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A one week stay in Marmaris, one of the oldest resort on the Turquoise Coast was wonderful! The resort is surrounded by mountains. Staying on the beach and admiring the landscape, it makes you wonder if it is a passage … Continue reading
Category Archives: Asia
Bodrum is one of the most cosmopolite resort at the Aegean Sea. It has a long history which vanished into legend but it seems that the founders were Dorians, a tribe from Peloponesse. If you want more details, please read … Continue reading
This is my last post about Thailand. I left it to the end because this river, which has been choosen by King Rama I as border of his new capital, is a kaleidoscope of images which gives you a good … Continue reading
I wanted to write a post about the offerings because they have been so many, everywhere… Budhism teaches the Thai peolple to give, to offer and they do this by giving alms to the monks and by leaving offerings in … Continue reading
The Interior Court, the third division of the Grand Palace is more modern and it has fewer visitors. The architecture is more known by us, Europeans, but there are also many traditional buildings. I noticed Phra Maha Prasat, a nice … Continue reading
I believe that any tourist arrived in Bangkok will not miss the Grand Palace. You go there by boat, to the Tha Chang Pier. The palace may be visited between 8.30 – 15.30 and the ticket costs 400 bht, which … Continue reading
Jim Thompson, an American born on 1906, has been an architect and then, during the WW2 he was sent to Asia, in Bangkok, as he volunteered for the US Army. After the war he established himself in Bangkok and worked … Continue reading
During the two and a half day in Bangkok, I choosed to visit 2 places which have not been described by my fellows countrymen on blogs or forums. One of them is the Suan Prakkad Palace, on Ayutthaya Road, near … Continue reading
Any tourist who is for the first time in Bangkok will go to Rattanakosin area, where the Grand Palace with the Emerald Budha Temple stay, near the bank of Chao Praya. Rattanakosin, the name King Rama I gave to this … Continue reading
La Wat Arun sau Templul Zorilor ajungi trecand cu barca din statia Tha Tien, langa Marele Palat, pe malul celalalt al Chao Praya. Te costa doat 3 baht si traversarea dureaza cateva minute. La Wat Arun sunt mereu vizitatori, mai … Continue reading