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Day 4 – Ayutthaya to Chiang Mai – Saturday March 5th 2011

straywasp — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:01:52 +0000

Our room had AC, which was noisy and kept us awake for most of the night.

In the morning we arranged for our tuk-tuk driver to take us to all the local temples. Wat Yai Chaya Mongkol was huge, and still in use by monks.

Wat Yai Chai Mongkol - Ayutthaya

After the long hot day touring temples, I wanted nothing more than to chill out and have a shower and a beer.

Our itinerary had other plans. We had to catch our next train to Lop Buri (Monkey Town). The train was 2nd class this time, with comfortable airline style seats and fans on the ceiling.

We arrived as the sun was setting and I realised quite fast that I didn’t like this place. The monkeys were violent and savage, grabbing things and attacking people. Luckily we only had a few hours to kill.

Three of us went to take cover on the railway platform, while Frank went to explore. Little did we know that he had almost been mugged by some dodgy characters after accidentally getting lost down some back streets.

Waiting for our third train, the famous sleeper train, I was not looking forward to a ten hour overnight journey. How wrong I was. The security was excellent, with guards on every door checking tickets and passports when people arrived. We were then lead to our top bunks which were surprisingly spacious.

I had an expensive beer, which may have made me fall in love with the sleeper train even more. In fact, I wouldn’t mind just paying to do a few trips on the sleeper train. I couldn’t wait to get to sleep, and nearly nodded off with my beer in hand.

The toilets were an experience, but then I was tucked up and asleep. I slept right through till morning. It was a million times more comfortable than an economy class flight!

Tilt Shift

straywasp — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:44:25 +0000

Everyone seems to do this, so I thought I would try it out on a couple of images. Basically selectively blurring parts of an image. When used on photos taken slightly from above, it makes them look like models.

Blurry Zephyr Tilt Shift

Toy Town - Sydney Tilt Shift

Not great examples but does make some boring images not so bland.

Tremor – Christchurch, New Zealand

straywasp — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:29:56 +0000

Tremor - Christchurch, New Zealand

Long Bay Night – Coromandel, New Zealand

straywasp — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:41:44 +0000

Long Bay Night - Coromandel, New Zealand

One Way Jesus – Sydney, Australia

straywasp — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:38:24 +0000

One Way Jesus - Sydney, Australia

Alley – Byron Bay, Australia

straywasp — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:29:27 +0000

Alley - Byron Bay, Australia

Oversize Vehicle – Byron Bay, Australia

straywasp — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:24:32 +0000

Oversize Vehicle - Byron Bay, Australia

Outback – Myella Farm, Australia

straywasp — Fri, 06 May 2011 00:03:32 +0000

Outback

WWII Lookout – Magnetic Island, Australia

straywasp — Fri, 06 May 2011 00:01:17 +0000

Magnetic Island WWII Fort

Fannie Bay Gaol – Darwin, Australia

straywasp — Thu, 05 May 2011 23:58:42 +0000

Fannie Bay Gaol