Kings birthday

today, dec 5 is King Bhumibol’s ( Rama IX) 81st birthdaythe King is very much loved and respected by thais and the whole town appers to be celebrating.

although the temperature in Hua Hin today was over 30C one of the centerpieces downtown was a ice sculpture of a royal barge, approx 30 ft long and 8 ft high.  there was almost a waterfall coming down the center of the sculpture and the temp was definatly a few degrees lower near it.

i’ve  also included some photos around town so you may get a feel for Hua Hin, some ar a little blurry, sorry they are taken from the back of a bike.

as we headed sown the main street towards the kings palace we meet a parade, the ladies were wearing bueatiful traditional thai silk coustmes, as it was night the colors don’t show up great but it was still bueatiful.

the lady in the wild hat is Mon or Karen. they are an ethnic group that come mainly for the northern maoutain area of thailand and burma. the Mon produce the most bueatful pieced and embrodered textile and are skilled silversmith and woodworker. most Mon now earn their livelyhood selling these handcrafts in the cities and town. as you can shem, this lady made a sale tonight,

hope you enjoy and please join me in wishing the King a happy, healthy year .

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