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Peaceful Moments a series of self made “moments” of peace .
A series of self made “peaceful moments”
A series of self made “peaceful moments”
A series of self made “peaceful moments”
A series of self made “peaceful moments”
A series of self made “peaceful moments”
A series of self made “peaceful moments”
series of self made “peaceful moments”
Wang Matcha Restaurant – Nakhon Ratchasima- Thailand Wang Matcha* Restaurant is in Korat city about four km from the city centre, Korat.
I don’t usually write about wining and dining but this is one place you will want to write home about and share with your friends. I haven’t come across a restaurant like this in Thailand.
*wang – palace, matcha – fish Matchachat – Pisces, the 12th sign of the zodiac Matchanu – the son of Hanuman the monkey god and a female mermaid, Suvannamatcha in Ramakien, the Thai version of the Ramayana epic
The layout of the restaurant Wang Matcha Restaurant consists of a huge lake about 150 m x 100 m with pavilions all round the lake that serve as dining rooms. The main restaurant building, where the kitchen is located, has both indoor and outdoor dining facilities.
The small pavilions around the lake are suitable for small groups of friends who would like some privacy and to be away from the crowd. The whole place has a natural ambience with lots of trees, plants and garden lighting. There’s a windmill in the middle of the lake that’s lit up at night. Plus a pavilion of live music!
The distance of the pavilion at the southern corner of the lake to the kitchen in the main building is about 150 m. How then are diners going to get their food in time? Simple, food is delivered by speed boats racing across the lake.
In April 2015 this stunning country house at Clandon was ravaged by a fire, completely gutting the building and destroying many of the treasures in the house, all that was left was this shell, which I shot images of in the October of 2015.
Clandon Park was one of the country’s most complete examples of a Palladian mansion, built for the Onslow family in the 1720s. Given to us in 1956, the house showcased a superb collection of 18th century furniture, porcelain and textiles.
Hinemihi Maori (meeting house) comes to Clandon Park
1891 William Hillier, 4th Earl of Onslow, was approaching the end of his term as Governor of New Zealand and wanted a souvenir of the country he loved, to take back to his family home in England.A sum of £50 was swiftly agreed by the son of Chief Aporo, to purchase Hinemihi. An official hand-written bill-of-sale was drawn up and dated January 27 1892. Easily dismantled and transported, Hinemihi was shipped to England.
At the end of the slideshow you will see; The Dutch Garden
This sunken garden was created between 1897 and 1902. The garden was originally modelled on the Sunken Garden at Hampton Court. The garden is formed by clipped hedges and topiary, centred around a small statue in a circular pool.
This article from the series of “Spotlights” for the department of Russian and East European Studies at The University of Pennsylvania reminds us of the great ecological disaster of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan. Another one of my stops on my Silk Route Journey across Central Asia in 2012. A sobering place empty of life an so sad to know that this has happened in my own lifetime. A very poignant place on my journey for me.
You can read it in full here; https://rees.sas.upenn.edu/about/spotlight/ships-graveyard-moynaq-uzbekistan
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