Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Don't lose your head!

Your life might be in dire straits but don't lose your head -keep calm.
Obviously life wasn't woking out for one particular Russian tourist;whose head was found dangling from the Rama IX bridge over the Chao Praya river of Bangkok.
The following day the body was later found floating futher down the river.
Perhaps the ruthless killing was a warning sign to the Russia mafia to stay out of the Thai/Chinese mafia territory.
There was a note,to a mysterious woman called Cath,attached to the head.
Can CSI Bangkok solve the case;are their forensics up to it?

Chicago

The nearest thing to visiting the city of Chicago ;last Tuesday I finally got to see 'All that jazz' performed live in the Chicago musical.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Lopburi "King Narai the Great" fair

Yesterday I took the train to Lopburi to visit the "King Narai the Great" fair;it was far more interesting and spectacular than I'd imagined:the colourful historical parade,the light and sound shows,the old style market stalls the gardens and the fireworks displays.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

A Cold Spell in Thailand!

A fairly cold spell of weather has hit Thailand in the last few days;a cold fron from China bringing frost to the mountains and hills of Chiang Mai.
For me it's a welcome relief from the usual hot and humid weather especially in the evening and at night.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Final Days of the Holidays

On the last day of my time in London Tony and me went to the Ian Fleming/James Bond exhibition at the Imperial War Museum http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/fleming/highlights.html
and later on in the evening saw the comedy
"The Thirty Nine Steps".http://www.spike.com/ifilmdetail/2904590/share

Friday, January 2, 2009

Concert at St.Martins in the Fields

Mum,Tony and me saw in the new year with some classical music;a concert at St.Martins in the Fields.The first part of the concert was quite unusual with modern pieces,more like the background music for a film,and the final part by Hayden was more traditional.

New Year's Eve 2008

Celebrated New Year's Eve by seeing the London Eye fireworks from Lambeth Bridge;good but the bangs didn't seem particularly very loud.
http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/fleming/highlights.html