Europe and Asia: 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Trip to Surin ( Elephant festival 2008)

There is elephants freakfast

Surin is the town is most famous for '' The Elephant Festival ''

Surin is little off the tourist radar, but you’ll be rewarded when you visit, as you’ll get to experience the real .

Most famous for the annual elephant festival that takes place in November.
The elephants are well treated in this region and the mahouts are proud of their standard of care.
Our family have a nice times and very enjoys with this trip.

They suppost the ancient kmer (kui) costume parade with more than 200 elephants in Surin

That's so really nice to took the photo with the cute baby elephant in Surin :)

Dancing art kmer ancient (Apsaras dancing)

''Apsaras'' are supernatural beautiful girls: they appear as young women of great beauty and elegance who are proficient in the art of dancing. They are the wives of the Gandharvas, court servants of Indra. They dance to the music made by their husbands, usually in the palaces of the gods, and entertain gods and fallen heroes. In their assignment as caretakers of fallen heroes, they may be compared to the valkyries of Norse mythology. Apsaras are said to be able to change their shapes at will, and specially rule over the fortunes of gaming and gambling. Urvasi, Menaka, Rambha and Tilottama are the most famous among them. Apsaras are sometimes compared to the muses of ancient Greece, with each of the 26 Apsaras at Indra's court representing a distinct aspect of the performing arts.

Apsaras are associated with water; thus, they may be compared to the nymphs, dryads and naiads of ancient Greece. They are also associated with fertility rites. In Hinduism, the lower Apsaras are sometimes regarded as nature spirits who may lure men to their deaths; in this respect they may be compared to the Slavic Rusalki or the Greek sirens.

(Thanks imformation *Apsaras* from Wikipedia)

Monday, May 25, 2009

Nice trip back to Thailand

Dan Kwian The land of ceramics, is located in Tambol DanKwian, Chokchai District and is 15 kilometres south-east of Korat City. Route No.224 Nakhon Ratchasima - Chokchai runs thougth the village where both sides of the orad are fulled of beautiful and astonishing ceramic shops.

Dan Kwian Litter ally means the by-pass area of bull-carts.

Today,the Dan Kwian products become one of the major export goods from Korat.The clay at Dan Kwian has a special marverlous quality of though, as said, ductile texture and color of rust which beyond comparison and the quality is fantastic.The clay is taken from the banks of Moon River, the place locally colled 'Kud' (Parts of the river banks that have been worn away or eroded then created an area of swamp-liked).The clay is also well known for its features as forming shapes, and on the firing process, it is not easily broken or bending,The very most special feature is that after the firing the clay will give out natural red colour which is belived to be iron oxide mixed in the clay.

Papaya Salad : Som-tam

One of my favarite meals which is we can find very easy in thailand , I cound't stop to eating. Eveywhere was I passed Somtam resturants or street resturants I have to buy it immadiately.
The meal look really simple make we can
take papaya, chopped green beans , tomatos , dried prawns, peanuts ,chillies , galics, limes or you can mix some vergetabels and ingredients what you pefer.

There are also my favarite menu : giant scampi salad.

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Thai spa in Horten (Norway)

Thai spa and massage where my friends staritng run business here in Horten.

Horten is small town in Norway
but have so many convenient
offer you such as Thai spa and massage.

Many people say Thai massage is like doing yoga without any work.