dried and pickled fruit shop, Bangkok Chinatown
Chinese temple in Yaowarat Chinatown
heating up a chunk of bronze alloy, Ban Pu village along Bangkok Noi canal
hammering the hot metal into a bowl shape
making a bronze platter
Wat Chalaw's Royal Barge design
stages of making "kanom beuang" crispy Thai crepes
fried fish cakes
crisp-fried barramundi fish topped with spicy black pepper sauce
hot-and-sour shrimp salad
northeastern-style crisped rice and sour sausage salad
crispy rice squares with spicy coconut and pork sauce
crisped flaked catfish with hot-and-sour green mango salad
stir-fried morning glory with chillies
on the canals of Damnoen Saduak
monk making his morning rounds to collect alms
rose apple and pomelo vendor
arranging the rose apples on the boat
"kanom krok" coconut-rice hotcakes
stuffed chive cakes vendor
boat noodle vendor
noodle breakfast along the canal
sticky rice and mangoes vendor
noodle boat with a crowd of customers
another popular boat noodle vendor
crossing the Chaophraya River in a cable car
flowering cannonball tree (a sacred tree in Buddhism)
Wat Niwet Thammaprawat disguised as a Gothic church
the cathedral-like chapel of Wat Niwet
main Buddha statue on the chapel's altar
"Divine Seat of Personal Freedom" pavilion on the grounds of Bang Pa-in summer palace, Ayuthaya
"Heavenly Light" Chinese-style royal residence, Bang Pa-in palace
the throne hall of the Chinese-style palace
another view of the Chinese-style palace at Bang Pa-in
headless Buddhas at Wat Chaiwatanaram, Ayuthaya
grilled river prawn
crisp-fried skin-on pork leg
crisp-fried whole snakehead fish "lahb"
monks and the reclining Buddha of Wat Yai Chaimongkol, Ayuthaya
gold-leaved Buddhas
the altar inside the chapel of Wat Yai Chaimongkol
mural depicting "Mara" above the doorway
Jack, Melanie and Jenifer descending from the chedi
frying crispy peanut and coconut crackers
gently placing handled implement with batter into hot oil
"haw moek" steamed fish curry
"nahm prik bplah too" spicy fermented shrimp dipping sauce with fried mackeral and assorted veges
"cha-om" and egg squares to accompany the fermented shrimp dipping sauce
the lotus-capped chedi of Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai
chedi is surrounded by a row of walking Buddhas
reflecting pond with water lilies in Wat Mahathat
pigeons and the three prangs of Wat Sri Sawai
the tall standing Buddha of Wat Saphan Hin, Sukhothai
a delicious bowl of Sukhothai-style hot-and-sour noodles
dried chillies vendor, Sukhothai morning market
selling garlic and shallots
local Sukhothai market transport vehicle
Thai pumpkins and more
live pink tilapia vendor
a bowl of chicken "kao soi" curry noodles
accompaniments to "kao soi"
sacred chedi of Wat Phra That Lampang Luang
carved teak detail
copper-plated chedi with gold-plate decorations
gold-plate decoration on the chedi
ornate carved teak doorway
a pair of antique teak nagas
Thai-style coconut ice cream sandwich (on pandan leaf-flavored bread)
fresh flowers by the gateway to Mae Sa Valley Resort
view of two cabins on the Mae Sa hills
a huge catepillar on the steps
stir-fried "naem" sour sausage with pickled garlic and roasted peanuts
hot-and-sour bean thread salad
unusual flowers of a climbing vine at Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden
cactus in the arid glasshouse of the Queen's garden
grey fan palm in the tropical rainforest greenhouse
pink epidendrum orchid
in the orchid house of the Queen's garden
Queen Victoria lily pads
a blooming bromeliad
a carnivorous pitcher plant
another variety of pitcher plant
extra-spicy fermented shrimp and chillies dipping sauce accompanied by steamed and fried vegetables
fried fish coated with a spicy, tart and sweet chilli sauce
massaman beef curry in the buffet line at Mae Sa Valley Resort
resort kitchen staff frying bananas on the lawn
a platter of crispy-fried bananas
a serving of fried bananas dribbled with syrup
Hmong boy performing
Hmong girls singing
trip members singing to Hmong girls
Jack doing a head stand
"naem" sour sausage fried rice for breakfast
"matmi" (ikat) fabric on the loom at Ban Rai Phai Ngaam
chicken coconut soup
fried fish and long beans cooked with "prik king" chilli paste
turmeric fried chicken
farmland in the hills of Mae Hong Son
farmer preparing to plant watermelon
farmer grilling bananas
Jack and Melanie on the farm trail
... followed by Jenifer, Fred and Carolyn
Hmong boy at Mae Aw village
Jack with the piece of needlework he bought and the Hmong woman who made it
mama pig and two of her babies
kids of a Homong family
pleating a Hmong skirt
a Hmong family outside their home
Jack trying on a crocheted panda hat
the panda twins
mama with newborn child
members of a large Hmong family
our Yunnanese Chinese feast in Rak Thai village near the Burmese border
a banana flower and rows of baby bananas
new members of the Lahu hilltribe
monk at Pha Sua waterfall, Mae Hong Son
more monks arriving at waterfall
