Memories of Thailand (page 5 of 6)

Wat Phu Toc

one of Bangkok’s lungs

Bang Kachao

thanks to everyone for your contributions! 🙂🙂

miscellaneous

Some paintings in the temples

Hi, Here’s a view of the Mekong taken from the hill overlooking the village of Sop Ruak. The photo dates back to the 80s: this place has changed considerably since then. The village has become the "Golden Triangle," complete with hotels, souvenir shops, and so on—all the construction has really spoiled the riverbanks. The dams upstream in Laos and China have altered the Mekong’s waters, which used to take on this beautiful violet-pink hue during the rainy season. On the opposite bank, the trees have now been replaced by a forest of buildings: the Chinese have leased this part of Laos for 99 years to build a casino, hotels, and other commercial centers.

A few more random photos: Bangkok, Rambuttri Street near Khao San in the 1980s:

Narathiwat Market (1982)



Dove singing competition, Pattani (1984)

Pa Mai School, Chiang Rai Province, December 1982



Bangkok, Sanam Luang: the crowd waits, on a scorching April afternoon in 1985, to pay their respects to Queen Rambai Barni, wife of Rama VII and aunt of King Rama IX before her cremation.

...not to mention my first Loy Krathong, Nakhon Pathom, November 1978:

Good evening Yves, and thanks for your photos, which still leave me with mixed feelings... The pleasure of seeing Thailand during this crazy time when everything is off-limits, but on the other hand, the disappointment of not having experienced it back in the 80s (I was just being born).

Thanks for this little moment of escape, and I hope more pictures are coming!

I love your series 🙂

Wat Pa Phu Kon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Pa_Phu_Kon Our Genesis 2007



2008



2010



2011 our modest contribution engraved in the Wat





April 2012 final exterior touches



Interior finished, my video https://youtu.be/qxmmTQ8fW3c

Nowadays, video source Studio UK Udon-Thani https://youtu.be/YCatjPULUJs

I hope more photos are planned

No, sorry, I scanned everything I could from slides and shared the link in a previous post in this thread. Maybe I’ll find some old negative films, but scanning and cleaning them takes time—it’s more of a winter activity. Here’s one last little photo though: Koh Samui 1976:

I’m really looking forward to the rest of your Thailand travel journal!

My daughter gives me very little time, but I write a little bit every evening. More to come! :)

food truck in Bangkok

Ayutthaya

That’s such a great memory for me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlbo0_rpKM0

to travel a bit 😉



our little slice of paradise







Bangkok: Chatuchak Market

Koh Samui ... again 😉

anyone up for sharing some memory photos? 🙁🙁

anyone to share some souvenir photos? 🙁🙁

Hello,

Recent memories in Isaan



Back to school (finally :) ) for our two little gremlins, July 2020.

And when you’ve watched *The Big Blue* on Netflix with the kids:

thanks so much, it’s a real pleasure to still be able to travel, even virtually 😉