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Father day 5 dec 2003

Sorry for this long break without pics online...  i was tired of my 4 months work  travelling inside Thailand. I recover now and will put the last days online soon.
I start today with pics of the Thai father's day, a celebration much more important than in my country, cause the thai are really devote to their nice king.

     
King's Rama IX birthday is celebrate everywhere in thailand the 5 december. 
His portraits are everywhere in the street and lights comes to decorate the official buildings. 

     
King's birthday mean father day here... and lights are the major way of celebrate this event. Here an administrativ building near Sanam Luang. Bangkok. It's not X mas but look like ;)

     
More pics of Bangkok streets and momument (temple, Ratchadamnoen avenue and démocratie monument).

     
Around Phukaothong, wat Ratchanadaram and Ratchadamnoen avenue.

     
Around Ratchadamnoen avenue and the Ratchadanaram temple. The crowd come to show respect, devotion and most.. love to their king.

  
Fireworks for the king's birthday. Thai people light candles to celebrate long life to their king. This man was drunk in the street.
Probably poor even homeless but totaly devote to his king. A nice moment that i was happy to share. VIVA la Thailande :)

  
A thai family pray and wish long life to the King / Student do the same in front of Wat pra kheao.

      
A group of enthousiast thai students come to join for the traditional pic with the king before go back home/ a baloon seller that i stop for make a pic / Kate, (my girlfriend for who dont know :p)

 

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