Victory Monument

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The Victory Monument in Bangkok was erected in June 1941 to commemorate the Thai victory in the Franco-Thai War, a brief conflict waged against the French colonial authorities in Indo-China, which resulted in Thailand annexing some territories in western Cambodia and northern and southern Laos - info from Wikipedia.

The monument is quite impressive and is surrounded by shopping malls and a market which is popular with the local people.

The location is also popular because of it is where the buses from all over Thailand arrive - so Usually make a visit here. However I have never tried to cross the road!

Singing bird competitions

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Singing bird competitions are something which I am unable to indicate when they will be, where they will be 

- this one I captured as we were driving somewhere...

This was set up by the side of a road - the frame looks very simple and then the birds in their cages are hung on the frame. At intervals 'their keepers' approach the birds, sometimes covering it and them returning to watch.

Their are judges on the other side keeping a record of something. I believe this to be pitch, melody and volume.

There apparently is a lot of money riding on these competitions... Here is some information.

So I looked for something to help me understand it and found almost nothing to help me understand it all - but I didn't find a lot - but it really is quite beautiful.

Thank you to all the Thai men who welcomed me in to take photographs

Khao Yai National Park

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We were away for five days and we had a wonderful time.

A pleasant walk near the Visitor Centre...

A stroke of a Samba Deer....

Then some dinner - delicious - stayed at the Balios.

Day One - Arrive at Khao Yai National Park

A walk around, visiting the visitors centre and stroking some Samba Deer.

A lady selling gifts for the temple - her lips stained with Betel Nut.

Then a walk through - crossing rivers.

Noticed recent bear marks on the nearby tree.

Then there was recent elephant pooh 

and footprints...

Tried to get a photograph of the Hornbills...

Then time to visit the น้ำตกเหวสุวัต (Haew Suwat Waterfall).

I can't remember what the names of these are but we made some...

Then we tried to watch the bats - but it was too warm...

Day Three - Early trip in Khao Yai National Park

Today we were up early...

I met some monks - always a pleasure.

Jemma found some tracks.

Time for some afternoon tea at the Thames Valley - not what we thought that we would find but it was very nice.

Not sure about the Green Cafe Latte though...

Then we went home and met an elephant...

wow!!!!!

Then we met another one on the way home in the evening.

Day Three - Elephant Day

Time to go to a show at Farm Chockchai but first an ice cream.

Then milking a cow.

Then a horse ride...

Next a visit to a Wat - 

วัดวชิราลงกรณ์วรารามวรวิหาร (Wat Wachiralongkon Wararam Worawihan)

Then a snack at a local market.

Day Four - Farming, a Wat and a local market

Up early...

The gibbons were noisy...

A male Samba Deer by the side of the road...

Then a baby Muntjac

Time for the Samba Deer breakfast

There were so many Hornbills in the Fig Tree but I needed a real camera

Cross the river to look for the monitor lizard - we found him

Day Five - Time to go home...

See you again Khao Yai...