This weekend, i went to Bangkok. You know, just one of those things anyone does randomly, no biggie. Ok i'll stop gloating now. We get there and meet up with some lovely ladies from Japan, who allow us to stay in their hotel room, four stars, and HOT WATER!!!! A simple luxury, or is it really a simple one, i wrote that down in my journal the other day and realized what may be trivial at home in America, is probably a very unlikely commodity in the average Thai home. I went to the place of the king, and my goodness i have never seen anything like this. Every building, numerous literally any closer and they'd be overlapping; every single inch was covered, bedecked if you would, in beautiful gems and mosaic tiles; don't even get me started on the gold. Entire buildings appear to be solid gold, some smooth, some mosaic, and then the gold leaf in the wall murals was incredible.The gold literally illuminated the wall! When you take a picture of it, that is the only portion you see, your eye is just drawn, sucked and lured directly to the image of the buddha. Each depiction is surrounded by muddied earth tone paints, the intricate etchings of gold enhance the details of the emerald buddha in escapades of beauties war and religion. The artistic style of each wall appeared as if a single person labored endlessly for years over each jataka. However in a couple instances i witnessed renovation of small portions of the wall, so the style has become characteristic and replicable by modern skilled workmen. It was interesting also, the palace was under constant reconstruction. What has been around for years and years is still unfinished! It's impossible to imagine that more labor could go into something so beautiful; i am curious to spend time in the area to attempt to find the imperfections, they must be there, i know they are, for hand crafted items it is inevitable...where o where!(secret, i did find one, the head of a beast in the line of many was indented)
22 February 2010
The Grand Palace
This weekend, i went to Bangkok. You know, just one of those things anyone does randomly, no biggie. Ok i'll stop gloating now. We get there and meet up with some lovely ladies from Japan, who allow us to stay in their hotel room, four stars, and HOT WATER!!!! A simple luxury, or is it really a simple one, i wrote that down in my journal the other day and realized what may be trivial at home in America, is probably a very unlikely commodity in the average Thai home. I went to the place of the king, and my goodness i have never seen anything like this. Every building, numerous literally any closer and they'd be overlapping; every single inch was covered, bedecked if you would, in beautiful gems and mosaic tiles; don't even get me started on the gold. Entire buildings appear to be solid gold, some smooth, some mosaic, and then the gold leaf in the wall murals was incredible.The gold literally illuminated the wall! When you take a picture of it, that is the only portion you see, your eye is just drawn, sucked and lured directly to the image of the buddha. Each depiction is surrounded by muddied earth tone paints, the intricate etchings of gold enhance the details of the emerald buddha in escapades of beauties war and religion. The artistic style of each wall appeared as if a single person labored endlessly for years over each jataka. However in a couple instances i witnessed renovation of small portions of the wall, so the style has become characteristic and replicable by modern skilled workmen. It was interesting also, the palace was under constant reconstruction. What has been around for years and years is still unfinished! It's impossible to imagine that more labor could go into something so beautiful; i am curious to spend time in the area to attempt to find the imperfections, they must be there, i know they are, for hand crafted items it is inevitable...where o where!(secret, i did find one, the head of a beast in the line of many was indented)
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