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India and Nepal 2022
Thailand is currently spending a year in mourning for the King who died recently.
There are many huge portraits on towering buildings and black and white drapes to commemorate his passing. Many Thai people also wear black ribbons as a mark of respect and today a new era begins with the investiture of the new Buddhist patriarch by the new King.
It's Sunday and this morning, I decide to take a skytrain to Lumphini Park which is what Central Park is to New York. An oasis of calm, greenery and water in a busy vibrant capital city. It's 32 degrees today and there is a gentle breeze near the lake which is very soothing and I can smell the fresh flowers. I have seen pictures from back home in England of snow and I am grateful to be here.
It's strange and a little unsettling being on my own again after months of company. I am independent and resourceful but things are much better shared. I remember the meditation refrain of "nothing to think, nothing to do, just be" and I am able to find myself in a good place once again.
Ten minutes after writing these thoughts, I bump into Aline, a German woman, now living in France and here on holiday by herself for a couple of weeks - she is in Bangkok for just one day. We chat and then have a great day together seeing a wonderful quirky Japanese expo, watching the sun go down from the Moon and Vertigo bar and a having delicious Thai meal.
I will do an 'afternoon blog' with a few more photos.
Spontaneity rules OK.
There are many huge portraits on towering buildings and black and white drapes to commemorate his passing. Many Thai people also wear black ribbons as a mark of respect and today a new era begins with the investiture of the new Buddhist patriarch by the new King.
It's Sunday and this morning, I decide to take a skytrain to Lumphini Park which is what Central Park is to New York. An oasis of calm, greenery and water in a busy vibrant capital city. It's 32 degrees today and there is a gentle breeze near the lake which is very soothing and I can smell the fresh flowers. I have seen pictures from back home in England of snow and I am grateful to be here.
It's strange and a little unsettling being on my own again after months of company. I am independent and resourceful but things are much better shared. I remember the meditation refrain of "nothing to think, nothing to do, just be" and I am able to find myself in a good place once again.
Ten minutes after writing these thoughts, I bump into Aline, a German woman, now living in France and here on holiday by herself for a couple of weeks - she is in Bangkok for just one day. We chat and then have a great day together seeing a wonderful quirky Japanese expo, watching the sun go down from the Moon and Vertigo bar and a having delicious Thai meal.
I will do an 'afternoon blog' with a few more photos.
Spontaneity rules OK.
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