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28/03/2005

Spiritual PLACES
Amulet Market, Thai Boxing

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For the first time we feel what hot and humid means: walking and talking in slow-motion.
Walking to Phra Athit Road to see the Amulet Market: manly locals buy here statues, small buddhas, gri-gris and everything related to go spirituality. In-between all this mess small kitchens presenting a few specialties.
Bangkok is all about copy/paste. Its a tourist-trap-trail. Come here and you'll buy Lacoste, Ralf Lauren, Billabong, Boss... just everything that belongs to our western religion: identification by brands.
Back to tradition: two stadiums (Ratchadamnoen and Lumpini) present every night thai-boxing at its best: children and young men beat the hell out of them. It just hurts by looking at them. The crowd wakes up after the second round when starting to bet. Every hit in the body is acclaimed by a loud "ho".
To feel where your own body is fragile we went to a traditional thai-massage (not the one you are thinking of!). My masseuse made me discover my back and all the hidden places of pain! It still hurts today.

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Comments (5)

Comments

Re: Spiritual PLACES

Meine Jeans-Größe ist 31/32

Posted by: Boris at 28.03.2005 17:04

Re: Spiritual PLACES

สวัสดีค่ะ อันแดร

Posted by: Dieter Biegert at 28.03.2005 20:02

Re: Spiritual PLACES

NICE SKETCHES, NICE PICTURES!!!
still folllowing your amazing trip from mexico city.

GOOD LUCK and we will wait to read and see more about you.

Posted by: maricarmen at 28.03.2005 21:35

Re: Spiritual PLACES

best wishes to mxc
a great start for our trip.

Posted by: kurdi at 29.03.2005 08:53

Re: Spiritual PLACES

Also ich hätte gern das Hamburger Outfit Bangkokstyle. passt das noch in den Koffer rein? Sonst reicht auch die Rayban aus Eurem aktuellen Katalog.

Lutz

Posted by: Lutz at 29.03.2005 16:02

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