Month: May 2006

  • The next temple we visited, after some lunch and a rest, was The Bayon famous for its faces which look down on you from all directions as you wander around. This again was built by Jayavarman VII and is another Buddhist temple. Around the walls on the lower leavel are bas-releif depictions of scenes from…

  • how much are those kittens in the window?

    For several long, dark months, the pet store by my house had no kittens in the window. When I first moved downtown last September and was jobless, one of the few great joys in my life was to watch random numbers of kittens playing with one another in the pet store window by my abode.…

  • May day update

    April and May have lots of public holidays here in Thailand:April 6, 13, 14 & 19May 1, 5 & 12.Absolutely Fabulous.In April we went back to the UK for 2 weeks, from 9 – 22, for the Easter period. We spent most of this 2 weeks with Trish’s parents, and one night over in Yorkshire…