S & E Asia 159 - N Thailand 17: On the road: Ayutthaya-Sukhothai: Spirit house/Traffic (Page 2): Thank you Barbara, I am happy that you liked both the spirit house and scooter traffic...

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

NMGal wrote:

Great set. The Spirit house is beautiful and the people riding scooters meant for two were fascinating.

Thank you Barbara, I am happy that you liked both the spirit house and scooter traffic people!

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

weberwest wrote:

Thank you Frank for the thumbs and your nice comment. I had to look up "Samlors" as I was not familiar with the expression - thank you for teaching me something new today, as I understand it now, Samlors are the human pedalo version of the Tuk-Tuk. That would certainly give you more time to have a look around while moving slowly. Actually, coming to think of it, I even sat one of these in Chiang Mai, I will show a picture in about a month or so when we get there.

That's it.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

weberwest wrote:

A few more quite different tidbits from our drive through the countryside and villages. Spirit houses in Thailand are quite an interesting subject and they are often beautiful little pieces of art. Here I am presenting a spirit house that was standing in an auspicious corner of a highway rest stop, in close proximity to another one of the not so small but impressive delights in this country: a colorful fan palm. In the second part of this presentation, I present a few images of the different transportation modes we are surrounded with as we travel on the road, be that the ever present, colorful motor bikes, frequently loaded with three or even four passengers, or a simple flat-bed truck with a wooden lattice enclosure, loaded with goods as well as passengers and powered by an "iron-buffalo engine".

SPIRIT HOUSE - A spirit house is a shrine to the protective spirit of a place that is found in the Southeast Asian countries of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The spirit house is normally in the form of small roofed structure, and is mounted on a pillar or on a dais. They can range in size from small platforms to houses large enough for people to enter. Spirit houses are intended to provide a shelter for spirits that could cause problems for the people if not appeased. The shrines often include images or carved statues of people and animals. Votive offerings are left at the house to propitiate the spirits. More elaborate installations include an altar for this purpose. The proper name in the Thai language for a spirit house is "San Phra Phum" - meaning House of the Guardian Spirit.

Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.html

THAILAND COUNTRY INFO in set # 143: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-755664-1.html

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You've officially taken my breath away 💜🧡💛💚💙💓🖤🤍🤎

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

joecichjr wrote:

You've officially taken my breath away 💜🧡💛💚💙💓🖤🤍🤎

Thanks Joe for your rapt endorsement!

tomad Loc: North Carolina

NMGal wrote:

Great set. The Spirit house is beautiful and the people riding scooters meant for two were fascinating.

I lived in a small beach town in Thailand for 10 years and saw amazing things they did on bikes like goods tied on behind the driver stacked 8 ft high. The record for living beings was 5 people and 2 dogs on what appeared to be about a 50cc motorbike. There were small busses between towns but the only public transport around town was a Tuk-tuk or a motorbike taxi which I took home from the bus station after out of town trips while holding two suitcases in my arms sometimes.

Thanks for all the memories weberwest!

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Very nice set Joe!

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

weberwest wrote:

A few more quite different tidbits from our drive through the countryside and villages. Spirit houses in Thailand are quite an interesting subject and they are often beautiful little pieces of art. Here I am presenting a spirit house that was standing in an auspicious corner of a highway rest stop, in close proximity to another one of the not so small but impressive delights in this country: a colorful fan palm. In the second part of this presentation, I present a few images of the different transportation modes we are surrounded with as we travel on the road, be that the ever present, colorful motor bikes, frequently loaded with three or even four passengers, or a simple flat-bed truck with a wooden lattice enclosure, loaded with goods as well as passengers and powered by an "iron-buffalo engine".

SPIRIT HOUSE - A spirit house is a shrine to the protective spirit of a place that is found in the Southeast Asian countries of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The spirit house is normally in the form of small roofed structure, and is mounted on a pillar or on a dais. They can range in size from small platforms to houses large enough for people to enter. Spirit houses are intended to provide a shelter for spirits that could cause problems for the people if not appeased. The shrines often include images or carved statues of people and animals. Votive offerings are left at the house to propitiate the spirits. More elaborate installations include an altar for this purpose. The proper name in the Thai language for a spirit house is "San Phra Phum" - meaning House of the Guardian Spirit.

Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.html

THAILAND COUNTRY INFO in set # 143: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-755664-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, for improved clarity please view the downloads. I look forward to your comments and questions.

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sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Nice set. Always interesting to see how people in far off places live their daily life.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

weberwest wrote:

A few more quite different tidbits from our drive through the countryside and villages. Spirit houses in Thailand are quite an interesting subject and they are often beautiful little pieces of art. Here I am presenting a spirit house that was standing in an auspicious corner of a highway rest stop, in close proximity to another one of the not so small but impressive delights in this country: a colorful fan palm. In the second part of this presentation, I present a few images of the different transportation modes we are surrounded with as we travel on the road, be that the ever present, colorful motor bikes, frequently loaded with three or even four passengers, or a simple flat-bed truck with a wooden lattice enclosure, loaded with goods as well as passengers and powered by an "iron-buffalo engine".

SPIRIT HOUSE - A spirit house is a shrine to the protective spirit of a place that is found in the Southeast Asian countries of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The spirit house is normally in the form of small roofed structure, and is mounted on a pillar or on a dais. They can range in size from small platforms to houses large enough for people to enter. Spirit houses are intended to provide a shelter for spirits that could cause problems for the people if not appeased. The shrines often include images or carved statues of people and animals. Votive offerings are left at the house to propitiate the spirits. More elaborate installations include an altar for this purpose. The proper name in the Thai language for a spirit house is "San Phra Phum" - meaning House of the Guardian Spirit.

Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.html

THAILAND COUNTRY INFO in set # 143: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-755664-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, for improved clarity please view the downloads. I look forward to your comments and questions.

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Very nice mixed set Joe! The colors and the people are terrific.

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

Great set, Joe. Love the Fan Palm.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

That's one fancy 3-wheeler! They've come a long way since I was there!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Interesting again!

lnl Loc: SWFL

I found the spirit houses and their various styles fascinating when we visited. Yours is quite ornate.
It’s interesting that #8 has “dad” with a helmet while “daughter” doesn’t need one???
My recollection is that 3 wheeled vehicles came in a variety of styles, both powered and not, large and small. They seemed to be more prevalent than in western countries, which tend to have 4 wheels.

Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL

The means of transportation looks remarkably similar to what I saw in Vietnam in the early 1970s.