<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.twip.org/rss/twiprss-thailand.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>The World in Photos</title><link>http://www.twip.org</link><description>Visit the world through pictures</description><copyright>Copyright TWIP 2004</copyright><language>en</language><image>	<title>The World in Photos</title>	<url>http://www.twip.org/design/logo-60-60.gif</url>	<link>http://www.twip.org</link></image><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:21:28 +0100</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[Sitted Buddha]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-sukhothai-wat-mahathat-sitted-buddha-en-6158-12906.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-sukhothai-wat-mahathat-sitted-buddha-en-6158-12906.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[2003 - Sitted Buddha,  Wat Mahathat - Sukhothai Historical Park (th: อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์สุโขทัย), Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-6158-29-11-08-11-11-48-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standing Buddha]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-sukhothai-wat-mahathat-standing-buddha-en-6158-12905.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-sukhothai-wat-mahathat-standing-buddha-en-6158-12905.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[2003- Wat Mahathat, Standing Buddha - Sukhothai Historical Park]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-6158-29-11-08-11-07-59-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temple Wat Pho]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-pho-temple-wat-pho-en-6165-12892.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-pho-temple-wat-pho-en-6165-12892.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Le temple de Wat Pho, ou Wat Phra Chetuphon, qui contient le Bouddha couché du Wat Pho. Le Wat Pho est considéré comme le centre d'apprentissage du massage thailandais le plus important et le plus connu de Thailande. Le Wat Pho est situé à Bangkok, Thailande.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-6165-26-11-08-04-57-43-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[View]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-pho-view-en-6165-12890.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-pho-view-en-6165-12890.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[View inside the Wat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์) or The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, in Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-6165-26-11-08-04-40-28-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wat Pho]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-pho-wat-pho-en-6165-12889.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-pho-wat-pho-en-6165-12889.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[2006 - Wat Pho also known as Wat Phra Chetuphon. It is a traditional Thai massage place in Bangkok.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-6165-26-11-08-04-29-30-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decorative Plants]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-pho-decorative-plants-en-6165-12891.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-pho-decorative-plants-en-6165-12891.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Decorative Plants in the Wat Pho, one of the largest and oldest wat in Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-6165-26-11-08-04-46-43-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Had Sai Keaw]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-had-sai-keaw-en-9175-12869.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-had-sai-keaw-en-9175-12869.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Had Sai Keaw (Sai Keaw Beach - Diamond Beach), Koh Samet, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9175-22-11-08-12-41-55-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Koh Samet Island]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-koh-samet-island-en-9175-12868.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-koh-samet-island-en-9175-12868.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Koh Samet Island or Ko Samet (Thai: เกาะเสม็ด), in the Gulf of Thailand off the coastline of the Thai province of Rayong, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9175-22-11-08-12-40-58-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ao Phai]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-ao-phai-en-9175-12870.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-ao-phai-en-9175-12870.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ao Phai (Ao Pai), close to Hat Sai Kaew, Koh Samet, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9175-22-11-08-12-42-54-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[The poet and the Mermaid]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-the-poet-and-the-mermaid-en-9175-12871.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-the-poet-and-the-mermaid-en-9175-12871.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The poet and the Mermaid, Koh Samet, Thailand. Sunthorn Phu (1786–1855) is probably one of the most respected poets among Thai people. In Phra Aphai Mani, a mermaid is saving Prince Aphai Mani from the sea and takes him to Koh Samet. A statue that illustrates this drama is placed on the rocks between Ao Hin Khok and Hat Sai Kaew (Diamond Beach). ]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9175-22-11-08-12-50-24-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-sunset-en-9175-12872.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-koh-samet-sunset-en-9175-12872.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sunset on Koh Samet (Thai: เกาะเสม็ด), in the Gulf of Thailand (Gulf of Siam - อ่าวไทย), Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9175-22-11-08-12-55-02-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temple of the Emerald Buddha]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-temple-of-the-emerald-buddha-en-9192-12836.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-temple-of-the-emerald-buddha-en-9192-12836.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Royal Monastery of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว), one of the most venerated sites in Thailand where people convene to pay respect to the Lord Buddha and His Teachings.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-11-07-56-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phimanchaisri Gate]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phimanchaisri-gate-en-9192-12833.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phimanchaisri-gate-en-9192-12833.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Phimanchaisri Gate, entrance to the Grand Palace, complex of buildings in Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-10-45-42-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upper Terrace]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-upper-terrace-en-9192-12835.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-upper-terrace-en-9192-12835.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Upper Terrace - four main monuments are found on this terrace: a reliquary in the shape of a golden chedi, the Mondop, a miniature Angkor Wat crafted by the order of King Mongkut and the Royal Pantheon.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-10-55-59-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phra Siratana Chedi]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phra-siratana-chedi-en-9192-12834.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phra-siratana-chedi-en-9192-12834.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Phra Siratana Chedi on the Upper Terrace of the Grand Palace (Thai: พระบรมมหาราชวัง, Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang) in Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-10-51-45-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phra Mondop]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phra-mondop-en-9192-12837.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phra-mondop-en-9192-12837.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[View of the Upper Terrace of the Bangkok' Grand Palace: the Phra Mondop and the Prasat Phra Dhepbidorn (The Royal Pantheon)]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-11-19-26-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temple of the Emerald Buddha]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-phra-kaew-temple-of-the-emerald-buddha-en-5189-12838.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-phra-kaew-temple-of-the-emerald-buddha-en-5189-12838.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Temple of the Emerald Buddha or the Royal Monastery of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew - Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram, Thai: วัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม), Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-5189-16-11-08-11-22-08-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phra Mondop]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phra-mondop-en-9192-12839.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phra-mondop-en-9192-12839.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Phra Mondop, the library, inside the Grand Palace, complex of buildings in Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-11-25-23-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prasat Phra Dhepbidorn]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-prasat-phra-dhepbidorn-en-9192-12840.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-prasat-phra-dhepbidorn-en-9192-12840.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Prasat Phra Dhepbidorn (The Royal Pantheon), Grand Palace (Thai: พระบรมมหาราชวัง), Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-11-27-49-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hor Phra Gandhararat]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-hor-phra-gandhararat-en-9192-12841.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-hor-phra-gandhararat-en-9192-12841.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Hor Phra Gandhararat, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-11-31-15-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hor Phra Gandhararat]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-hor-phra-gandhararat-en-9192-12842.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-hor-phra-gandhararat-en-9192-12842.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Le Hor Phra Gandhararat derrière le Wat Phra Kaew, à l'intérieur du complexe du Grand Palais de Bangkok, Thailande]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-11-33-43-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borom Phiman Mansion]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-borom-phiman-mansion-en-9192-12843.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-borom-phiman-mansion-en-9192-12843.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Borom Phiman Mansion, built in western style in 1903 by King Rama V for the Heir Apparent, the future King Rama VI, this mansion was also used at various occasion as a royal residence by King Rama VII (1925-1935), King Rama VIII (1935-1946) and the present King Rama IX.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-11-38-49-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amarindra Winitchai Hall]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-amarindra-winitchai-hall-en-9192-12844.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-amarindra-winitchai-hall-en-9192-12844.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Amarindra Winitchai Hall, part of the Phra Maha Monthian Group, inside the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-12-07-10-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phra Maha Monthian Group]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phra-maha-monthian-group-en-9192-12845.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-phra-maha-monthian-group-en-9192-12845.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Phra Maha Monthian Group consists of three main buildings, namely the Audience Hall of Amarindra Winitchai, the Paisal Taksin Hall, and the Chakraphat Phiman Hall.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-12-10-20-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chakri Maha Prasat Hall]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-chakri-maha-prasat-hall-en-9192-12846.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-chakri-maha-prasat-hall-en-9192-12846.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Chakri Maha Prasat Hall (Chakri Mahaprasad Hall) in the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-14-33-49-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chakri Group]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-chakri-group-en-9192-12847.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-chakri-group-en-9192-12847.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Chakri Maha Prasat, built by King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V), was completed in 1882, the same year as the centenary celebration of Bangkok. Only the reception areas are now used - Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-16-16-36-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aphorn Phimok Prasat Pavilion]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-aphorn-phimok-prasat-pavilion-en-9192-12848.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-aphorn-phimok-prasat-pavilion-en-9192-12848.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Aphorn Phimok Prasat Pavilion inside the Grand Palace Complex in Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-16-31-45-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wat Phra Kaew]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-wat-phra-kaew-en-9192-12849.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-grand-palace-wat-phra-kaew-en-9192-12849.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Wat Phra Kaew (on the right) inside the Grand Palace, with the Phra Siratana Chedi (middle), followed by the Phra Mondop and the Prasat Phra Dhepbidorn (the Royal Pantheon). The Hor Phra Naga on the left. Grand Palace, Bangkok.]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-9192-16-11-08-16-37-22-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy Monument]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-democracy-monument-democracy-monument-en-6333-12637.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-democracy-monument-democracy-monument-en-6333-12637.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Democracy Monument, commissioned in 1939 to commemorate the 1932 Siamese coup d'état, Thanon Ratchadamnoen Klang, at the intersection of Thanon Dinso, Bangkok]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-6333-04-10-08-16-06-45-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wat Ratchanaddaram]]></title><link>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-ratchanaddaram-wat-ratchanaddaram-en-15014-12638.html</link><guid>http://www.twip.org/image-southeast-asia-thailand-bangkok-wat-ratchanaddaram-wat-ratchanaddaram-en-15014-12638.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wat Ratchanaddaram (Thai: วัดราชนัดดาราม) located at the intersection between Ratchadamnoen Klang and Mahachak Road, in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand]]></description><image><url>http://www.twip.org/photo/southeast-asia/thailand/photo-15014-04-10-08-16-14-04-small.jpg</url><title /><type>jpg</type></image></item></channel></rss>