I have long been aware of Egypt’s pride in its film industry — this place has been churning out movies for generations, and Cairo remains committed to its annual film festival, to which it can usually cajole some famous Hollywood player into attending and, more or less, validating. (Two years ago, Morgan Freeman was the […]
Yes, we know — many of our photos from Thailand lack the clarity to which modern society has become accustomed, and several of them are downright splotched. To this, we attribute our relatively early entry into the world of digital photography — namely, November 2001, just in time for . . . what was […]
A view of Burma
Endless Buddha
Young monks
Ringing the bells at the temple
One of the dances — drum very loud!
View from the river in Bangkok. (I can’t, um, remember the river’s name.)
At the Grand Temple/Palace in Bangkok
Did you know elephants can be taught to paint?
Lately, some of my friends have been circulating one of those 40-question “getting to know you” e-mails (though we’ve known each other for more than 20 years), which seeks information ranging from the trivial to the profound. I hope I am not violating any confidences by sharing the various answers to Question 17, quoted […]
Two of her jokes from our trip have worked their way into the family vernacular:
1. Me, while riding in a tuk tuk and noticing her purple croc dangling off her foot: “Evie, please don’t lose your shoe. Losing your shoe would be the worst thing that could happen.”
Evie: “No, Mom, the worst thing […]
From the pictures below — we think they are fun — you may find it hard to believe that the Big E and I came away from Thailand a bit underwhelmed by its attractiveness as a tourist destination. That is, at least with respect to Bangkok and the north, we think the country has succumbed […]
At least three times in Bangkok -
A paddle boat at the zoo -
Even a raft.
At the train station, when the clock struck 6 p.m., everyone stood for the national anthem! Portrait of the ubiquitous, bespectacled king hangs at the center of the photo.
LOVED the tuk tuks: