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looking up at the Buddha (back when a giant gold Buddha was still a novelty) - IMG 6011
at the feet of the Buddha - IMG 6008
Monks, apparently preparing for some ceremony, and a big smokey fire - IMG 6004
Building under construction with bamboo scaffolding - IMG 6003
Catie, some vendors - IMG 6001
With the whole day before we met our tour group, we decided to wander blindly around Bangkok. Pictured here: a sign in Thai, a tuktuk with waving driver, some big white building that looked significant. - IMG 6000
Catie outside our hotel on the first day (in front of Poo River I) - IMG 5998
Leslie, in the Tokyo airport, with what appeared to be plastic food. - IMG 5997
for entertainment (The hairdryer didn't go, and this was the last unsmashed day in the lives of those poor balance bars.) - IMG 5996
Packing: after hauling way too many clothes around Europe, for Thailand I packed light. Which worked out fine until I ran out of clothes and had to wear people's souveniers while my laundry was done. - IMG 3026
This was the Japanese art building. Inside and out the place was beautiful, but inside no pictures were allowed. - IMG 3025
The tar pits themselves. Stinky yet not at all scenic. - IMG 3024
Leslie stands under a wonderful bone arch. It may seem like a waste of fossil-type bones, but apparently they found many millions of bones, more than they need, so they just had someone spend some quailty time with the extras and some expoxy. - IMG 3021
A visit to the La Brea tar pits and attendant naturaly history museum. We also stopped by LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).