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Elections 2011 Thailand
At the 03.07.2011 elections for a new Thai parliament and so the prime minister (PM) will be held in Thailand. Some... »
The Magic Red Indian Water Lily Nymphaea rubra
It needed a while, until we figured out, that the Red Indian Water Lily (Nymphaea rubra) is blooming... »
Ranad Xylophone Battle Thailand
While we did a bit of research about the well-known Thai Ranad Xylophone Artist Khun In, we´ve been amazed about a funny... »
Carry the Burden
The sculpure of a buddhist monk is carrying the burden of the railing of a stairway in the Buddhist Shan (Thai Yai)... »
Thai Good Luck Charm Ta Krut
Thai people believe in supernaturalism and animism, even if they are Buddhists, Christs or Moslems. Amulets and other... »
Chalermchai Kositpipat Stop Alcohol Sculpture Thailand
For sure, Chalermchai Kositpipat is the most well known artist for contemporary and Buddhist art from Thailand. At... »
Broken Heart Boy in the Rain Thailand
Standing in the rain mostly means You´re not on the sunny side of life. The sad Thai song "Poo chai nai sai fon"... »
Lotus (Nelumbo) Seed Head
The Lotus (Nelumbo) isn´t just a beautiful flower, most parts of the Lotus plant, like the seeds are edible.... »
Still Life with Bamboo Ladder
At was late afternoon, while we reached the mountain village Mae Salong (Santikhiri) in North Thailand at an... »
The Scary Monster Insect Thailand
During a morning walk in our tropical garden in Chiang Mai, North Thailand, I discovered that scary monster insect... »
Tattooed Thai Boy Saggers
Since boxershorts became very popular in Thailand, most of the Thai boys are saggers and most of the Thai boys... »
Glowing Beauty Red Torch Ginger Thailand
We´ve been attracted by that glooming beauty, while we visited a tropical garden, near Chiang Rai, North... »
Jumping Thai Boys
Photography of jumping Thai boys was the task for our 2 young photographers, while went to a relaxing afternoon... »
Funny Thai Toilet Sign Old Siam Style
While travelling around in Thailand, there are lots of ununsual things, like this funny toilet sign, old Siam... »
Ganesh Lord of Success Chalermchai Kositpipat Thailand
Ganesh Lord of Success is a real masterpiece of art, painted by the most important artist of contemporary art in... »
Akha Tribe Boy in a Well
Young Akha Hill Tribe Thai boy Jonny is a funny and crazy kid and never misses a trick. While his friends been... »
Eating Insects Weird Food
Eating and food, specially eating insects is a point of view. While many people in the world just think it is... »
Big Golden Triangle Buddha Statue Thailand
We discovered the impressive, big golden Buddha statue on a journey to the City of the Golden Triangle (Ban Sop Ruak),... »
Thai Eyes strikes back
After the attack on Thai Eyes in mid February, we asked our visitors for their help and support, which has absolutely... »
Attack on Thai Eyes Thailand
At 17.02.2011, the Thai Eyes Thailand team has been fallen victim on a sleeping gas attack. At about 4:30 in the... »

Lanna Music Vehicle

Dec 052009

At big events in Thailand, there are always some curiosities, like this Lanna music vehicle. While pressing the wooden handles, the musican generates sound from the different cymbals and drums. That was nothing to make a song about, but we??ve been quite amazed about that idea. We stumbled upon that funny Lanna music vehicle, during [more...]

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Flowery Dresses Chiang Mai Flower Parade 2009

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Feb 102009

From 06.02.-08.02.2009 Chiang Mai – North Thailand held the 33. Chiang Mai Flower Festival. The Flower Festival with it´s Flower Parade is well-liked by Tourists and Thaipeople. The parade vehicles are nicely decorated with flowers and plants from the region and the participants like to wear flowery dresses, like the people on the picture. The [more...]

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The trash can fancy Thailand style

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Jan 272009

Thai people are aesthetes. Everthing has to be suay (beautiful). We´ve been quite amazed, while we stumbled upon these fancy styled trash cans. © Thai Eyes Image: Fancy trash cans, Thailand style at Ratchaphruek Royal Flora, Chiang Mai, North Thailand Photographer: Anuparp Ratanakhon

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Lord Ganesh Statue Thailand

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Nov 282008

Thailand is a buddhist country, but the frontiers between Buddhism and Hinduism are fluent and Hindu Gods as Rama, Shiva, Brahma, Hanuman and Ganesha (Ganesh) are highly enshrined in Thailand. The elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is believed to be a protector for merchants and brings luck for transactions. This beautiful Ganesha (Ganesh) statue, carved from [more...]

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Jigsaw Lamp from Thailand

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Nov 122008

Thai people are skilled handicrafters and nowadays they also invent a lot of new stylish and fancy items. We´ve been very amazed, while we discovered a small shop at Anusarn market – Chiang Mai – North of Thailand which was selling this beautiful jigsaw lamps (puzzle lamps) Picture: Jigsaw lamp about 1 meter, found at [more...]

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Cable Tangle in Thailand

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Sep 242008

Cable Tangle, also known as spaghetti syndrom, is a speciality from Thailand. Thai electric wiring looks mostly more like modern arts, then a proper electric installation, but it works….mostly. This kind of electric wiring in Thailand is same, same, but different !

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