Leon-Owens that is. She is the British schoolteacher commisioned with educating King Mongkut's children. (King and I) I saw the palace complex she lived in. The buildings are highly ornate and organic. I'll show you next post.
These swords are 5 1/2 ft tall. True long swords!
The Reclining Buddha--covered in gold leaf. So calming to look at. Buddha always looks happy. Of course he does-he found a way out of suffering ie avoid attachment. I'm not all that happy he left his wife and child though.
Stuppas (pagodas) are the architectural embodiment of the concept of enlightenment. These are cemented over brick then painted and gilt wood carvings attached. The temple have these beautiful glazed terracotta tiles so the roof glistens in the sun like it's wet. So fun to look at.
I asked Soren if he wanted to taste the best Pad Thai ever. He said "What's Pad Thai?" And then he saw where I was pointing. Street side, dogs, hawkers, some flies, little plastic seats, women with barefeet. He turned up his nose but I persisted. His had shrimp in it--he scarfed the whole thing and said it was the best food he had ever had: $1.75 usd
We went to the flower market. Buddhists make lovely space for flowers in their religious rituals. These are used to hang on shrines or drape over hands in prayer. I think the little white ones are frangipani. They are very fragrant like tuber roses. Katy, can you check with your dad?
Yellow is the color of warmth, so it is the color of life, power and celebration. Carnations last a long time so they are used to decorate homes, floors, food, people, holy sites etc etc etc. There is Soren in the background. The streets of the flower market smelled better than the streets we walked to get here. So MANY people, lots of traffic, pollution--ugh!
These swords are 5 1/2 ft tall. True long swords!
The Reclining Buddha--covered in gold leaf. So calming to look at. Buddha always looks happy. Of course he does-he found a way out of suffering ie avoid attachment. I'm not all that happy he left his wife and child though.
Stuppas (pagodas) are the architectural embodiment of the concept of enlightenment. These are cemented over brick then painted and gilt wood carvings attached. The temple have these beautiful glazed terracotta tiles so the roof glistens in the sun like it's wet. So fun to look at.
I asked Soren if he wanted to taste the best Pad Thai ever. He said "What's Pad Thai?" And then he saw where I was pointing. Street side, dogs, hawkers, some flies, little plastic seats, women with barefeet. He turned up his nose but I persisted. His had shrimp in it--he scarfed the whole thing and said it was the best food he had ever had: $1.75 usd
We went to the flower market. Buddhists make lovely space for flowers in their religious rituals. These are used to hang on shrines or drape over hands in prayer. I think the little white ones are frangipani. They are very fragrant like tuber roses. Katy, can you check with your dad?
Yellow is the color of warmth, so it is the color of life, power and celebration. Carnations last a long time so they are used to decorate homes, floors, food, people, holy sites etc etc etc. There is Soren in the background. The streets of the flower market smelled better than the streets we walked to get here. So MANY people, lots of traffic, pollution--ugh!
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