Thursday, January 5, 2023Two temples walking back from Blue Diamond Part 2 Wat Umong Mahathera Chan After visiting Wat Lam Chang, I continued in the direction of The 3-Sis, my accomodation, south along Ratchapakhinai Road. Soon I passed Annie’s and Archer’s, two restaurants next to each other I like, and then I frequently pass Wat Umong Mahathera Chan. Unclear where the spaces should be – in the Thai tradition, since their language uses spaces to […]
Thursday, January 5, 2023Two temples walking back from Blue Diamond Part 1 Wat Lam Chang After a brisk walk to the O2 Gym and a challenging strength training session with Ning, I decided to forego breakfast at The 3-Sis (the restaurant is actually Poppy’s Kitchen) and change my routine a bit. I went to Blue Diamond, a very popular restaurant in the northeast quadrant of the old city (inside the moat, as is typically said […]
Monday, January 2, 2023The temple by the river, Wat Chai Mongkhon My target for today was to visit Wat Chai Mongkhon by the Mae Ping River, or as they would say in Thai, Mae Nam Ping. “Mae Nam” means river. “Mae” is “mother,” “Nam” is “water’ so I think of the term for river as being water from mother nature. In English it is translated to be “Mae Ping River” or just “Ping River.” While […]
Sunday, January 1, 2023Yoga with Annie, Kirtan at Wild Rose The new year started with a yoga session with Annie, always invigorating and inspiring. Much of the rest of the day I spent working on my blog – researching temples and their history, editing photos (cropping and reducing size), and writing the text. At 6 PM at Wild Rose, there was a Kirtan. A kirtan is from a Sanskrit word meaning “narrating, reciting, telling, describing.” […]
Saturday, December 31, 2022Last day of 2022, New Year’s Eve Today is the last day of 2022, New Year’s Eve. The preparations for a celebration are well underway, centered at the plaza outside Tha Phae Gate. This plaza has been the center of previous New Year celebrations, and is used for many community events, marathons, various concerts, the Loy Krathong celebration, and many more. Thailand has not really had a New Year celebration for 5 […]
Sunday, December 25, 2022Christmas Revisit of the West End of the Kamphaengdin Started the day (of course) with breakfast at The 3-Sis, actually Poppy’s Cafe, since the cafe has a different name than the guest house. Poppy is the youngest of the three sisters and the manager of the guest house and cafe. Then a Christmas Day yoga practice with Annie. Annie’s classes are advanced, somewhat vigorous, and focus more on the elegance of the […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 