la Tha�lande vue par Fred

Bonne ann�e 2006

Bonjour � tous et bonne ann�e 2006. Je n'ai plus eu l'occasion de montrer mes photos quotidiennes depuis plus d'un an... c'est dommage mais c'est ainsi. Je ne suis pas pay� pour le faire et j'ai d'autres activit�s qui me prennent du temps. Heureusement vous allez pouvoir continuer � voir mes photos sur mon nouveau site Web que je suis en train de r�aliser : www.belgefrederic.com Ce sera plus pro et moins blog mais cela perp�tuera le lien et vous permettra de voir mes derni�res photos. Sinon je mettrai mes photos plus perso sur mon espace msn : mon msn messenger est : thebelge@hotmail.com A bientot Frederic Hi and happpy new year everyone. I create a real website now to show my work, come to visit it : www.belgefrederic.com for more personnal pictures like i used to put on these blog come to see me on msn messenger : thebelge@hotmail.com, i have a space other there where i'll put pictures. Regards Frederic

Pas de nouvelles bonnes nouvelles

Encore d�sol� ... plus de photos depuis des mois.. voire des ann�es. J'ai succomb� � la f�n�antise. Apr�s le tsunami en plus je n'ai plus trop trouv� le temps de faire des photos quotidiennement car j'ai commenc� mon travail � temps partiel pour le magazine Gavroche. (www.gavroche-thailande.com) pour lequel je fais du SR et de temps en temps je donne de mes photos aussi. JE suis en train de r�aliser un vieux r�ve qui devenait une n�cessit� : avoir un vrai site Web, ou portfolio online. Seul s�same pour d�marche les clients dans la presse et la photo d'entreprise (il n'y a plus que cela pour faire vivre les photographes de presse en ce moment il parra�t). Voil� l'adresse de mon site donc : www.belgefrederic.com tout simplement. N�anmoins le fait de revoir ce blogue provoque en moi un certain �mois et je suis nostalgique, j'esp�re continuer ce blogue. Peut etre sous un autre forme, sur un site du genre msn personal pages, ou un autre hebergeur qui serait gratuit cette fois-ci. A voir.. On en reparlera. En tout cas n'h�sitez pas � me contacter et surtout ... keep in touch : Frederic.belge@laposte.net byebye

D�sol� pour ce long silence

Bonjour � tous. Je m'excuse de ne pas avoir donn� de nouvelles ou mis de photos online depuis si longtemps. J'ai �t� tr�s occup� par le tsunami. J'aurais plein de choses � vous montrer. J'esp�re trouver le temps prochainement. Mais le temps me manque car j'ai un nouveau travail, � mi temps heureusement, d'assistant de r�daction dans un magazine Fran�ais, ici � Bangkok. A bient�t � tous et portez-vous bien !!

sorry

No pics on the blog for long.. I apologize but I was quite busy.. i'll manage to put more soon and I am on the way to built a Webpage with my best pics in the next months, as i'll use these hub to make a porfolio showing magazines and other companies my skills to find work and money, managing go on with my passion for photography.

Keep in touch and thx for all your support.

Fred

Suphan Buri et son Aquarium

If u love fishes today u'll be happy ;) I believe Pattaya have a bigger aquarium, i'll let u know when i'll visit it. Singapore must be the biggest one in the area, but these one in Suphan Buri is aready very nice to visit. Thx to Kate to show me ;)

Aquarium around 45 km far from Suphan Buri. Nice one. Many students come from all the country to see the different species. like those one come from Pitchit in the north.

Very nice fishes to see.

The aquariums are big and they even have a 8m tunnel to see better the fishes.

Huge aquariums. With wonderfull species.

WOW... it's nice :p

Fishes have funny shapes sometimes.

Full of colors ;)

On the way back to Bangkok we stop to see one temple....

On the way back to Bangkok i stop at Wat phra non. Suphan Buri.

Details of wat phra non. Suphan buri.

Anniversaire de la reine/ f�te des m�res

Royal guard. The crowd waiting for the passage of the King and the Queen of Thailand. Wat phra keo (Royal palace). Bangkok the 13 th august 2004.

Royal guard just after the passage of the Queen watched by one of the official.Pics of the royal family on sanam luang. View of the students waiting to congratulate the queen for her birthday.

Show around sanam luang place and respect for the national hythm.

Nice teenagers ready to go on stage to make thai traditionnal dance performances. Sanam luang.

Details of people who participated to the show.

Around sanam luang. Bangkok.

People celebrate the queen's birthday, taking pics of them in front of the queen's pictures or performing show on the main place of Bangkok, sanam luang.

Performances to celebrate the mother's day around sanam luang. Bangkok.

Pic of the day 11 ao�t 2004

Wat Suthat. Bangkok.

Details of buddha statues.

Preparation of the mother's day. Sanam luang. Bangkok.

Pics of the day

Here some pics taken today :

Heavy rain today.. quite surprising for me but normal for the moonson season :)

Then still in my workiong at work series.. some new pics : (first is a man sleeping on his fruit shops with new shop's preparation in the background) and the second in a young boy sleeping under a desk of a drinking shop in commercial center.

Henri Cartier Bresson est mort

Je tire ici ma r�v�rance � l'un des ma�tres incontest� de la photo. P�re du Photojournalisme pour beaucoup. C'est un mythe qui s'est �teint ce mardi.. mais � 95 ans il aura eut une vie bien remplie et pleine de souvenirs.... qu'il repose en paix.

Il nous l�gue une oeuvre immense.

Repose toi bien l� o� tu es Henri.. on t'adore :)

http://www.henricartierbresson.org/

Santana concert pics.

I'm lucky to be close to the only show in France of the musician Santana tonight.

I'm not happy of the results.. i did bad settings but here at least some pics :)

Carlos Santana on Stage, i was not impress at all. He didnt seem to me sympathic at all.. just come for business ;)

Fans come to see their idols. Around 10 000 peoples come to see the unique show in France for these year. Amn�ville. 2 july 2004.

Santana's Band.

Gay pride 2004 in Paris

Hello everybody, here my first pics since long ;););)

I just got my new camera, a professional Digital SLR camera.

I'm just getting used to it and i need time to take better pics... but here i show u my first sets.

People enjoy to make up and act like Drag queen for this event.

These year the Gay pride was more political than last year, as the "Right hand party" claim to be involve in the gay problems. But in the street almost socialist leaders were there.
From left to right : No�l Mam�re, the first mayor who officialise a gay marriage in france (still not approuve by the tribunal) / Paris Mayor Bertrand Delano�, officialy gay, he's always part of the meeting to show his support
/ Then Henri Chapier a famous french critic and media member who now is responsible of these wonderfull place that is Maison europ�enne de le Photo in Paris.

YMCA ;)

The gay pride always happen in a good mood and people can do all the not use to do.. and be exantric, like u'll see even better on the next pics.

People are so exentric some times.. they let their imagination go and spend money in crazy dress ;) I help them to be more fun by setting saturation level to the maximum ;)

U said extravagant ? ^_^

Men.. u are so sweet ^-^

Come enjoy the party ;)

Pretty woman/man ? ;)

Transexual are of course part of the "show".

All transexual are not nice to see :p specialy the ones who are prostitutes in the Boulogne's forest.

Lesbians community in the move...

7 pm : the party is finished.. have to clean all now ;)

Yahoo.. a new camera to resume my Web

Hello everybody,

I believe noone visit my blogue since months and i'll understand as i didnt put pics on since years .. lol

But here come the good news.. with the money of the insurance and some money that i loan to the bank i just bough a professional camera so i wish i'll make better pics and at least i'll be able to resume my Web.

So.. soon new pics are coming.. about Paris and France first as i'm in France actually and after in August about thailand and Asie..

Keep in touch.. the blog is on the way back ;)

THx for all ur support and enjoy doing pics all the time it's so nice.

Fred

BIG PROBLEM

Hello everybody.

Yesterday some thai people stole my photo bag with all my equipment and my passport.. and other important and expensive stuff.

I am really sad and so u'll understand i cannot put pics anymore online for the moment.

I hope be able to have money from insurance.. some part of my equipment were insured. But it'll cost a lot to buy the same or quite same equipment.

THx for ur support during these 11 Months in asia.. and hope have a camera soon again to show u these nice contries.

Fred

Interruption of pics sorry

Actually i'm working about the bird flu in thailand. .lot's of work and maybe i'll sell some pics. so no time for the Blog.. sorry ...

Hope be back soon for show u more of asia.. soon soon dont worry.

I go to singapore next week.. u'll see pics online later.

Fred

Nouvel an chinois � Bangkok

Today i went to see the Chinese new year in the local Chinatown (Yaowarat road and around). Here some pics.

Chinese community is very important in Thailand. Thai people have all chinese blood more or less if u follow stricly the local history.

People praying respect to Buddha using candels or encens.

Food and toys are here to help u to celebrate these important day for the chinese community.

Childrens enjoy the animations in the street with their parents.

Other nice childs.

The golden monkey door / Chinese ladies ready to perform / Chinese monks.

Children day 10 janvier 2004

The second saturday of each january is officialy the children day here. I go out to take some pics of all of those nice swetties.
Shame i was ill the day before and just recover so i was in town quite late ;)

I took these pics in Dusit Zoo, the public zoo of Bangkok where most children go for these day.

Anghor la suite

a venir

Anghor Wat

J'ai � peine termin� de c�l�brer le passage en l'an 2004 que d�s 5 h du matin il fallait se r�veiller pour prendre le bus, direction Siam Rep, Cambodge, pour aller voir de plus pr�t cette merveille qu'est Angkor Wat.

As soon as new year finished i was on the way to Siam Rep, Cambodgia.

After just 3 hours of sleep me and Kate were going to Kao San road to take the bus.
As u can see not many people and the few who where here were quite ... hmm i let u see ;) no i kid they were not all like this ;)

After the festivities.. thai people destroy the ballon, yesterday synonims of party. But a nostalgic and quite drunk one bravely save life of some of them ::))
/ The bus to the cambodgian border... we should be 40 in the bus.. i let u count;. we were in a 60 seats bus.. thx for lie the kao san agencies ;)

When u cross the border of Cambodgia for the first time, and even again it's always the same scenes u see.. poverty, poverty and poverty.

Some people live along the garbage. In the no man's land between Thailand and Cambodgia u can see place where people are like separate from the lambga tourist by barbed.
Quite impressive for who dont take the time to notice. My feeling was to touch the 1/3 world really.

I was very impress and touch by these 2 persons. Specially the young boy, nude (as many in Cambodgia i'll see later) and who spend his time walkind of the sidewalk of the noman's land.. not for ask money..
or not all time. and the old woman who nicely pose for me. Notice her nice golden teeths.

NOW PICS OF ANGKOR WAT PRECISELY-------------------------------------------

In front of the famous Angkor Wat temple.

Cambodgian couple and friends come to take pics inside the temple.

Details of Angkor Wat.

Nouvel an � Bangkok

My first new year outside of France.... it was nice. Thai know how to celebrate too, no soucy ;)

Rama 8 bridge, the day before new year i come to take pics of the preparation of the event. / A small amusement parc have been built around the bridge.

Enjoy the amusement park :)

Including in the animations many bands performed on a big stage. Here the band Novo and some of their fans ;)

Kiiling the time doing settings with my tripod to take pics of the fireworks i decide to give life to these church ;) suddently she begin to move by the magic of the slow speed combine with a slow movement of the tripod. LOL

Waiting the fireworks and the countdown begin / The 31 i was not under Rama 8 bridge, too much crowed, i was on a bridge advice by a newspaper to take pics, few photographers finaly but friendly ones.
I understand later seeing the pics in the newspaper it was not the best place finaly... Mai pen rai as thai says ;) not important it was nice here too. LOL

Nice fireworks. even finaly i was a little bit far ;)

Noel a Bangkok

Christmas is celebrate here like in europe,even if it's not a buddhist date. Probably because there is many tourist here, and because it's a good occasion to make business ;)

Those pics have been taken the 24 december at the Emporium shopping center. Quite expensive and trandy place in Bangkok.

Those pics have been taken close to my condominium. Probably the best lights for Xmas.

Many thai people come to take pics around the nice decoration installed in front of the 5 stars hotels. / Street sellers offered light gadget to bright to night ^_^

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2004 T0 EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Luang prabang la suite

a venir ...

Luang Prabang - Laos

J'ai quitte Chiang mai il y a 3 jours maintenant. Apres avoir rendu visite aux honorables pensionnaires chinois du zoo de la ville je me suis fixe pour but d'aller voir les temples de luang prabang et si possible hanoi au vietnam et la baie d'halong. le voyage entre chiang mai et luang prabang peut se faire en bateau ou en avion... l'avion je n'aime pas surtout une compagnie laotienne, desole pour les prejuges, donc reste le bateau car le bus ne fait pas de liaison a mon grand etonnement entre les 2 villes. pour le bateau 2 options . speed boat ou slow boat.. 5h pour le premier, 2 jours pour le second. qu'explique cette difference... je vous l'explique apres ma coupure pub a moi.. j'ai fin et vous en saurez plus bientot.. suspens :P je suis de retour... il fait froid le soir en ce moment et dans cette partie de l"asie. le clavier n'est pas mon amis car pas d'accent mais ca va.. j'assure en Rodier.. oui on a une culture pub ou on ne l'as pas :P donc bref.. treve de blabla j'ai lu sur le Net que le speed boat ca arrache et c dangereux.. j'ai donc pris le slow boat.. en plus j'avais le temps pourquoi se priver.. j'ai donc pris le package 2 jours et uen nuit sur le bateau.. au final ct long et chiant car le paysage etait presque tj pareil mais ca va.. sympa a faire une fois ds sa vie, mais pas 2.. non merci :) l'avion la prochaine fois ou si je suis d'humeur rock and roll... le speed boat :) la suite demain manger et dodo apres sont mes prochaines occupations/ see ya

Me revoilou plusieurs jours apr�s... pour vous faire profiter un peu de mon voyage et vous montrez des photos de la ville.

Cigarettes are sold not in pack .. u can buy units only and select ur tobacco.

Like in Vientiane Luang Prabang have a big taste of France... like the postoffice and even architecture, with many collonials houses around.

The french gouverment still help the town and finance many renovations, like here renovations of streets in all the city.

Monks and temples are the best things u can meet here ;) The monks are really friendly and i make 2 new monks friends there.

Temples...

Nice details of temple. Nagas.

The Luang Prabang temple's architectry is caracterize big long roofs with special decoration in the middle, as u can see. It's very nice and different from Thai style.

Details of Luang Prabang typical architectry.

Full of colors and details temple / monk surprise by a naughty french photographer �_�

chiang mai zoo

Chiang Mai and Thai Prime minister do all for have his panda in the zoo. It cost millions of baths for the thai people, but at least became a "must see" place for them.

Pandas are not often rent by chinese gouvernment, so thailand make a nice place to receive them and the tourist.

Voici les amoureux.. un gar�on et une fille.. mais bon ils semblent ne pas �tre pr�t a s'accoupler de suite ;)

As i was telling u... i'm not sure they love eachother already ... just let u see./ Toys are sell to make more profit and pay the expensive place where the pandas live.

Indian area

Inside the sickh temple of Bangkok. Nice place, close the Chinatown.

I dont know much about the Sikh religion.. it look like a mix between islam and buddhism, i'll try to explore this again and make more nice pics later.

Praying time. People there give me a warm welcome and make me see all the rooms. Thx again.I'll be back ;)

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 d�mocratie 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)

back to bkk

soon the pics on the web again. .sorry cannot put the last weeks cause hard work :)

see soon the pics again :)

thx for ur patience

Phucket

pics to come as u know... take time sorry .. tired :)

Hua hin

Sukothai

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Lampang-Nan-Phrae-Uttaradit

to come

Chiang mai

pics to come

Mae Hong Son

pics to come

Mae Sot-Mae Sariang

lowway to hell the most terrible road i ever experience in Thailand and in my life i think.. i'll never come back here i think :P

Mae Sot

soon coming

Khamphem phet

Phetchabun, Lom Sak and Phitsanulok

pics to come

Vientiane Day 2

J'ai pass� de bons moments ici au Laos. Je ne peux pas mettre toutes les photos online et de toute fa�on je ne suis pas rest� l� bas tr�s longtemps. Mais vous pouvez ici avoir une premier aper�u de la ville.

Nice Lao temple.

Details

Another temple.

A monk front of the monk's house.

The main monuments and offices look like so french :)

La poste... comme chez nous, ou presque :P

Je croyais delirer, mais non je n'etais pas en France...

Charming moment in a temple.

Inside the temple.

Monks.

Vientiane monument and house.

Wat Sisaket, very nice place.

Aujourdhui jt a Phetchabun. Petite ville du centre du pays, jt le seul etranger a voir la fete locale annuelle. Typiquement thai et sympatique une immertion totale ds la culture thai et limpression d'etre un martien car jt vraiment le seul etranger tres marrant.

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Vientiane, mes premiers pas au Laos

J'ai du partir en Thailande pour refaire un visa touristique. Mais je suis très content car jùai découvert un pays très sympatique et m'a fois très similaire à la Thaïlande que je connais de mieux en mieux maintenant.

Le Laos me fait penser a ce que pourrait �tre la belgique par rapport �Ela France : un petit fr�re qui parle presque la m�me langue ;p

For the first time i take the first class train in Thailand, to go to Nong Kai, close Laotian border.
It is a nice experience : confortable and quiet. Just the personnal not so nice, i was not lucky certainly.

L'arc de triomphe de Pracoxai. Copie plus tape a l'oeil de notre arc de triomphe parisien. je n'en sais pas plus sur sonhistoire pour le moment, desole.

Details of the Vientiane Arc of Triumph.

France have a certain importance here as u can see : here the French alliance of Vientiane.
A very nice and modern place; better than the one in Bangkok :p

Europeen architecture. Some places like this can be seen in Vientiane but all of them are close to be destroyed.
Due to a lack of money i think. They are here like an ghost of the old french collonialism.

Ministères, pâtisseries, vins dans les restaurants, etc. On se croirait presque en France.
Une très agréable impression à vivre à l'autre bout du monde et dans un des pays les plus pauvres au monde.

Even Laos is poor they built some new and impressiv places / 3.15 pm school exit.

Wat Sisaket. I make friends with some monks there. I'll visit the town tomorrow with 2 of them.

Other pics of the wat.

The monks i met were really nice and offer me to be witness of their pray.

Laos monks. They were very very nice with me and we talked a lot together.

Kanchanaburi

Erawan parc and waterfall. The nicest one i see in Thailand for the moment.

Erawan waterfalls (have 7 steps we visit only the first 2 ones)

Crazy man at waterfall.

The famous River Kwai Bridge. In fact a small and simple one. Just his history is worth to know ;)

If u dont come for the Bridge, dont worry, the surrounding are really nice, many interesting things to do and to see. Only 2 hours from BKK.

CABARET show.... chaud ?

Non ca va.. trop trop chaud ;)

I visit a cabaret show 2 days ago, with Katoys (transexual). Only few were nice , the other ugly, but the show was very nice.

Nice show with nice woman (men?). Sometimes funny, sometimes more "strass".

Nice performance of an half man, half woman ;) then sexy katoy and katoy au bois dormant :p

Pattaya

Pattaya is not only the city where u can find easily sex. It's also many other things.. like elephant and so on.. Later more pics..

Notice about my pics

As my Nikon D 100 is under reparation i use a nikon 995 coolpix to shoot actually.
The format of the capture is not same as u can see.. i dont resize the frame just the sensor is not the same size... just notice for people who wonder why my pics look different frame or size than usual ;)

I should have back my camera next friday the 12 september. I hope cause i miss it really and for my work it'll be very important. Shame it have been damaged last time in Isaan.

Chayaphum

Thai silk factory in Chayaphum province.

National parc of Tadtone.

Kohn Kaen

Non muang ancient city. Khon kan.

I fall on a nice chinese theatre representation, completly unexpected and really nice to see.

Few people to enjoy this entertainment, shame. Many few promotion have been done. I was one of the lucky guest, with few kids and one old chinese man.

France is sometimes present in this country, specially on some building i saw already some copy of Eiffel tower.
This one is particulary funny cause it is use as a TV reception / Nice bb in a silk shop. Channabot.

Loei et Khon kaen

Mushrooms beeing sold at the Loei bus station. Yummy ^_^

Boys posing for the camera on a crowed car / to respond to the first pic, an image of a prevention organisation for safety drive.

Details of the information campaign about danger of the roads. Thai don't hide a truth that can hurt the most susceptible of us.

Udon Thani

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Mukdakan

The parc of Mukdakan is not interesting at all, only rocks to see...

... but i go there for work so enjoy the view hihihi :)

maybe one of u is crazy about rocks :p

Pics suspended for the moment

I got a major problem with my camera, due to the rain maybe or else humid condition or else.

I have to fix it and repair.. keep u inform, but i'll rent another one.. need for work ;)

Ubon Ratchatani area

Nice waterfall that i catch between 2 bigs rainy showers, cf pics after (The same waterfull u can see below for a special panoramic, lucky u ^_^)

Clear water, as much as u can clearly see fishes ar the Bak Taem Waterfall. Phu CHong Nayoi national parc. Ubon Ratchatani province.

Yes it's not easy to escape the heavy showers in the rainy seasons.
I'm lucky not catch cold each days actually cause i'm totaly wet most of days to capture my pics for work.
I broke my raining coat.. that's why i cannot protect myself.. not i'm crazy to be wet untill bones :p

Wat Phu Kao Keo. Ubon Ratchatani province.

Hello, bonjour

Une nouveaute ce jour, un panorama 360' d'une cascade thailandaise / a new product on my Web :P a 360' panorama pics : today a waterfall that i visit in the national parc of Chong Nayai.

Ubon

In Thailand u can find sometimes draws like this one to promote the movies on screen. Like in India. But it's still not usual.

Nongbuaspires temple in Ubon Ratchatani. A nice and new kind of shape.

more pics of this temple.

Wat thung si muang.

Nice monk who come to meet me around the temple.

Si Saket et la frontiere cambodgienne

Rainy season, very dry ;) / Prasat Phra Vihear, between Cambodgia and Thailand. A very nice kmer one.

Prasat Phra Vihear details.

Prasat Phra Vihear details. Here u still have to take care of the mines. Stygmates of the red kmer wars.

War is never far from the magnificenc of the place : a man who lose his leg around here on a mine, old weapons pointed on Thailand. /
The bin show the visitor that u are not in Thailand to visit this temple.. but in Cambodgia.. funny.

Thai tourist looking at the landscape / U have a wonderfull view on Cambodgia from the hill of Prasat Phra Vihear / a nice child who sell postcards to tourist.

Monkey on the top of the kmer temple "Phra Vihear". Behind me a very nice view of Cambodgia.

Kmers temples and go to Si Saket

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Prasat in Phanom Rung. Nice kmer temple, Anghor Vat period.

Details of the temple.

Temple and detail of a nice naga head.

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Today i go to Pimai

i spend the day on the way in a bus who was fullllll but really full, cannot imagine the driver accept so much people inside. He have some suicide tendances :)

Pics of temple here tomorow.

National parc of Khao Yai

Today i visit the very nice Khao Yai national parc. 200 KM far from BKK more or less.

The wild life will be explained better if u use a local guide.

Big leaves of a tree (family of Tek tree) / Ants

An interesting species of spider : the crown spider / funny animal too that get roll on his self if u touch him, see above.

Biggggg specimen of tree.

Place that contain many iron, where elephant and tiger comes to have the minerals they need for digestion and health / Nice trekkings and walkings can be made here.

Enjoying the wonderfull thai waterfall's.

The parc is full of nice and wild animals... some not so nice as u'll see below.

The last animal u saw up, sangsues we say in french had enjoy my legs and i find 5 ones on my legs when go back to the car.
I know i should not have take my legs protections after visit a waterfall, but i didnt imagine these animals were so much addict to my blood.
Hopefully not hard to get rid off from skin, just i was surprised to see one even got in my pant and suck my back, bad bad (see pic of the rear of my pant).
It's not hurt, i just hope will not be infect or catch disease cause those vampires :P

Pic of the day : 11 august 2003

Wat Prasat None Ku (Hindouist/Kmer temple, 13e century). Province de Korat.

I found the little hindouist statue on the temple very cute :)

The place i find the little "figurines". Larger view.

The rainy season is the saison in Thailand for make the rize grown.

Welcome to Isaan

Rainy season. Farmer busy in the fields with rice.

Thai silk factory.

Tuk Tuk. Monks praying. Suan Nong, province of Khorat.

Korat gates by night.

Gates and memorial about the most famous woman of the town.

scenes de rues la nuit a Korat.

For kate and all of my friends

Some pics without real links between them like yesterday.. i just put cause i'm in BKK actually. Soon i wish to show u pics of the travels i do actually for my work. Just come and take a look sometimes. Nice week to everyone ^_^

The famous Bang Pa-in Summer Palace in Ayutthaya / Nice dog inside a temple in Suphanburi (was a pleasure to play with him and his brother).
Notice that u can see me in his eyes if u zoom hihihi

Famous buddha's head in a tree at Wat Mahatat. Ayutthaya.

A unique and wonderfull chedi on which a tree grows up. Wat Na Phramain. Ayutthaya.

Yahoo and welcome back :)

Here it is.. the blog work again.. to celebrate this 2 pics taken in the past.

Krabi, south Thailand. Architecture in the town and in the nature ^_^

Pic of the day - 25 juillet 2003

Flower in a temple in Nonthaburi. Wat Arun, Bangkok.

Pic of the day - 24 juillet 2003

Snake farm. Bangkok.

The snake farm have a small museum where u can see different species in formol / Everyday some snake poison is collect in front of tourist.

Very nice specimen of ridiculous tourist who try maybe to wear a new fashion model of scarf : look dear my scarf look so real :p /
As u can see tourist like to be taken in pics. Another specimen of American tourist on holidays.

Pic of the day - 22 juillet 2003

Muay Thai. Thai boxing. The first match i saw about this sport.
The atmosphere during the match is quite crazy, all people bet on a man and people
shout at each punch or legs mouvement ;)

Pic of the day - 19 juillet 2003

Close Chinatown, the Wat Suthat and the big swing.

Important Note / Message

Un petit mot pour voius dire que j'ai �t� embauch� par un amis pour faire des photos de la Tha�lande les 2 mois prochains. Je ne serais donc pas souvent online pour mettre plein de photos sur le Blogue..
mais je vais en prendre beaucoup ne vous inqui�tez pas.. elles seront mises online au petit bonheur la chance et plus tard si j n'ai pas le temps ou les moyens de me connecter � l'Internet.

I'll work the next 2 months. Take pics for a friend around thailand for a touristic CD-rom. This job will give me problem to actualize the pics on these Web.
So be indulgent and don't worry i'll put pics as much as possible, at least most of them when i'll finish my work... in few weeks.

Regards.

Pics of the day - 15 juillet 2003

Today i visit the biggest crocodile farm of the world. In Samut Prakan, close Bangkok.

U'll see after the show with the crocodiles and other part of these parc that have strangly much more animals than only crocodiles. For entertain the tourist i suppose.. crual tourism :(

The tamer wai the guest before the show and spread water on him and around.

Now the tamers go take the animals in the water like vulgar doggy ;)

The show properly began with some respect and gestual front of the animal before tamers make the spectators scared by their performance.

Where do i let my money ? u wanna kiss me ? I'm not scared ^_^

This serie show a think i didn't see before or imagine. The tamer not only try to put his hand a little in the mouth of the animal
he open a special pocket in this mouth and put deeply his hand : WOW !

Who want a nice bb ? / crocodiles in the farms.

My favorite pic of the day (unlucky me too much sun on the right) and another one in the same style.

Crocos are everywhere even in the architecture ;)

Croco everywhere again... even in your plate ^_^ / I test it and it's not bad, between chicken and porc :p / I promise it's not me who eat the mouth of this croco....

U recognize me ;) / Many other animals are shown in the corcodile farm, what surprise me a lot.
U even have a prehistoric little parc inside. Crazy ;)

The worst i find is to show bb tiger. TOO BAD in my eyes. I saw more than 4 tiger babies and 3 adults :( :( :( :( they'll be better in the wild life.
They are here for the business of their owner that make pay tourist to show themselves with a "wild animal". Poor tiger that are chained on the ground :(
It was the only bad things i saw there but enough to make me revolt. like some elephant exhib in Pucket or else. i don't like but just can show my opinion. i cannot change some thai inspiration for such business.

Pics of the day - 14 juillet 2003

Wat Pitchayatikaram Wohawharn.

Turtle temple ;) or this real name : Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawiharn.

Buddhist day today : Khao Phansa day. It represent the first day of the rainy season for buddhist. The bouddhist monks have to stay at their own temple all day and night / Blind cat in a temple.

Same ceremony / Chinese sculpture in Wat Suthat.

Chinese statue. Lotus flower.

Chinese statues still.. the first one seem to hold a wiskhy bottle more than a weapon no ? ;) / Wat Hua Lumpong.