360 degree view of Bangkok. (You have to go up the stairs with about 300 steps, though. :D )
The pictures below shows The Golden Mount and Wat Saket around Songkran Festival in 2008. .....

24/Jan/2010
Photo (Thailand) > Korat2
"Around Prasat Phimai" added

Phimai, the largest ruins of Khmer in Isan. It's a wonderful tourist spot to visit.

This place was built as a Hindu temple in 12 century and was in the Kingdom of Angkor ruled by Khmer people.
(I heard that it had been converted to a Buddhism temple by Jayavarman VII (king of the Khmer Empire) later.)

Only the center of the site is now shown as a historical park, surrounded by the walls, 1020 meters (north and south) by 580 meters (east and west). From the size, it is said to be a critical site next to the capital of Khmer Empire. ....

Prasat Phimai is surrounded by walls and it makes the atmosphere even more wonderful. .....

22/Jan/2010
Photo (Thailand) > Chiang Mai 1
"Wat Chedi Luang" added

Wat Chedi Luang was built about six hundred years ago. It was the tallest chedi in the era of Lanna Thai.

In 1391, King Saen Muang Ma (1386-1401) built this temple for his father, King Kuna. In 1479-1481, the pagoda was reconstructed and enlarged to 80 meters in height and 56 meters on each side at its base. It was a mixture of Lans, Sri lankan, and Pagan architectural forms.

The most sacred Buddha image in Thailand, the Emerald Buddha, was enshrined here once for about 80 years.....

18/Nov/2008
Photo (Thailand) > Ubon Ratchathani
"Wat Supattanaram" added

Ubon Ratchathani, often called "Ubon" for short, is 630 km, about one hour by air, north-east of Bangkok. The name "Ubon Ratchathani" means "Lotus City". Ubon Ratchathani is Thailand's eastern-most province and the city is very big. ...
Wat Supattanaram, the first royal temple of the Dhammayut Sect in Issan (the northeast of Thailand). This temple was built for royal ceremonies by the King Ram IV in 1850. The hall (the picture left) is a blend of Thai style (the roof), German style (the building structure) and ancient Khmer style (the base).
The hall measures 20 meters wide, 34 meters long, and 22 meters high and it's a white building not like other temples in Thailand. The site has schools and students aged like from elementary to high school walking in there. ...

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