more catch: thailand
pictures from my lunar new year vacation in bangkok. old friends, good times.
Bangkok Days
Wat Phra Kaew (who knew the Emerald Buddha was so tiny, or that he had different clothing for each season?), the Grand Palace (highlight: dusty halls filled with old weapons) and Wat Pho (you can buy incense and a little square of gold leaf to touch to your sweaty forehead and then to the Reclining Buddha's huge, divine expanse). Traditional Thai Massage (NOT the sexy kind) in the Wat Pho temple school-- like passive yoga. It's like working out without the effort. Taking the BTS Skytrain around Ploen Chit, Chit Lom, Siam Square. Shopping with young Thai trendies at Siam Discovery Center (one of the coolest shirts I've ever seen, although it just didn't fit right). Braving the steaming crowds and shivering infant chipmunks (for sale as pets, chained to the top of cages) at Chatuchak Market. Global design hipness at H1 complex in Sukhumvit. Muay Thai at Lumphini Stadium. Strolling the deserted grounds of a gorgeous private museum (the name of which is escaping me right now). Checking out art student exhibitions at Chulalongkorn University. Interviewing young Thai filmmakers. My favorite new gum: Dentyne Green Tea Mint.
Daytrip to the ancient city of Ayutthaya (pronounced "eye-you-dee-ya")
"Please do not climb up monuments".
Bangkok Nights
Elephants and Bollywood club nights and The Year of the Rooster and pirate art films in Patpong and chic Sikhs and our BK nightlife guide extraordinaire, Freddy.
Bangkok Days
Wat Phra Kaew (who knew the Emerald Buddha was so tiny, or that he had different clothing for each season?), the Grand Palace (highlight: dusty halls filled with old weapons) and Wat Pho (you can buy incense and a little square of gold leaf to touch to your sweaty forehead and then to the Reclining Buddha's huge, divine expanse). Traditional Thai Massage (NOT the sexy kind) in the Wat Pho temple school-- like passive yoga. It's like working out without the effort. Taking the BTS Skytrain around Ploen Chit, Chit Lom, Siam Square. Shopping with young Thai trendies at Siam Discovery Center (one of the coolest shirts I've ever seen, although it just didn't fit right). Braving the steaming crowds and shivering infant chipmunks (for sale as pets, chained to the top of cages) at Chatuchak Market. Global design hipness at H1 complex in Sukhumvit. Muay Thai at Lumphini Stadium. Strolling the deserted grounds of a gorgeous private museum (the name of which is escaping me right now). Checking out art student exhibitions at Chulalongkorn University. Interviewing young Thai filmmakers. My favorite new gum: Dentyne Green Tea Mint.
Daytrip to the ancient city of Ayutthaya (pronounced "eye-you-dee-ya")
"Please do not climb up monuments".
Bangkok Nights
Elephants and Bollywood club nights and The Year of the Rooster and pirate art films in Patpong and chic Sikhs and our BK nightlife guide extraordinaire, Freddy.
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