Hat Yai, Thailand

Although I've been to Hat Yai a few times, this is the first time I've visited

the Hat Yai floating market.  The event is held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday

only from 5.00pm to 9.00pm.  This is a must see attraction with food, etc. sold on water and land.  Above the canal there are many more stalls attracting lots of visitors, locals and tourists.

Penang, Malaysia

Penang is an island.  It is the tourist destination for locals as well as international visitors. Other than the beaches, the other attractions are heritage buildings, great variety of food and culture.

vegetable farm

 the Goddess of Mercy temple

 mosque

 Khoo Kongsi - the most popular heritage site

 Thai Buddist temple

 dawn

Scenes from Chiang Mai, Thailand

Sand bags being piled along the Ping river side to prevent overflowing

Flower market along the river bank

Temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai has lots of temples (wat), more than 300.  Many are within town and walking distance.  Some are a few hundred years old.  During my recent visit to Chiang Mai, it was hot with very bright sunlight.  This makes it difficult to photograph especially when most temples are painted gold and have gold pillars, carvings, etc.  The brightness and reflection is a headache.

Elephant - Chiang Mai

Elephant ride is very popular in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  All tours will include elephant ride and elephant show (drawing & play football).

This elephant is asking for food.  I took this shot from it's top.  Inset photo shows it all.

When the elephant is not working it is allowed to roam in the wild.

Long Neck Tribe, Chiang Mai, Thailand

I had a great 10 days in Chiang Mai.  Although Thailand is struggling with rain and flood, Chiang Mai is hot and dry during our stay from 7th October to 17th October, 2011.  The following photos were taken during our visit to the long neck tribe village.

they start from young with a few rings attached

as one grows older more rings are added

top & bottom photos show the effect

London, England

Westminster Palace with Westminster Bridge in the foreground.  This shot was taken with   Sony DSLR A390 with Tamron 70-300mm lens at 300mm.  I took this shot across the river.  1/500  f9.0

 

            The London Bridge.  Taken from the river cruise boat.
            1/400  f13.0  70mm  Sony 18-70mm lens

Wharf - warehouses at the river front.  Now I know the meaning of wharf.  These are along the River Thames.

              The London Eye.  This was taken with Canon Powershot.

                    Ah,  myself at Westminster square.  

        Another photo of myself at Westminster square.  What an attraction.

     The Big Ben.  Wandering around Westminster square.

                                               Westminster Abbey.

Joyce at No.10, Downing Street.  During our visit the main gate was closed and no visitors were allowed in.