My first time in Siam 05

[WujouMao]

This was my 1st time of going to the Land of smiles as they call it. for that month we were there, we didnt see a great lot, although we never rushed it either. Also my photo skills wasn't that crash hot so most of my earlier photos are just memories. Here is a seletion of photo's and the locations in sept 05. after leaving Bangkok, we went to Ayutthya. i'm pretty sure most of you have been there.
















i Don't know where these were, but i do remember some Japanese tourists from Ayutthya





Had a foot massage


Then took a ride back to Bangkok...as you do. Get drunk and leave your ATM card in the ATM machine.......as you do. 6 days later met Shane in Chiang Mai where we did a 4x4 trip with 22 Israelis. [never again]


Shane

we look like a couple of spare pricks at a wedding!

Kiss Kiss








Never seen so much rain in all my life. was a great experince!




You know all those years learning stuuf at school about long neck tribes, i completly forgot about when i went backpacking in Asia, and then i met my only long neck girl. sure, it feels like its all make believe, cos i havent seen any long neck tribes since

the trip with Thana 4x4 is abit hazy. i know i left Chiang Mai and ended up in the golden triangle, so i would guess i was in the Mai Hong Song area. i have never been back there since.


Golden Triangle.


next stop, Laos. [for 20 mins]


it was another year after this photo was taken that we both visited Loas proper. why we missed it that time around i dont know.


sampled some snake wine. great stuff!!






took a shotcut into a hill tribe village. i never asked why then, but now, some 3 years later, i noticed Burmese paint their faces with tanaka powder, so i wonder if these kids are thai/burmese too.


stand in a line please!


bummer!


after that, saw a Khmer temple in Phimai, Khorat, then went to Cambodia

[bkkmadness]

Great pics, cheers.

[Loombucket]

Ayutthya. i'm pretty sure most of you have been there.

Not yet, so, thanks for sharing the pics. Love those kids queing for goodies.

[The Fresh Prince]

Great pics!

I saw these at my wife's granddads funeral but in picture form. I think that they are supposed to represent the different kinds of hell (or hell as we think of it) that can happen to you if you commit sins.







I cant remember them very well except the last one which is the hell that you get for committing adultery. Climbing naked up a thorny tree which animals trying to eat your bits for the rest of eternity!

[dirtydog]

^I think the first 2 must be punishments for being French or gay

[WujouMao]

Great pics!

I saw these at my wife's granddads funeral but in picture form. I think that they are supposed to represent the different kinds of hell (or hell as we think of it) that can happen to you if you commit sins.



I cant remember them very well except the last one which is the hell that you get for committing adultery. Climbing naked up a thorny tree which animals trying to eat your bits for the rest of eternity!

Ah right! thanks mate. i didnt know it was that. thought it was some bloke with a weird taste in making grotesque statues.

[kingwilly]

the trip with Thana 4x4 is abit hazy. i know i left Chiang Mai and ended up in the golden triangle, so i would guess i was in the Mai Hong Song area.

well the golden triangle is famous for that sort of stuff.....

[mediamanbkk]

^I think the first 2 must be punishments for being French or gay

I dread to think what would happen if you were French and Gay!

[sunsetter]

nice one wu, great pics

[bustak]

great pictures, I went to green ya', but couldn't.

So I owe you one.