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NOVEMBER, 2005--FEBRUARY, 2006

BANGKOK

IN THE CITY

Arriving in Bangkok
The Asia Hotel

The Bangkok Skytrain
The Ambassador Hotel

Walking to the Hospital
The Central Chitlam Mall

Crossing the River
The Calypso Show

A TRIP WEST OF BANGKOK

The Bridge on the River Kwai
Tiger Temple

CHIANG MAI

HOTELS IN THE CITY

The Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel
The Duang Tawan Hotel
The Star Hotel
The Sheraton
Yaang Come Village
The Royal Lanna
Other Hotels
Other Hotels

RESTAURANTS IN THE CITY

Haufbrauhaus
Beer Garden
Sunflower Chinese Restaurant
Japanese Buffet at Duangtawan
The Bakery at the Sheraton

The Restaurant at the Plaza
The Irish Restaurant
Pizza in Thailand
The Whole Earth
Other Restaurants

SHOPPING IN THE CITY

Carrefour--A French Walmart
Central Mall
The Night Bazaar
The Sunday Market
The Saturday Market
The Kham Thiang Market

FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL DAYS

THE GIFTS' FAIR


The 2005 Gifts' Fair
Clothes on Sale at the Fair
Animals at the Fair

Accessories at the Fair
Flowers and Candles

MARDI GRAS

Mardi Gras 2005
The Mardi Gras Parade 1
The Mardi Gras Parade 2
The Mardi Gras Parade 3
After the Parade

The Miss Chiang Mai Mardi Gras Contest

THE ROSE SHOW

The Rose Show
Roses
The Kham Thiang Market
A Dog Store
The Prisoner's Market

THE ORCHID FESTIVAL

Arriving at the Festival
Orchids
Cattelya Orchids

Miniature Orchids
Far and Near Views of the Flowers
The Best of Show Orchids

THE UMBRELLA FESTIVAL

Shopping in Bo Sang
The Umbrella Festival Parade 1
The Umbrella Festival Parade 2
The Thai Silk Village

THE FLOWER FESTIVAL

The Parade 1
The Parade 2
The Parade 3
The Parade 4

ELEPHANT BACK WEDDINGS ON VALENTINE'S DAY

The Young Elephant Training Center
Elephant Back Weddings 1
Elephant Back Weddings 2

AROUND CHIANG MAI

Things I Found Changed from Last Year
Chang Klan Street to the Right
Chang Klan Street to the Left
The Night Bazaar
Arab Street

Our Friends in Chiang Mai
Our Animal Friends
Jane and Chai's Home
Animal Friends in Our Neighborhood

Death Customs in Thailand
An Unusual Rainy Day

The Palace of the Princess
Monkey School 1
Monkey School 2
Orchid Farm
Butterfly Farm
Some Pretty Flowers

ON THE ROAD WITH CHAI

CHIANG RAI

The Beautiful White Temple
More of the White Temple
The Artist's Display
The Wiang Come Hotel
Walking near the Hotel
The Only Plus Size Store in Thailand
Mengrai Plaza

MAE SAI

Mae Sai
The Wang Thang Hotel
The View from Our Room
A Temple on a Hill
The View from the Temple

BURMA

Crossing the Bridge to Burma
A Duty Free Temple
The Street Market

THANATHAN

The Florida of Thailand

THA TON

Tha Ton
The Tha Ton River Lodge
Our Cabin
The Pek River

The First Temple
The Second Temple
The Third Temple
The Fourth Temple
The Fifth Temple

HEADING WEST


Along the Highway

The Secluded Chiang DAo Resort
A Roadside Buddha
An Elephant Along the Highway/a>
Passing Through a Small Town on Market Day

PAI

Downtown Pai
A Temple in Pai
The Baan Kratong Lodge
Our Lodge

MAE HONG SON

The Temple on the Hill
A View from the Temple
The Dowtown Lake
Temples Alongside the Lake
The Night Market
Rooks Resort Hotel

Going to Visit the Long Neck Women Village
The Village of the Long Necks
Long Neck Women
Long Neck Women2

BACK IN CHIANG MAI

Wiang Kum Kam

Wat Chang Kham

GOING HOME

Cherry Blossoms Along the Highway
Pulling into Chiang Mai

Stuff I Bought

Fun Stuff
Jewelry
Clothes

Purses
Shoes
Nothing but Sandals


Fun Stuff Carlos Bought
Clothes Carlos Bought



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~~~DECEMBER, 2004--JANUARY, 2005~~~

~~~ PATTAYA ~~~

CITY TOUR of PATTAYA
WALKING STREET
SIAM BAYSHORE Resort HOTEL

AROUND the CITY of PATTAYA
MINI SIAM

NONG NOOCH
ELEPHANT SHOW at Nong Nooch
CULTURAL SHOW at Nong Nooch

TIFFANY'S SHOW Part 1
TIFFANY'S SHOW Part 2

SRI RACHA
TIGERS & CROCS at Sri Racha

FLOWERS in Pattaya

~~~ BANGKOK ~~~

ARRIVING
TOUR of BANGKOK
TEMPLE of the EMERALD BUDDHA

GRAND PALACE and WAT PHO
VIMANMEK TEAK MANSION
SHOPPING in BANGKOK
EVENING CRUISE

~~~ ON THE ROAD WITH JANE ~~~

DOMNOEN SADUAK

SALT FARMERS
The FLOATING MARKET

AYUTHAYA

On the ROAD to AYUTHAYA
U THONG HOTEL
RUINS of the ANCIENT CAPITAL
"CHINESE" TEMPLE

LOPBURI

MONKEYS

PHITSONULOK

Road to Phitsanulok

AROUND TOWN
WAT PHRA SI

SUKOTHAI
Shopping in SUKOTHAI

HEADING NORTH

PAYAO

ROAD TO CHIANG RAI

CHIANG RAI

RIMKOK Resort HOTEL
FLOWERS at the RIMKOK
CHIANG RAI

On the Road to the Hill Tribes HILLTRIBES

Long Necks and Big Ears
Hot Spring Park
MAE SAI

The GOLDEN TRIANGLE

MAE FAH BOTANICAL GARDENS
LOTS OF FLOWERS at MAE FAH

~~~ CHIANG MAI ~~~

Road to Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI PLAZA HOTEL
FLOWER Market

Mae Sa Elephant Camp
The First MONKEY School
ORCID and BUTTERFLY Farm

ELEPHANT Hospital
BUFFALO Camp
FLOWERS at the Buffalo Camp
Second MONKEY School

A Trip to the HOT SPRINGS
WIANG KUM KAM

CHRISTMAS EVE
MARDI GRAS
MARDI GRAS PARADE

The ZOO
PANDAS
CHINESE Temple

BAAN TAWAI
DOLL STORE

DOLL FACTORY
STORE at the Doll Factory

DOLL MUSEUM - Hill Tribe
DOLL MUSEUM - Traditional Costume
DOLL MUSEUM - Western Style
DOLL MUSEUM - Foreign

Back to Chiang Mai
Airport Central Mall

NEW YEAR'S EVE
SHOW Before the Fireworks
HOT AIR BALLOONS
FIREWORKS

The DOWNTOWN Market
The NIGHT BAZAAR
Anusan NIGHT Market

CABERET Show
Classical DANCE Show
CABERET Show
KHAN TOKE Dinner and Show
Silver Store

Factory Stores
Temple in Chiang Mai


SIMON'S Show Part 1
SIMON'S Show Part 2
Visiting Kwan in the Hospital


SPIRIT HOUSES on the Highway
Temple in LAMPHUN
Doi Suthep
Doi Suthep Veranda
Market and Purple Jade Store br>
Shopping After Doi Suthep


Second UMBRELLA Store
BO SANG Shopping

Umbrella FESTIVAL PARADE Part 1
Umbrella FESTIVAL PARADE Part 2


Our Neighborhood in Chiang Mai
Walking Down to the Old City
Young Elephant Center
The Moat
The Sunday Market

~~~ GOING HOME ~~~

Returning to Bangkok
Rama Gardens Hotel
GARDEN at the Rama Gardens
Going to Dallas

~~~ Stuff I Bought ~~~

Fun Stuff
Jewelry
Clothes
Purses
Shoes



~~~DECEMBER 2002 & JANUARY 2003~~~

~~~ BANGKOK ~~~

Arrival in THAILAND
Beautiful Temples in BANGKOK
THAI Dance Show

Walking Around BANGKOK
Beautiful BANGKOK Hotels
BAIYOKE SKY-World's Tallest Hotel

~~~ NORTH OF BANGKOK ~~~

LOPBURI-The Monkey City
AYUTHAYA-Previous Thai Capital

~~~ CHONBURI PROVINCE ~~~

PATTAYA-BANGKOK's Premiere Beach Resort
SRI RACHA TIGER ZOO

~~~ CENTRAL THAILAND ~~~

SUKHOTHAI-1st Thai Capital
PHITSANULOK-Largest Central THAI City
UNIQUE THAI INDUSTRIES

~~~ NORTHERN THAILAND ~~~

LAMPANG-City of the Horse Drawn Carriage
The ROAD to BURMA
The Thai/Burmese Border
The GOLDEN TRIANGLE
CHIANG RAI-Gateway to the GOLDEN TRIANGLE

~~~ CHIANG MAI ~~~

CHIANG MAI-The ROSE of the NORTH
MAESA Elephant Camp
ORCHID Farm
FAREWELL Dinner
CHRISTMAS and OUR 32nd ANNIVERSARY

NEW YEAR'S EVE
CHIANG MAI Plaza Hotel
A Circle WALK
The FLOWER Market
Our HOME Away from Home

The NEIGHBORHOOD Around Our Hotel
CHIANG MAI NIGHT MARKET
Kad Suan Kaew MALL
New FRIENDS
Beautiful HOTEL SPIRIT HOUSES

~~~ CHIANG MAI ENVIRONS ~~~

ROONG AROON Hot Springs
WAT PHRA THAT LAMPANG LUANG
LAMPHUN-8th Century City
Highway SPIRIT HOUSES

~~~ DOI INTHANON National Park ~~~

DOI INTHANON National Park
The TWIN CHEDIS
GARDENS Around the TWIN CHEDIS
MAE KLONG Waterfall
VACHIRATAN Waterfall



~~~ FEBRUARY, 2002 ~~~

~~~ BANGKOK ~~~

ARRIVING IN BANGKOK
SAMPHRAN ELEPHANT CENTER
The ELEPHANT SHOW



~~~ DECEMBER, 2001 ~~~

~~~ BANGKOK ~~~

Welcome DINNER and DANCE Show
GRAND PALACE
KLONGS in BANGKOK
SOME STREET SCENES IN BANGKOK

~~~ CHIANG MAI ~~~

THE EMPRESS HOTEL
WEDDINGS IN THE HOTEL
ROYAL PROJECT VILLAGE
CHILDREN ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IN THE VILLAGE

THE OLD CITY
A VISIT TO A HILLTRIBE
INTERESTING CLASSES
A BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY
WAT DOI SUTHEP

KHAN TOKE DINNER
DOWNTOWN MARKET and a MALL
THAI MARKETS
VISITS TO A THAI ORPHANAGE AND A HOSPITAL

BAAN TAWAI CRAFT VILLAGE
VISIT to an ELEPHANT CAMP
RIDING ON AN ELEPHANT
RAFTING

AN ORCHID FARM
A TEAK MUSEUM
HANDICRAFT FACTORIES in CHIANG MAI
CHRISTMAS IN THAILAND

THE FIRST FAREWELL DINNER
RICH FAMILY'S TEAK HOME
The ZOO in CHIANG MAI
SPIRIT HOUSES

BOAT RIDE on the PING RIVER
VISITING THE LONG-EARRED WOMEN
BUFFALO TRAINING CAMP
HOW RICE IS GROWN

WAT PHRA THAT HARIPINCHAI
WAT PHRA THAT LAMPANG
LAMPANG and the ELEPHANT HOSPITAL

THE CHIANG MAI PLAZA HOTEL
THAI FRIENDS
FINAL FAREWELL DINNER



~~~ JANUARY, 2001 ~~~

~~~ BANGKOK ~~~

The SIAM Inter-Continental Hotel
Welcome DINNER and DANCE Show
GRAND PALACE

BANGKOK TEMPLES
SHOPPING in Thailand
Thai MARKETS
BANGKOK FLOWER MARKET

CRUISE from BANGKOK to AYUTHAYA
BANG PA IN
SPIRIT HOUSES

~~~ CHIANG RAI ~~~

CHIANG RAI
HILLTRIBE People

~~~ CHIANG MAI ~~~

CHIANG MAI
AMITY Green Hills Hotel in Chiang Mai

DOI SUTHEP
TEMPLES IN CHIANG MAI
ORCHID FARM

KHAN TOKE DINNER
TRADITIONAL PUPPET SHOW

~~~ FAR NORTHERN THAILAND ~~~

HOT SPRINGS MARKET
RICKSHAW Ride in BURMA
THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE

CHINESE REFUGEE VILLAGE and TEA PLATATION
FANG HOT SPRINGS

NAGA BUDDHA
WAT THA TON
LONG NECK KAREN HILLTRIBE



~~~ JUNE, 1985 ~~~

~~~ BANGKOK ~~~

Trip with My Mom


~~~ FROM THE 1970's ~~~

~~~ BANGKOK ~~~

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