
4th October 2012
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Moon setting over Mae Nam Chao Phraya river from departure stage at River City shopping centre |
Moon |
Upriver from River City shopping centre |
Downriver from River City shopping centre |
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Chao Phraya Express river boat |
Shark advertisement for the Siam Ocean World aquarium at River City |
Cross-river ferry |
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On board the River Sun cruise tour boat |
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Wayne Rooney gets everywhere |
Wat Arun (see also river ferry) |
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Thai flag in front of Wat Arun |
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Naval Civil Affairs station and Wat Phra Kaew |
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Rama VIII bridge |
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Riverside homes within the city |
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Singha beer can |
Singha brewery |
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Very big Singha beer can |
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Riverside homes outside the city |
Royal riverside homes |
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Floating plants |
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Bang Pa-In palace |
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Welcome to Bang Pa-In palace |
Exhibition Hall, Phra Thinang Varobhas Bimarn residential hall, Doli's Bridge |
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School parties |
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Lion with lucky ball in mouth |
Gardens |
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Trees and flowers |
Topiary animals |
Topiary rabbits |
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Topiary rabbits and tree in front of Phra Thinang Wehart Chamrun Chinese mansion |
Phra Thinang Wehart Chamrun Chinese mansion |
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Detail on Phra Thinang Wehart Chamrun Chinese mansion |
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Inside Phra Thinang Wehart Chamrun Chinese mansion |
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Ho Withun Thasana tower and Phra Thinang Wehart Chamrun Chinese mansion |
Ho Withun Thasana tower |
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Topless ukulele player |
Soldier with our tour guide |
Guards and garden |
Sculpted tree |
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Flowers in urn beside Devaraj -Kunlai Gate |
Phra Thinang Varobhas Bimarn residential hall and Devaraj -Kunlai Gate |
Thinang Varobhas Bimarn residential hall |
Phra Thinang Varobhas Bimarn residential hall and Aisawan-Dhipaya-Asana pavilion |
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Aisawan-Dhipaya-Asana pavilion, with statue of King Culalongkorn |
Aisawan-Dhipaya-Asana pavilion and Devaraj-Kunlai Gate |
Aisawan-Dhipaya-Asana pavilion |
Doli's Bridge |
Wat Maha That |
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Wat Maha That sign |
Useful guide to temple structures |
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Wat Maha That |
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Buddha (with reconstructed head) |
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Buddha head enveloped in roots of a banyan tree |
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Headless Buddhas |
Stupa |
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Remains of the collapsed 46m prang |
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Prangs |
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Subsided prangs |
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New and old |
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Building stained by recent floods |
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Wat Na Phra Mane |
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Wat Na Phra Mane sign |
Dvaravati stone Buddha more than 1000 years old |
Exterior of temple building |
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Buddha in royal attire |
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Buddha in royal attire and monks |
Monks |
Wat Lokaya Sutharam reclining Buddha |
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Wat Lokaya Sutharam sign |
Reclining Buddha sign |
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The whole reclining Buddha |
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Head and shoulders of the Buddha |
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The Buddha’s feet |
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