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Tips 1 - 8 of 8 Bangkok Local Customs
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In many temples you will see seated golden statues covered all over with little golden shhets. These sheets can be bought at the entrance of the temple and be offered to the statues that represent old holy monks. They put the golden sheets over the statues, covering them all over with gold...
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This charming wonderful violet flowers can be found in Bangkok in many public gardens and even in some hotels gardens. In Spain we don't use to see such rare flowers often, so it surprised me a lot to find them so frequently here. You could even buy a whole bunch of them by the streets for about 1 USD!!
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In the small streets and alleys you will find often little private shrines with small statues of Gods and offerings like flowers, incense and so...
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I have never deeply understood all those buddhist ceremonies, but when I visit the temples I like to sit aside and watch the locals come in, prepare the incense and the flowers, put it in place, bend, pray, mutter, look up, bend again, put their shoes on and go... I have always wonder what do they pray for... Health? Love? Fortune? and who do they pray to?... the same God (at the end)?
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In some shrines and altars you can find bank notes hanging in sticks. I guess it must be to attract good luck about financial aspects, some business in mind, lottery or so...
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joepgay Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:20 UTC
Can somebody tell me if the train from Bangkok to Aranyaprateth (Cambodian border) drives on Sunday at 0555h? Thanks a lot, ciao, Joe | PondScum69 Sun Aug 19, 2007 09:14 UTC
You're two off on the Skytrain stops. Nana station is a pretty long walk to Sukhumvit Soi 24. Correct stop is Phrom Phong. | voyager37 Sat Apr 21, 2007 06:11 UTC
hello again, Going back to Thailand for three weeks, 3rd trip... and I will look for that place you ate at by the oriental hotel.. again, thanks... richard | onesongchai Wed Dec 20, 2006 07:08 UTC
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