THAILAND'S TRUE KING - 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Thailand, a land of celebrations, all beautiful, golden lanterns, candles, temple offerings, flowers, the population paying respect to Buddhism and their living Buddha King, the noble king who celebrated 50 years as a king recently, and now his 80th birthday.

It is an inspiration to see pictures of the King visiting the old and young in every corner of the kingdom, spending time on agricultural projects and schools with students and workers and the aged. He is an inspiration and I am always touched by the pictures of him everywhere and the beautiful film that begins any movie or event.

Enjoy pictures of the celebration. I stand beside a niche in the old city wall (there were many) where candles were place among the golden swaying lanterns and all around. The sky was filled with golden air balloons rising high into the sky, some with a trail of firecrackers going off.

Later we dined at the Tamarind Village to soft music, under the stars as we listened to firecrackers and watched the air ballons float in the sky. Magic!