THAILAND 2020
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Tuk-Tuk is the name of the moto riskshaw, that serves as a taxi.
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China town in Bagkok.
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Whole sale of of diferent variety of rice and beans.
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Fruit vendor. After selling fruits for all day on busy street and very hot day a nap is something that is needed.
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A fish monger.
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Shark fin soup is Chinese delicacy. There are many shops selling fresh or dried shark's fins. It is the main reason of steep sharks decline (90%) in seas and oceans. One hundred million sharks are killed every year, just to meet the demand for the shark fin soup.
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Take away bag with mussels and chilli sauce.
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The Golden Buddha is a 3-meter high statue of Buddha with a weight of 5.5 tons of solid gold that is located in Wat Traimit in Bangkok. It’s the largest gold statue in the world! The orgin and date of manufacture remains uncertain.
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Devotees stick small morsels of golden sheets called "the golden leaves" to holy figures and deities. In this way, they want to show their respect, beautify the statue and gain a better karma on their way to nirvana.
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An escalator to the Bangkok subway.
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A shop window.
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Ruins of the ancient city Ayutthaya was found in the year 1350. For nearly 400 years it was the biggest city in Thailand then called Siamese.
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The city of Ayutthaya was destroyed and robbed by Burmese in 1767 and never recovered from the ravage.
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Ayutthaya.
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Ayutthaya.
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Ayutthaya.
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Ayutthaya.
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Ayutthaya.
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Ayutthaya.
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Ayutthaya.
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Traditional Red Songthaew Taxi in Chiang Mai.
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Traditional yellow Songthaew Taxi in Chiang Mai.
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Inside a luxurious Songthaew Taxi.
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A mural of the past king Bhumibol Adulyadej at different stages of his life. He ruled Thailand for 70 years until 2016. He is depicted in many places in Thailand.
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Pran Buri Forest Park is partly protected. It's a small mangrove site. However it does not stop poachers to catch animals, possibly birds as the stuck plums inside the cage would indicated this.
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Supermarket's shelves with life aquarium fish sold in plastic bottles.
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Drying cadavers of squids.
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It is at an illegal dump site by the side of a road. I spotted the the randomly thrown effigies of lord Ganesha (the elephant) lying flat and the 5 female dancers revering him from behind.
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These statues represent the Hindu holy family of lord Shiva, his wife Parwati and their son Ganesha on one of the side street of Phimai town.
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Performing dancers during the the Phimai festival.
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Performing dancers during the Phimai festival.
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Actors performing at the Phimai festival.
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It is the largest Khmer's temple in Thailand. It was build in the 11th and 12th century and closely resembles temples from famous Angkor Wat built by the Khmers in Cambodia.
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The monument in Phimai is a Buddhist temple where tourist and pilgrims still flock to pay their homage.
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The monument in Phimai is a Buddhist temple where tourist and pilgrims still flock to pay their homage.
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It is a picnic time in proximity of the Prasart Phimai temple.
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On the main road in Phimai during the festival street vendor sells ready to eat jack fruit.
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A chinese restaurant.
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Thailand has large Chinese communities. In the early morning they practice Tai Chi next to the big statue that reminds of the chinese year of the rat, that started on 25th of January 2020.
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A chinese graveyard.
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A spiral incense in front of Chinese deities.
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In Asia the symbol of swastika is not associated with Nazism. It represents prosperity and happiness.
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Chinese pagoda for burning paper prayers. The devotees believe that the smoke of burned prayers will carry their prayers to heaven closer to gods.
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A Buddhist monk closing a door of a temple.
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A Buddhist monk clears old and rotting leaves of Victoria amazonica from a pond in front of a temple.
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In the North of Thailand many old Buddhist temples are made of wood.
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After the long scarf had been consecrated, the devotees carry it to wrap around the big white stupa.
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A brash and broom vendor.
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A traditional Thai dancer.
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A traditional Thai dancer.
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A traditional Thai dancer.
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A fuel station.
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A fuel station.
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A self-serviced automatic fuel dispenser.
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Street pet trade is a common business in many Asian countries.
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Medical team is trained how to handle snakes in a research station. Awareness about snakes and wildlife is very low in Thailand. The station and research center provides training for many groups often the Youth and kids.
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The research station carries out daily monitoring of a few snakes recording their location. Every 6 months the snake is caught and the health conditions are examined by experts herpetologists.
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The herpetologists measure its length, weight and many parameters that tell about the development and health of the snake.
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During the test the king cobra is sedated for safety reason. In order to revive it after the finished test the herpetologist blows air into the lung of the snake.
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This is a ladder made of bamboo stick. Usually locales create them to collect some fruits or honey from wild bees. However after examining the picture in closeup I noticed pieces of fly line in the canopy, which usually is a bad news for all animals.
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This is a popular little street shrine common site both in big cities or in a countryside.
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A Buddhist monk from central Thailand. His name is Samboon (Sambun) and he is 61 year old. Samboon entered the monastic life 3 years ago after he had renounced his secular lifestyle in Bangkok. He says it gives him peace of mind and he really enjoys it now.
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Prang Sam Yot, a Khmer temple in Lopburi, also nicknamed the monkey temple.
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Lopburi is sometimes nicknamed "the monkey city" because of hundreds of its non-human primate inhabitants.
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Instead of trees the macaques well adopted to climbing urban structures.
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Some people are fed up with the mischievous monkeys and try to defend themselves by chasing them away with a slingshot.
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Scavenging bins or temples gives macaque the opportunity to indulge on artificial human foods.
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People selling raffle tickets are common sites on the streets of Thailand, both small villages or big cities.
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A market selling just lotteries and raffle tickets.
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One of many holiday resorts on the island Koh Chang.
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