Greetings from
Bangkok...
I took an
unbelievably large number of photographs again this time, so
have divided the bunch into two groups. This batch was taken
while strolling the grounds of the extensive Royal Palace
compound with my friend from our Las Vegas neighborhood,
Winda Sholes who had joined me for this segment of my
current adventure. As this is her first major foreign
adventure I enjoyed her fresh reactions to sights and sounds
which have long ago become commonplace to me (This is my
seventeenth visit to this fascinating city!)
Be sure to see the rest of the Bangkok photos
taken during this visit in
the main postcard page, here.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Changing of the palace guards on the
grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Unusual sculpture on
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Mythical creature sculpture hides in the bushes on
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014: Many
small groupings of sculptures seen on the
grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Another sculpture adds to the landscaping on the
grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014: One
example of numerous landscaping sculptures seen on the
grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Huge painting depicting important events in the lives of Buddhas as seen
on
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Every side of this enclosure is covered with paintings and is protected
from the weather by a roof, as seen on
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014: On
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014: On
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Buddhist devotees may be seen performing their rituals at every shrine
on
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
There is Winda on
the grounds of the Royal Palace snapping away with her I-Pad camera
feature... properly covered from the waist down.
Bangkok Thailand 2014: On
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Mythical creatures abound on
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014: On
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014: A
small portion of a huge wall painting seen on one of the buildings on
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
These monks could be assigned to one of the wats on
the grounds of the Royal Palace or they might just be tourists like us.
Bangkok Thailand 2014: On
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Time out for group devotions at one of the shrines on
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
Close-up of details on one of the figures on
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Bangkok Thailand 2014:
This sculpture of pink elephants dominates the center of a prominent
traffic circle near
the grounds of the Royal Palace.
