2005-03 Thailand #1

Golden Shower

Cassia fistula

Bang Pa-In Palace, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Ho Withun Thasana

An observatory built by King Chulalongkorn in 1881.

Bang Pa-In Palace, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Phra Thinang Uthayan Phumisathian

King Chulakongkorn's favorite residence built in 1877. Burned in 1938, rebuilt in 1996 for Her Majesty Queen Sirikit.

Bang Pa-In Palace, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Red Collared Dove

Streptopelia tranquebarica

Bang Pa-In Palace, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Southeast Asian Softshell Turtle

Amyda ornata

Bang Pa-In Palace, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Motor Cart

Bang Pa-In Palace, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Tree

Ho Hem Monthian Thewarat is a small shrine behind the tree, but I was impressed by the size of the tree.

Ho Hem Monthian Thewarat, Bang Pa-In Palace, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Spiderflower

Cleome hassleriana

Bang Pa-In Palace, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Temple Ruins

Ruins of the prosperous Thai Capital established by King Ramathibodi I in 1351, captured by the Burmese in 1569, retaken by Thailand and remained the Capital of the country until destroyed by the Burmese army in 1767.

Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Temple Ruins

Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Sandstone Buddha Head

Very interesting artifact.

Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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Temple Ruins

Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 4, 2005

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