Anyone for chess?
(Outside Erawan Falls, Thailand, 1/2011)
Dragon masks for sale at Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand.
(Scenes from Jacques and Liz’s Asian Adventure)
On the grounds of Wat Pho in Bangkok sits one of Thailand’s oldest massage schools. Around the building are painted anatomical drawings that explain each of the vital pressure points you should be aware of when giving a massage to a person. Or to a monkey god.
(Scenes from Jacques and Liz’s Asian Adventure)
Porcelain “flower” on the side of Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn), Bangkok
(Scenes from Jacques and Liz’s Asian Adventure)
Figures on the side of Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn) — Bangkok
This series of temples are built in the Khmer style, with bits of old porcelain (often old broken plates) reused as decorative elements in the concrete.
(Scenes from Jacques and Liz’s Asian Adventure)
Just as a mysteriously-long-haired Nicolas Cage was featured on Hanoi billboards, shilling for watches, a quite young Tommy Lee Jones was hawking Boss fragrances (or Boss beverages? Tough to tell…) on a vending machine in Narita, Japan.
(Scenes from Jacques and Liz’s Asian Adventure)
Amazing paint details in a Shinjuku temple, Narita, Japan
(Scenes from Jacques and Liz’s Asian Adventure)
