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Post by ilbonito on Jan 17, 2011 5:15:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 6:22:14 GMT
At the same time, if somebody were to call it "the city that makes you tired," it wouldn't be entirely false. Sensory overload lurks around every corner.
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Post by ilbonito on Jan 17, 2011 13:37:01 GMT
I don't find it "too much" though. There is usually a cafe you can hop into, or an airconditioned mall (or 7-11) or if you have just had it and want to sit down somewhere and be cool, you can grab one of the ever-present taxis.
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Post by ilbonito on Jan 17, 2011 13:48:52 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 17, 2011 17:44:53 GMT
Ilbonito ~~ the king of juxtaposition!
Bring on the sensory overload, please -- this is great stuff.
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Post by ilbonito on Jan 18, 2011 14:21:41 GMT
The Erawan museum is one of Bangkok's "second-tier" attractions, the kind of place people often visit after they have ticked off the Grand Palace and Jim Thompson's House and find they have an extra day to fill. Which is weird, because a 15-storey tall three-headed elephant with a psychedelic Buddha shrine inside kind of jumps out at you, or at least it does to me. Its relatively low profile is undoubtedly due to its location in the suburbs - far from other tourist sights, and a 20-40 minute taxi or bus ride from the last Skytrain station at On Nut. But when you get there, you get to climb up the drippingly ornate staircase inside the elephant's base, peer out of a window in its belly and then visit the aqua blue-and-orange shrine in the middle head. Surrounding the building itself are beautiful gardens where replicas of mythological creatures in concrete frolic in shady gardens. The whole complex - paid for by the owner of Thailand's Mercedes Benz dealership license - is a celebration of the cosmology of Thailand's rich, syncretic Buddhist-Hindu mythology, as symbolized by Erawan, the three-headed (or in some versions, thirty three headed) elephant mount of the god Indra.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2011 19:21:57 GMT
great collection of photos as always, ilbonito.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2011 19:29:33 GMT
Cool, ilbonito -- I've never even heard of that place. It looks like it's about on par with Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens) in Singapore.
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Post by ilbonito on Jan 19, 2011 17:01:28 GMT
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Post by ilbonito on Jan 19, 2011 17:02:37 GMT
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Post by ilbonito on Jan 19, 2011 17:04:24 GMT
City of vices:
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2011 17:55:52 GMT
It was great until the sperm jammed the DVD player.
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Post by gertie on Jan 23, 2011 1:55:33 GMT
Pffft! Omg ewww!
Nice pictures, though. Future drug? As in selling the drugs of the future I guess?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 23, 2011 4:10:31 GMT
Wistful question: do you suppose heaven really looks like the Erawan museum?
I'm being extra good, just in case.
Your neon street, your yellow street, and your balloon seller series made me downright happy, Ilbonito.
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