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General Post Office, Saigon
The French-style General Post Office in Saigon was built in the 1880s and has two wonderful old wall-maps of Cochin-China worth taking a look at.
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Up, up and away!
At the annual Loi Krathong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand it is tradition to launch "khom lois" into the night sky. It is believed that all of your troubles and worries go with the rice paper lantern and drift away.
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Adding a little spiritual lift
Young monks are on hand at the annual Loi Krathong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand to help people launch their rice paper lanterns into the heavens.
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Lighting up the sky
Revelers light up the night sky over Chiang Mai, Thailand with hundreds of rice paper lanterns at the annual Loi Krathong festival.
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The moment of release
The launching of khom loi (rice paper lanterns) is a family affair in Chiang Mai, Thailand during the annual Loi Krathong festival.
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Family Time
A family gathers at their local Wat to launch a Khom Loi at the annual Loi Krathong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Thais believe that their troubles and worries are sent away as the rice paper lantern lifts into the heavens.
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Local beauties
Local beauties prepare to dance at the annual Loi Krathong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Up, up and away!
Revelers light up the night sky over Chiang Mai, Thailand with hundreds of rice paper lanterns at the annual Loi Krathong festival.
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Lighting up the sky
Revelers light up the night sky over Chiang Mai, Thailand with hundreds of rice paper lanterns at the annual Loi Krathong festival.
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Not all Krathong are created equal
At the annual Loi Krathong festival in Thailand, not all banana leaf floats are created equal: witness this award winner!
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Frans & Claire van der Lee has been a member since 20 November 2007 and goes by vanderlee.
Currently in Bangkok.
Subscriber since February 2008!
We are on a year long journey around Asia. Frans is the photographer and Claire is the trip planner. We have recently been to Thailand, Bali, Laos, Vietnam, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Korea, Mongolia, and Japan are next! We are from Washington, DC and Frans is also a web developer with www.vanderleeMEDIA.com
You can also find Frans & Claire at www.flickr.co...nderlee/sets.
