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| Views from my Bangkok hotel room, July 2004 | Views from my Bangkok hotel room |
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| At the XV International AIDS Conference | At the XV International AIDS Conference |
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| The venue of the XV International AIDS Conference | The venue of the XV International AIDS Conference |
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| Me with Elizabeth Reid | Lumphini Park, Bangkok |
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| Pavilion in Amphon Park | Temple of the Golden Mount |
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| Temple of the Golden Mount | Parliament House Bangkok |
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| Sunset over the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok | Cruising the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok |
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| Views along the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok | Views along the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok |
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| The gateway to Wat Arun (the Temple of Dawn), Bangkok | The main praang (spire) of Wat Arun |
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| Detail of the praang at Wat Arun, showing the warriors and the fine ceramic work |
View from the praang at Wat Arun |
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| The head of the great reclining Buddha at the Wat Pho temple, Bangkok | The head of the reclining Buddha. The Buddha is 46 metres long and 15 metres high |
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| The feet of the reclining Buddha | Me at the reclining Buddha |
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| The Phra Uposatha (main chapel) at Wat Pho | The Phra Uposatha (main chapel) at Wat Pho |
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| The ornate praangs at Wat Pho | The ornate praangs at Wat Pho |
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| View of the temple buildings at Wat Pho | Close-up of the ceramic work at Wat Pho |
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| The Victory Monument, Bangkok (No-one could tell me what victory it commemorates) |
The Democracy Monument, Bangkok (erected by a military regime in 1940, the scene of several massacres of demonstrators) |
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| The golden spires of Wat Phra Kaew, the temple adjoining the old Royal Palace |
The golden spires of Wat Phra Kaew, the temple adjoining the old Royal Palace |
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| Wat Phra Kaew | Wat Phra Kaew |
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| Wat Phra Kaew | Wat Phra Kaew |
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| Wat Phra Kaew | Wat Phra Kaew |
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| Wat Phra Kaew | Wat Phra Kaew |
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| The old Royal Palace, Bangkok | The old Royal Palace, Bangkok |