The Next Day, I Decided To Visit A Temple,

I had never been to before, 

it is located almost opposite the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital on the Sumkivitt Highway, it is called Wat Nong Yai, and is often overlooked by visitors to Pattaya, myself included!

for myself it was unusual, 

as it was totally white, 

unlike the archway and one next door to it, 

and this building, also next door,

another place of worship here,

the entrance flanked by 2 elephants,

behind them a pond, 

and the rear of the white temple,

in the pond, there is a representation of the Naga, a divine, serpent-like creature from Buddhist and Hindu mythology,

and fearsome he looked too!

as indeed did this entrance,

above it a image of Buddha,

as I was photographing the temple, 

a monk walked past, 

and was soon in conversation with another, 

I should mention that most temples here have a section of dogs, pets that people give up on and donate them to the temple, I say donate, chuck them over the temple wall is what I have been told really happens, 

but here the grounds are patrolled by cats, 

not a temple dog in sight, 

this one just walked past me, 

and became intent on something happening in the distance, 

it was another cat, it is strange that there are no dogs here, 

a last look at the white temple, 

as I made my way on to the Sumkivitt Highway, over the road the Bangkok Pattaya hospital,

next to the temple, 

the entrance to Mini Siam, I waited here for my taxi back to the hotel as a landmark like this makes it easier for the taxi to pick me up.

Back To Our Holiday,

one evening I popped up to the market, 

that sells my favorite soup, 

lots of stalls open for business, 

but alas, the one I wanted to visit was closed!

so that was that, 

I had a look at some of the other stalls, 

but I really did not fancy anything here, but I had a Plan 'B', 

I was meeting the boys for a football game, 

Tony and Vic, 

along with Joy,

Bob was also here, 

the game began, 

with a lot more supporters in the pub,

now there's an idea, 

so a bowl of Irish stew it was, after the game and my meal I made a move back to my hotel, where I was soon in the land of Nod.

Oh No!

another early start as skip number 4 is delivered, 

so only one short post today, 

one of the 2 areas where we break up the aquariums, the rooms are in fact passageways, but with the doors closed they are sealed as far as broken glass is concerned, we do not want any glass flying about where it could injure a passerby, 

in the distance the last stand to be striped down, 

we are now seeing walls and pillars for the firsts time again since all of the stands were built and aquariums commissioned, 

flaky paint, plaster and wallpaper everywhere, 

looking towards the front of the shop, it will be made back to 2 single shop units and what were 2 flats above which we used as storage space returned to being flats, 

counters and display stands removed via the skips, 

the window over looking the pond section, hopefully all will be cleared by Saturday, having said that we may have to order one more skip on Friday afternoon and then that should be it, in the evening I watched some television, I have to admit, when I arrive home I am absolutely exhausted, I am not used to doing so much physical work, a sign of old age I guess! during the evening Diana called, so out to pick her up from work, arriving home we tucked into some fresh raspberries that Diana had bought, as we watched a Midsomer Murder before we were off to bed.

I Am Only Making One Short Post Today,

as again like yesterday, first thing I will be out to the shop,

back to yesterday, 

skip number 3 was picked up, 

and a empty skip number 4 was left, during the day it was loaded with aquariums and stands, until it could take no more, in the evening I was off to the photographic club, tonight it was a invited speaker to give a critic on a number of photographs that were picked by the members present in the evening, which was informative indeed, as the meeting ended at 10.00 I was off again to pick Diana up from work, arriving home feet up for a coffee and a chat as we watched a Midsomer Murder before we were off to bed.