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Feeding Elephants In Pattaya, Thailand

Feeding Elephants In Pattaya, Thailand

Jan 21, 2012

The elephant is my new favorite animal.   They are the symbol of wisdom and good luck.   I’ve always had a wooden elephant (with trunks raised) in my house.  And besides perhaps Toronga Park  or San Diego Zoo, that’s about as close I got to them. Until my most recent trip to Thailand where I found myself feeding elephants. In Thailand, elephant...

Photo Moment: Temple behind a bamboo bouquet

Photo Moment: Temple behind a bamboo bouquet

Feb 7, 2011

In Thailand they call temples ‘wats’.  I had about 30 minutes to spare before I had to catch my plane so I asked the driver to bring me to a temple. This is a shot of a meditation temple hiding behind a bamboo bouquet.  There were other larger structures on the grounds.  I could hear monks chanting in the background… first time I had ever...