Loi Krathong Festival (12th full moon of the lunar year) Nov.25, 2015

                                 Loi Krathong  Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand , Nov. 2015
                                                 Day 1. Parade and Beauty contest

Pita and Choe at Suan Dok September 27, 2015 Full Moon

After the big crowd of devotees go home the novices clean the temple up.

But there's still a whole lot of energy to burn off

 

and there's a full moon.

Cho standing and Pita sitting

 

                                                               Pita's World.

Chiang Mai Gate Market

                                                                  Chiang Mai
 last month November 2015

 

                                                             Everybody stand back
                                                                 This is going to get ugly.

 

 

 

 

 

12th Anniversary of the Coronation of the King of Cambodia

          Anniversary of the Coronation of  King of Cambodia.

 

 

 

Offerings on that night

                                                                                

 

Phnom Penh, Cambodia Oct./Nov. 2015

Phnom Penh visit.
October 26 to November 3 2015

                                                                    Central Market

 

 

                                                                  

 

Opium pipes with scrimshaw ivory stems.

                                                                            
                                                             King's father's monument

 

 

 
                                                                    king's palace.