Thai pickpocket

My 2011 in 12 Pics

January - Historical City of Brugge - Belgium

February - A Sunbird on my neighbour's roof - Thailand

March - Monument of Love Taj Mahal - India

April - New SMAK museum in Antwerp - Belgium

May - Citytrip to Roma - Italy

June - Jogyesa temple Seoul - South-Korea

July - view on Sun Moon Lake from Lalu hotel - Taiwan

August - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang - China

September - Night view of main casinos - Maca

October - Daibutsu in Todaiji in Nara - Japan

November - Loy Krathong festival in Chiang Mai - Thailand

December - Mural Paintings in Wat Pho in Bangkok - Thailand

Foxface - Curious Japanese fruit

This fall I noticed different Ikebana pieces in Japanese hotels which were included a strange yellowish kind of fruit. Japanese people told me it was called "Kitsune gao", meaning Foxface.
Searching a bit further on the net it was revealed that "Foxface" was also commonly used in English. Other names for this strange fruit are: Nipplefruit, Titty fruit, Cow's Udder, Five fingered eggplant or 'Apple of Sodom".
Foxface would be family of eggplants and tomatoes, and bears fruit in fall.
The fruit is not edible and even poisonous, but it is used for decoration. And it is perfect to fit in ikebana pieces as it doesn't require water and will last for two months.

By the way a person called "Kitsune gao", fox face person in Japan, would be considered a person with feigned ignorance.
 

 

 

Taipei city - Personal pictures

Chiang Kai-shek memorial

Taipei 101

Night view of Taipei 101

Old Chinese quarters

Laundry in old town

Relaxing near the Dragon temple

Bus in motion

Worshippers at a temple

Most expensive crash ever

This weekend an extraordinary accident happened on the Chugoku expressway in Japan.

The crash included 8 Ferraris, 3 Mercedes. a Lamborghini. a Skyline and a Prius.

This would be the most expensive crash ever.

Pictures of floods in Ayutthaya and Bangkok

Thailand is suffering its worst flooding in the last years. During a trip in Thailand it was clear the situation got better in most part of the country. But the rice fields in the Central are still submerged. Ayutthaya on the other hand is almost cleaned up and soon back fro business. 

Mosque in Ayutthaya

Driving on the highway

Protecting Wat Arun in Bangkok

House in Bangkok Noi

House in Bangkok Noi

Cleaning up action in Ayutthaya

Wat Mahathat, clearly visible where the water stood

Volunteers clean up

Festival of light - Loy Krathong

On 10 December the full moon will fill up the nightly sky. For Thai people this will be the sign to celebrate their cherished festival of Loy Krathong, also know as the festival of light.

Here are some pics for the festival last year.

Some birds of India