Taken January 26, 2014 at Lal Bagh Gardens.
There were many beautiful coxcombs at the 2014 Republic Day Flower Show, but this one looked eerily like a brain.
DAILY PHOTO: Pink Coxcomb
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DAILY PHOTO: Republic Day Flower Show
Taken January 26, 2014 at Lal Bagh Gardens in Bangalore.
The Crystal Palace at Lal Bagh gardens, which is normally roped off and empty, has been packed brimming with flowers for the annual Republic Day Flower Show that ends today.
It would be slightly more enjoyable if security wasn’t threatening to wallop one with a stick if one loiters for a second. You can see it as many times as you can fit in a day, but you must keep moving along. It’s a one way flow, so if you don’t have the desire to go through twice (once on either side) I’d recommend going on the south side (farthest from the main entrance.) For some reason the crowd was about half on that side (probably because no one anticipated the layout would make you do two half loops instead of one full loop.) Why they did it, I have no idea, but the flowers were pretty.
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DAILY PHOTO: Central Market in Kuala Lumpur
Taken December 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
In 1888 this wasn’t a tourist market, but a run-of-the-mill city market. Now it’s a crafts market selling gee-gaws, tchotchkes, knick-knacks, as well as expensive artworks to foreign visitors.
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DAILY PHOTO: Confluence of Gombak and Klang
Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
The Gombak and Klang rivers join together right in the middle of Malaysia’s capital city. The Jamek Mosque is located just North of where they meet.
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DAILY PHOTO: Seaside Shrine
Taken in January 2014 in Patong.
Taken January 2014 in Patong.
From this little shrine one could view Patong Beach across Beach Road. It’s a small but very active shrine at the North end of Patong Beach. There was often someone burning incense or making an offering.
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DAILY PHOTO: Perfuming the God of War
Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur
Guan Di Temple is a shrine to the Chinese God of War. Long strings of spiral incense cones hang from the lintel to perfume the air.
One can see Guan Di in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown near Petaling Street.
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DAILY PHOTO: Bangla Road Angel
DAILY PHOTO: Sunset Trawler
Taken in December of 2013 in southern Phuket.
When I lived in the US, and I’d buy a pack of frozen shrimp, more often than not it came from Thailand. That astounded me as Thailand is about as far as one can go to get shrimp. Even with freezing, there is a time factor involved. There are both US and US adjacent/proximal producers of shrimp, but Thailand is still a low-cost producer for US markets even with transportation costs figured in.
It’s interesting to be in a place were prices for a shrimp dish are the same as for pork or beef, and sometimes even the same as for chicken.
From Phuket you can see the fleets of fishing trawlers working it all day long.
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DAILY PHOTO: Petronas Towers by Night
Taken December 2013 in Kuala Lumpur
Back from my travels to Kuala Lumpur and Phuket, I’m ready to resume blogging. I’ve got a ton of new pics to sift through. Here’s a first installment.
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DAILY PHOTO: China in Thailand
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Taken on January 5, 2014 between Phuket Town and Rawai Beach.
One of the cool things about Phuket is a huge Chinese influence relative to other parts of Thailand. Phuket Town is loaded with historic Chinese shrines of all sorts. However, there are also many more modern ones, such as the one above, around the island.
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