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Street Art in Kuala Terengganu

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Malaysia. Tagged: #color, #culture, #festival, #landmark, #outdoor, #people, #religion, #sky, #street, #tourism, #tourist, #traditional, #travel, abstract, asian, attraction, business, colorful, cooking, crowd, cuisine, dark, decoration, delicious, downtown, evening, famous, festive, food, glow, grill, holiday, light, Malaysia, market, night, night market, nightlife, restaurant, retro, sell, shop, terengganu, twilight. Leave a comment

An amazing selection of street art in this old China town in Kuala Terengganu in Malaysia. This are a great place to wander around and take photos and eat amazing food and meet lovely people.

The White Temple (Wat Rong Khun)

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #craft, #culture, #grass, #landmark, #religion, #sculpture, #sky, #statue, #temple, #tourism, #tradition, #traditional, #travel, #white, amazing, asian, buddha, buddhism, buddhist, carving, chiang, chiangrai, church, construction, decor, decoration, decorative, design, destinations, khun, landscape, mai, northern, oriental, pattern, rai, reflect, reflection, religious, rong, style, sunshine, thai, Thailand, wat. Leave a comment

Wat Rong Khun, better known as “the White Temple” is one of the most recognizable temples in Thailand. The temple outside the town of Chiang Rai attracts a large number of visitors, both Thai and foreign, making it one of Chiang Rai’s most visited attractions.

Wat Rong Khun is a unique temple that stands out through the white color and the use of pieces of glass in the plaster, sparkling in the sun. The white color signifies the purity of the Buddha, while the glass symbolizes the Buddha’s wisdom and the Dhamma, the Buddhist teachings.

The Wat Rong Khun was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat, a famous Thai visual artist. To date the temple is not finished. Eventually there will be nine buildings including an ubosot, a hall to enshrine Buddhist relics, a meditation hall, the monks living quarters and an art gallery.

On May 5th 2014 a strong earthquake hit Chiang Rai. Although the white temple was badly damaged, Chalermchai Kositpipat decided to restore and further expand the Wat Rong Khun.

History of the Wat Rong Khun Towards the end of the 20th century, the original Wat Rong Khun was in a very poor state of preservation. Restoration works on the temple started, but had to be halted due to a lack of funds. Chalermchai Kositpipat, a artist born in Chiang Rai, decided to completely rebuild the temple and fund the project with his own money. The artist built the temple to be a center of learning and meditation and for people to gain benefit from the Buddhist teachings. Today the works are ongoing.

Anau Fort Video

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Turkmenistan. Tagged: #culture, #landmark, #medieval, #monument, #mosque, #old, #outdoor, #religion, #stone, #travel, #turkmenistan, ages, aleppo, arabic, archeology, architectural, castle, citadel, complex, day, east, famous, fort, fortification, fortress, historic, historical, history, house, islam, islamic, middle, monumental, muslim, orient, oriental, past, ruin, syria, syrian, town, wall. Leave a comment

During my journey along the Silk Route in 2012-2013 I visited Turkmenistan, here are my pictures from the Anau Fort just before we entered the Karakum desert. Both stunning places that I had to share.

Mysore Palace

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #culture, #exterior, #heritage, #illustration, #india, #indian, #landmark, #luxury, #monument, #old, #palace, #sky, #symbol, #tourism, #tower, #travel, asian, attraction, bangalore, castle, dasara, dome, drawing, england, facade, famous, granite, historic, karnataka, king, landscape, maharaja, mysore, mysore palace, mysore skyline, night, places, royal, scenery, sunny, tudor, windsor, wodeyar. Leave a comment

Photography is not allowed inside the palace and is stictley enforced. So I took images of the outside before my visit inside.

The Palace of Mysore is a historical palace in the city of Mysore in Karnataka, southern India. It is the official residence and seat of the Wodeyars — the rulers of Mysore, the royal family of Mysore, who ruled the princely state from 1399 to 1950.

Mount Phousi

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Lao People's Democratic Republic. Tagged: #culture, #destination, #golden, #heritage, #landmark, #religion, #road, #sky, #temple, #tourism, #tradition, #traditional, #travel, #view, asian, attraction, buddhist, buildings, green, horizontal, khan, landscape, lao, laos, light, luang, mekong, mount, mountain, nature, phou, phousi, phu, prabang, river, si, sights, southeast, streets, sun, town, tranquil, tree, unesco, viewpoint. Leave a comment

During my travels round Laos in 2013 I visited Luang Prabang and visited Mount Phousi and enjoy the stunning views of Laos. I hope you enjoy it too!

Plain of Jars

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Lao People's Democratic Republic. Tagged: #landmark, #old, #outdoors, #park, #site, #stone, #tourist, #travel, #white, age, archaelogical, archaeologic, archaeological, asian, blank, canister, container, empty, famous, glass, glossy, grave, historical, history, indochina, isolated, jar, jars, landscape, lao, laos, lid, megalithic, nature, object, phonsavan, place, plain, plain of jars, rock, southeastasia, translucent, transparent, unesco, war, xieng, xiengkhouang. Leave a comment

In 2013 I visited the plain of jars in Laos these are a collection of images weaved into a slideshow for you to see! More other interesting locations coming soon!

Street Art in Kuala Terengganu

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Malaysia. Tagged: #culture, #festival, #landmark, #outdoor, #people, #religion, #sky, #street, #tourism, #tourist, #traditional, #travel, abstract, asian, attraction, business, colorful, cooking, crowd, cuisine, dark, decoration, delicious, downtown, evening, famous, festive, food, glow, grill, holiday, light, Malaysia, market, night, night market, nightlife, restaurant, retro, sell, shop, terengganu, twilight. Leave a comment

An amazing selection of street art in this old China town in Kuala Terengganu in Malaysia. This are a great place to wander around and take photos and eat amazing food and meet lovely people

Sappha Sang Won Chedi

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #culture, #destination, #heritage, #holy, #landmark, #old, #palace, #religion, #sculpture, #sky, #statue, #symbol, #temple, #tourism, #tourist, #traditional, #travel, #worship, asian, attraction, buddha, buddhism, buddhist, chedi, church, decoration, faith, famous, historic, historical, history, pagoda, popular, pray, religious, repair, respect, sanctuary, spiritual, stupa, thai, Thailand, wat. Leave a comment

Another amazing place in the Isaan Region

Wat Sala Loi-Nakhon Ratchasima

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #grass, #landmark, #ornament, #outdoor, #religion, #temple, #traditional, #travel, #white, #worship, buddhism, buddhist, church, decoration, design, faith, garden, gardening, green, korat, landscape, loi, monk, nakhon, northeast, outside, pagoda, palm, plant, ratchasima, religious, sala, salaloi, salaloy, scene, shrine, style, suranaree, thai, Thailand, tranquil, tree, wat. Leave a comment

Wat Sala Loi, built in 1827 by Thao Suranari and her husband. The highlight to visit here is to see The ancient convocation hall. The hall inside the temple is in an applied Thai style in the shape of a junk riding the waves, the buildings was decorated by local Dan Kwian clay tiles to tell the life of Lord Buddha. The door is made of metal with raised designs of the Buddhist tale and the hall houses a large standing white Buddha image.

Historical Walk Round Ipoh

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Malaysia. Tagged: #heritage, #landmark, #old, #park, #road, #sky, #skyline, #stone, #street, #tourism, #travel, #view, #white, aerial, asian, chinese, cloud, dome, evening, famous, food, green, holiday, house, houses, intersection, ipoh, lake, landscape, Malaysia, mount, mountain, nature, pattern, perak, rock, roof, scenic, square, sunset, textures, top down, town. Leave a comment

The amazing Heritage walk round one of my favourite Malay towns of Ipoh where the food is amazing too! The heritage walk is about 4 miles long covering most of the historically important places and might take approx. 2 hours to complete all the places.

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