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Wat Pa Non Sa-at

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #culture, #heritage, #hindu, #hinduism, #landmark, #monument, #old, #religion, #site, #sky, #stone, #temple, #tourism, #tourist, #tower, #travel, angkor, archeology, asian, buddha, buddhism, cambodia, cambodian, civilization, famous, historical, history, jungle, khmer, lake, reap, reflection, religious, river, ruin, siem, sunrise, Thailand, thom, tomb, tree, tropical, unesco, wat, water. Leave a comment

A beautiful collection of the sculptures within the grounds of the Wat and the itnterior of the Wat itself. I visited here whilst on my way back to Nong Khai via Looei in The North East of Thailand

Chiang Dao

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #landmark, #outdoor, #park, #sky, #stone, #summer, #tourism, #tourist, #travel, adventure, beauty, cave, cavern, chiang, chiang mai, cliff, cloud, dao, doi, field, fog, forest, geology, hill, landscape, light, limestone, luang, mai, mountain, national, natural, nature, rock, scenery, scenic, stalactite, sun, sunrise, sunset, thai, Thailand, tree, vacation, valley, yellow. Leave a comment

Chiang Dao lies above the Menam Ping gorge on the green slopes of Doi Chiang Dao Mountain. The name means “City of Stars”, and derives from its earlier name Piang Dao, or “(at the) level of the stars”. True to the name, limestone peaks reaching a height of 2,186 m (7,174 ft) make Chiang Dao an impressive area. Chiang Dao is the third highest mountain in Thailand. The village is a quiet little picturesque area, with a quaint northern Thailand feel. It’s located in Chiang Dao national park. Chiang Dao is cover by fog almost of the year and temperature is always cool in winter and rainy season.

In 2013 when I was 2/3rds of the way through my trip across Central and South East Asia, I stopped in Chiang Dao for some rest and stunning scenery and It wasn’t disappointing. I walked along the Lisu tribe village road and deep into the country side. Along with visiting the famous Chaing Dao caves and the Phare Mahajadee Rachsamjammadhevesrivechai Temple both beautifully surronded by stunning Landscape. Nthing of course out does the Peake; Doi Luang Chiang Dao (ดอยหลวงเชียดางว)

Ürümqi

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: People's Republic of China. Tagged: #grass, #landmark, #modern, #park, #sky, #skyline, #summer, #temple, #tourist, #tower, #traditional, #travel, #view, #white, artificial, beauty, boat, bridge, china, chinese, cloud, day, forest, green, heaven, high, island, lake, landscape, mountain, nature, office, panorama, skyscrapers, snow, sunny, tianshan, trees, urban, urumqi, xinjiang. Leave a comment

In 2012 I crossed from Kyrgyzstan in the the Western corner of north China, along my one month journey across China, I stopped at many places and this is a quick snapshot of one of my favourite Chinese Cities, Ürümqi.

A very big city that has managed to keep hold of it’s historical architecture and modern buildings in an eclective mix. Along with three amazing and beautifully landscaped parks along with their own historical buildings which have been made central features to value them and where they can be appreciated by many.

Sanjao Posuea

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #culture, #destination, #illustration, #landmark, #old, #ornament, #palace, #red, #religion, #symbol, #temple, #tourism, #tower, #traditional, #travel, #vector, abstract, asian, buddhism, buddhist, china, chinese, decoration, decorative, design, door, drawing, dynasty, east, element, gate, house, isolated, japan, japanese, landscape, museum, oriental, pagoda, pavilion, roof, structure, style, Thailand. Leave a comment

Sanjao Posuea ( ศาลเจ้าพ่อเสือ ) 171, Soi 5, Thaosura Rd ; Tel 044 259246

This is clearly the biggest and most richly decorated Sanjao you can visit in Korat. It is made up of a main building, quite spacious and with several internal shrines, plus five or six more external shrines (one of them placed on a second floor), a votive pole, an incineretor, and other votive objects and accessories. It is found outside the eastern city gate, on a lane extending to the east into the homonymous community.

Internal decorations, ornaments and objects in the main building are gorgeous and they, alone, deserve a visit. If you are lucky you can assist a particualr religious ceremony taking place inside. The full name includes also the words Tung Swaang ( ทุ่งสว่าง ).

Purton Hulks a ‘Ship Graveyard’ on the River Severn

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: United Kingdom. Tagged: #old, #sky, #travel, abandoned, barge, barges, beached, boat, boats, canal, coast, crystal ball, decay, decayed timber, england, erosion, gloucester, gloucester-sharpness canal, gloucestershire, graveyard, hulks, hull, lighter, nails, purton, purton ships graveyard, river, river severn, rotten, rotten wood, rudder, rust, rusty, severn, sharpness, ship, ships, shipwreck, shipwrecks, stranded, sunny, texture, tidal, timber, timbers, water, wood, wooden, wreck. 1 Comment

During my very brief visit back home to the UK in July I visited the Purton Hulks on the Severn estuary .

The Purton hulks form the largest ships graveyard in the UK, beginning when several hulks were used in the early 20th century to shore up the bank between the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and the River Severn, there are currently approximately 80 vessels located along the riverbank at Purton.

Erawan Museum

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #culture, #holy, #landmark, #monument, #ornament, #palace, #red, #religion, #sculpture, #sky, #statue, #stone, #temple, #tourism, #traditional, #travel, #white, animal, antique, asian, bangkok, black, buddhism, ceiling, classic, decoration, design, elephant, entrance, erawan, glass, head, history, interior, museum, pattern, prakan, religious, sacred, samut, style, thai, Thailand, three. Leave a comment

During my stay in Bangkok during the funeral of King Rama 9 I visited the Erawan Museum on the edge of the city.

A fantastic place with an enormous three headed elephant on an equally gargantuan pedestal. Beautifully ornate and stunningly detailed inside you find two dragons curling their way round the interior of the building creating the spectacular stair case.

As you ascend through the three floors you are taken higher and closer to heaven where you can see a most amazing coloured stain glass ceiling. Above that yo reach the nirvana, or temple of Buddha with again such wonderful blue painted sky and gold adornments. Half way down yo can look out through a window (the elephants stomach) and see across Bangkok.

The Gardens are full of not only beautiful plants and flowers but also detailed Thai sculptures and water features. The Elephant itself weighs a hefty 250 tonnes and stands at 29 meters high and 39 meters long and made from Bronze.

Wat Pa Lak Roi

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #culture, #destination, #outdoor, #park, #red, #spring, #travel, #view, #white, beppu, boiling, famous, flower, garden, geological, geothermal, gray, green, heat, hell, hot, japan, japanese, jigoku, kyushu, landscape, mineral, national, natural, nature, oita, onsen, place, pond, pool, rock, scene, sea, skin, smoke, spa, steam, Thailand, thermal, tree, trip, water. Leave a comment

My most recent photography project from my visit to Wat Pa Lak Roi a Buddhist hell garden. Approx 17km from Nakhon Ratchasima this Garden aims to instruct the Buddhist believer in the ways of Karma and it’s consequences for the lack of. I hope you find this as interesting as I did!

Persepolis

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Islamic Republic of Iran. Tagged: #culture, #empire, #heritage, #landmark, #monument, #old, #palace, #sculpture, #site, #sky, #statue, #stone, #tourism, #travel, achaemenid, archaeology, archeology, attraction, bas-relief, darius, dynasty, east, excavations, fars, gate, historic, historical, history, iran, iranian, middle east, outside, persepolis, persepolis iran, persia, persian, relief, ruins, sand, shiraz, sight, unesco, wall, world, xerxes. Leave a comment

During my “Silk Route” journey in 2012 I travelled through Iran and of course the route Alexander the Great took to Persepolis the ancient City of Persia. Now in ruins, this UNESCO World Heritage is one that you really need to see to understand and get a feel of. The area of the site is vast and seems to just keep going and going. It is pretty amazing to walk around and imagine how it would have looked in the 4th century.

Chiang Khan

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #old, #outdoor, #road, #sky, #summer, #temple, #tourism, #travel, #view, asian, beauty, chiang, chiang khan, environment, fog, forest, green, hill, holiday, house, khan, khong, landscape, local, loei, morning, mountain, natural, nature, peaceful, relax, relaxation, river, romantic, rural, scenery, scenic, thai, Thailand, town, tree, tropical, vacation, village, water, wood. Leave a comment

Chiang Khan is a very old city with a unique culture and way of life. The most impressive scenes of Chiang Khan are the simple wooden houses adapted to be guest houses, coffee shops, and souvenir shops. On a beautiful day with nice weather, Chiang Khan provides a peaceful local life with a warm welcome for all visitors. Why not hire a bicycle and ride around Chiang Khan. Your ride can take you to all attractions because Chiang Khan is a small town. So, you can travel around easily by bicycle. Riding a bicycle is not only for travelling but is also healthy exercise and reduces pollution.

Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Thailand. Tagged: #culture, #hindu, #monument, #old, #outdoor, #park, #religion, #sculpture, #statue, #stone, #symbol, #temple, #tourism, #travel, amazing, asian, bigest, buddha, buddhism, buddhist, christian, decoration, e-san, folk legends, garden, hindu gods, historical, history, journey, kaeo ku, kaew, ku, museum, nong khai, part of, ramayana epic, religious, sala, sala keoku, south east, tale, teachings, thai, Thailand, tourist area. Leave a comment

The park’s countless dazzling sculptures were the life’s work of Boun Leua Sulilat, a Lao man who spent much of his early life absorbing mystical knowledge from an ascetic hermit named Kaew Ku, who lived in a cave in Laos. Sala Kaew Ku is Sulilat’s impressive attempt to bring this knowledge to life. While the striking depictions draw from a wide range of ancient beliefs, including animist folklore, Hindu mythology and Buddhist traditionalism, the execution is all Sulilat.

Surrounded by well-groomed gardens and a large pond, the 100+ sculptures range from modest in size to way larger than life, with the tallest reaching 25 metres in height. Along with endless grinning Buddhas and animated Hindu gods, the park features several depictions of nagas, or mythical serpents that play a prominent role in South and Southeast Asian mythology. Sulilat himself strongly identified with snakes, believing them to be the purest of all creatures.

The Istana Leban Tunggal

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Malaysia. Tagged: #cultural, #culture, #exotic, #golden, #heritage, #landmark, #old, #palace, #tourism, #tourist, #tower, #traditional, #travel, attraction, cloud, decorated, design, dome, entrance, facade, gate, history, indonesia, istana, king, kingdom, kuala, landscape, lumpur, main, majestic, Malaysia, malaysian, mansion, negara, new, residence, roof, royal, royalty, sultan, sumatera, symbolic, traditional design, tree, vintage, yellow. Leave a comment

In 2016 just before y return to the UK I could not resist visiting the beautiful Country of Malaysia. On this occasion I spent some time in Pekan, where there are many traditional Malay wooden houses and some traditional wooden palaces, some are in great shape and some, well they are more like this one, how could i not fall in love with it and want to record it’s standing before it becomes so derelict that no one can see it’s former beauty.

Vinh Long Food Market

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Lao People's Democratic Republic. Tagged: #culture, #street, #traditional, #travel, a, agriculture, asian, basket, cai, can, delta, dozen, floating, food, fresh, freshness, fruit, giang, indochina, larrge, life, lifestyle, local, long, lot, many, market, mekong, number, numerous, pomelo, poverty, product, rang, river, saigon, sale, sell, south, southern, tho, tropical, vegetables, vietnam, vietnamese, village, vinh, wanderlust. Leave a comment

In 2013 I was on my last leg of my year out in Central and South East Asia. Vietnam was my penultimate country on this epic journey. Today’s slideshow brings you a taste of Vinh Long in the southern Mekong Delta. It actually sits on the Cổ Chiên River,a branch of the Mekong. It is widely visited and quite famous for it’s Cai Be Floating Market , but it also has an amazing food market on Land, so here it is…

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Wat Pa Non Sa-at

Sanjao Posuea

Purton Hulks a ‘Ship Graveyard’ on the River Severn

Erawan Museum

Wat Pa Lak Roi

Persepolis

Chiang Khan

Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Park

Vinh Long Food Market

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