A Weekend in Bangkok

[karheng]

Had a real quick runaround in Bangkok, similar to the Amazing race style...one place after another...but of course, there was no prize to be won, only photos to be taken...

Here are some from my weekend there...

Started off with the Grand Palace in the morning

#1) Golden...
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#2) No Entry
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#3) Wall Details...
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#4) More Gold...
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#5) Warrior Statue?
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#6) Nature's Trail....
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#7) More of the palace..
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#8) Miniature Angkor Wat
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After the runaround in the Grand Palace, limited to only certain areas due to the passing of their beloved Princess (King's sister), we left the place and went for a boat ride around their waterways..

#9) Boat Trip
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10) Candid: Kids by the river..
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MOre..

[karheng]

11) End of the River Cruise, stop by the Wat Arun pier..
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12) Wat Arun...don't really look like it....
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13) Went to MBK after that...
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14) View of a less congested road at night...
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15) It wouldn't be complete without a ride on the tuktuk..
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16) Wat Saket..
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17) A slanted shot of the street..
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That's all! Thanks for viewing...

Do c & c.. :)

[noordin]

Bangkok - always interesting. :)

[chuah406]

Nice shots! I bet the D40 is a great camera for travel given its lightweight and size... :)

[StPatrick]

#6 nice excellent shot. I like it :redface:

[karheng]

Thanks Noordin, Chuah, & StPatrick.

Ya Noordin, i've seen many shots of Bangkok, but to experience it first hand was a bit different, so much clutter there and so much interesting things to shoot but when captured already...quite disappointed with the results..

Chuah...yes the D40 is small and easy to carry around but don't pair it with a big lens otherwise u have imbalance due to the small grip...

StPatrick: I was lucky with that shot...I saw a whole bunch of bees going to that lotus and decided to quickly snap. And the best part is, that was the only shot of that particular scene that I caught. To me it was a decisive moment. :)