Nang Rong Thailand

Postcards from:

Big Bear Lake California
Kuta Bali Indonesia
Surabaya Indonesia
Yogyakarta Indonesia
Jakarta Indonesia
Kuching Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Yangon Myanmar
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Phnom Penh Cambodia
Angkor Wat Cambodia
Phnom Penh Cambodia
Chau Doc Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Nha Trang Vietnam
Ha Noi Vietnam
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Medan Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Bangkok Thailand
Melaka Malaysia
Penang Malaysia
Hat Yai Thailand
Surat Thani Thailand
Hua Hin Thailand
Bangkok Thailand
Ayutthaya Thailand
Chiang Mai Thailand
Luang Prabang Laos
Phonsavan Laos
Vientiane Laos
Khon Kaen Thailand
Nang Rong Thailand
Bangkok Thailand
Hat Yai Thailand
Yala Thailand
Kota Bharu Malaysia
Sungai Ko-Lok Thailand
Trang Thailand
Krabi Thailand
Phang-Nga Thailand
Bangkok Thailand
Big Bear Lake California

Nang Rong Thailand: Another view of the Singha statue guarding the temple at Prasat Wat.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: One of the Naga, a five headed serpent statue guarding the temple. All the others I've seen have had seven heads.

Nang Rong Thailand: A five headed serpent statue guarding the temple: all the others I've seen have had seven heads. Notice the size of the sculpture compared to the guy standing next to it.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: Another shot of the English class I met here on the temple grounds.

Nang Rong Thailand: Finally, their teacher called them to go on to the next point of interest.

Nang Rong Thailand: Nang Rong Thailand: Two five headed serpent statues guarding the temple: all the others I've seen have had seven heads.

Nang Rong Thailand: View of the long promenade leading up to the temple proper. Old monk in deep meditation.

Nang Rong Thailand: This is my driver who got me to the ruins and then back to the long distance bus terminal.

8 February 2003

Hello from Nang Rong Thailand.

Just one night in a quite nice "crash pad" some distance from the Prasat Hin Phimai Khmer ruins. I failed to make a record of the name of the motel, but it might be the 12 unit P. California Inter Hostel as the advertised rates, number of rooms and friendliness and hospitality of the owner matched my experience for that place and the one I used. I paid $8 cash in 2003. My journal notes record evening snacks of fruit, cashews and beer while the comfortably friendly motel owner told me stories of the region and helped me arrange transportation for the following day. After a single night entertaining and feeding mosquitoes in the motel room I hired the arranged cab to run me over to the Khmer ruins and then drive me back to the long distance bus station to continue my trip on down to Bangkok.

Peace,
Fred Bellomy

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Hin Phimai, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: Story of the Singha statues.

Nang Rong Thailand: About the Outer Gallery.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: About the Kum Bha Kan Battle.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: Another shot of the English class.

Nang Rong Thailand: View of the long promenade leading up to the temple proper.

Nang Rong Thailand: View of the long promenade leading up to the temple proper. The orange robed monk walked behind me slowly, catching up a bit every time I stopped to take a picture.

Nang Rong Thailand: Singha statue guarding the temple at Prasat Hin Phimai.

Nang Rong Thailand: Singha statue guarding the temple at Prasat Wat.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Hin Phimai, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins. Looking through the entrance and exit.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: A five headed serpent Naga guarding the temple. All the others I've seen have had seven heads.

Nang Rong Thailand: A five headed serpent statue guarding the temple: all the others I've seen have had seven heads. Notice the size of the sculpture compared to the guy standing next to it.

Nang Rong Thailand: Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: This group of high school kids wanted to practice their English, so we joked around for fifteen minutes making nonsense conversation.

Nang Rong Thailand: Some really cute kids I met here at the ruins.

Nang Rong Thailand: Nang Rong Thailand: A five headed serpent statue guarding the temple: all the others I've seen have had seven heads.

Nang Rong Thailand: View of the long promenade leading up to the temple proper. Monk walking in meditation.

Nang Rong Thailand: Sign at entrance to Prasat Wat, ancient Khmer temple ruins.