ÿþ<HTML> <TITLE> Bob in Thailand </TITLE> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <FONT COLOR="WHITE" SIZE="3" FACE="VERDANA, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <LINK="191970"> <BODY BGCOLOR="BLACK"> <BODY> <HR> <CENTER><H3>Royal Kingdom of Thailand April 2004</H3></CENTER><HR> <P> <STYLE> A{text-decoration:none} </STYLE> <A HREF="#BKK">Bangkok</A> &nbsp; <A HREF="#WAT">WAT ??</A> &nbsp; <A HREF="#BARGE">Royal Barges</A> &nbsp; <A HREF="#ARUN">Wat Arun</A> &nbsp; <A HREF="#PO">Wat Po</A> &nbsp <P> BANGKOK <A NAME="BKK"> <P> Ed and I had planned a trip to Thailand to get our PADI open water certification (SCUBA). I got to BKK a day ahead, and hung out with a German couple, Danni and Uli, who were nice enough to share a taxi ride to Khaosan Rd, and hang out with me a little. <P> <img src="th00.jpg" ALIGN="right" HEIGHT="180" WEIGHT="230">Khaosan Rd. is where the hostels and backpackers are. It kinda reminded me of Berkeley. Lots of 'hippies', and white folk going ethnic with dreads and sarongs. no offense, but that's what I saw. good grub there though. I recommend Four Suns Inn and Thai Thai restaurant (Again, thanks to Uli and Danni (It's behind Khaosan in a quieter street). <BR clear="all"> <P> WAT ??<A NAME="WAT"> <P> <img src="th07.jpg" ALIGN="right" HEIGHT="180" WEIGHT="230"> I checked out this temple the morning before Ed arrived. It sits somewhere behind Khaosan Rd. in a roundabout across from the post office. Check out the movie of the kitten. There was also a poster of Hellboy in Thai. I guess 'wat' means temple. <BR clear="all"> <P> <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th01.jpg"><img src="th01.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th02.jpg"><img src="th02.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th04.jpg"><img src="th04.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th05.jpg"><img src="th05.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><a href="th22.jpg"><img src="th22.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th06.jpg"><img src="th06.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th03.jpg"><img src="th03.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TD><EMBED SRC="cat.mov" height="255" width="320" AUTOSTART="FALSE"></TD> <TD><FONT COLOR="WHITE" SIZE="2">These cats live on easy street (cared by the Temple). </FONT></TD> </TABLE> <P> Our first day, we visited the temple of Dawn (Wat Arun) and temple of the reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) after several interesting boat rides and a labyrinthian trek to the hidden musuem that is the Royal Barges. <P>ROYAL BARGES <A NAME="BARGE"> <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th08.jpg"><img src="th08.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th09.jpg"><img src="th09.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th10.jpg"><img src="th10.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TD><a href="th11a.jpg"><img src="th11a.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th12a.jpg"><img src="th12a.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> Fear my boom stick! <P> WAT ARUN<A NAME="ARUN"> <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th14.jpg"><img src="th14.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th16.jpg"><img src="th16.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th17.jpg"><img src="th17.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th15.jpg"><img src="th15.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th18.jpg"><img src="th18.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th19.jpg"><img src="th19.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th23.jpg"><img src="th23.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th20.jpg"><img src="th20.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> WAT PHO <A NAME="PO"> <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th27.jpg"><img src="th27.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th28.jpg"><img src="th28.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th29.jpg"><img src="th29.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th32.jpg"><img src="th32.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th25.jpg"><img src="th25.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th30.jpg"><img src="th30.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th24.jpg"><img src="th24.jpg" WIDTH=130 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th33.jpg"><img src="th33.jpg" WIDTH=140 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><a href="th34.jpg"><img src="th34.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th35.jpg"><img src="th35.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th36.jpg"><img src="th36.jpg" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=230 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th37.jpg"><img src="th37.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> <TD><a href="th38.jpg"><img src="th38.jpg" WIDTH=230 HEIGHT=180 target="_blank" BORDER=0></a></TD> </TABLE> <P> <HR> <CENTER> Page &nbsp; <a href="../TH/p2.html" target="mainwindow">2</a> &nbsp; <a href="../TH/p3.html" target="mainwindow">3</a> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>