Here are some pictures of our building -- out of order because I can't figure out how to use the damn program and I'm tired of messing with it! This first one is the view as you come up the stairs from the pool through the breezeway. The background of this temple art is Lapis Lazuli -- brilliant blue stone with tiny gold flecks.
More temple art masquerading as decor.
A detail of the picture above -- stone Pekingese.
And yet more temple art -- this is the landing down from our floor. Antiquities everywhere in the building -- it's crazy.
Seats by the pool. Those are banana trees to the left. They bear tiny sweet bananas the size of my fingers. Our maid, Som, occasionally brings us bunches of them.
The deep end of the pool, The tree on the left bears beautiful white lily-like flowers, and there's a pink one right next to it out of the frame. The blossoms drop into the pool so you find yourself swimming through flowers -- it's gorgeous.
The silver orb in this picture is the filtration system for the pool. It looks like it fell off of Sputnick, so that's what we call it.
A view of the pool with the building behind it.
This is the view as you come around the corner of the breezeway and approach the pool -- so inviting on a hot day!
This is a doorway decoration from an ancient temple. It hangs on the second-floor landing in our building.
This is our lobby trash can -- it's brass and copper and they polish it every day.
This is our mailbox -- the very back of each box is mirrored, as well as the trim around the edges. You can see me in my white dress reflected in the glass.
The mailboxes - I think they're teak.
The front steps of our building.
Entrance to the lobby. Note the temple arch above the doorway.
Lobby chandelier.
This is an example of the flora in our courtyard. There's a lot of it.
These are some of the doormen -- note their snappy uniforms. They are always running to get us taxis, carry our packages, and just generally ease our passage through this world in any way they can.
This is the gate into our courtyard. It has to be operated manually, as is being done here.
We live in Ambassador's Court, which is actually on maps of Bangkok because real Ambassador's used to frequent the joint.
Here are some pictures of our building -- out of order because I can't figure out how to use the damn program and I'm tired of messing with it! This first one is the view as you come up the stairs from the pool through the breezeway. The background of this temple art is Lapis Lazuli -- brilliant blue stone with tiny gold flecks.
More temple art masquerading as decor.
A detail of the picture above -- stone Pekingese.
And yet more temple art -- this is the landing down from our floor. Antiquities everywhere in the building -- it's crazy.
Seats by the pool. Those are banana trees to the left. They bear tiny sweet bananas the size of my fingers. Our maid, Som, occasionally brings us bunches of them.
The deep end of the pool, The tree on the left bears beautiful white lily-like flowers, and there's a pink one right next to it out of the frame. The blossoms drop into the pool so you find yourself swimming through flowers -- it's gorgeous.
The silver orb in this picture is the filtration system for the pool. It looks like it fell off of Sputnick, so that's what we call it.
A view of the pool with the building behind it.
This is the view as you come around the corner of the breezeway and approach the pool -- so inviting on a hot day!
This is a doorway decoration from an ancient temple. It hangs on the second-floor landing in our building.
This is our lobby trash can -- it's brass and copper and they polish it every day.
This is our mailbox -- the very back of each box is mirrored, as well as the trim around the edges. You can see me in my white dress reflected in the glass.
The mailboxes - I think they're teak.
The front steps of our building.
Entrance to the lobby. Note the temple arch above the doorway.
Lobby chandelier.
This is an example of the flora in our courtyard. There's a lot of it.
These are some of the doormen -- note their snappy uniforms. They are always running to get us taxis, carry our packages, and just generally ease our passage through this world in any way they can.
This is the gate into our courtyard. It has to be operated manually, as is being done here.
We live in Ambassador's Court, which is actually on maps of Bangkok because real Ambassador's used to frequent the joint.
Wow! That is like taking a year-long luxury vacation. And a housekeeper too???
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