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What a gorgeous building Merlin! Love the windows.
 

Ameriscot said:
Cute monkeys! Are they vervets?

Have you been to any country in Africa?
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I am not sure if they are vervets, the ones around the Taj Mahal are Rhesus Macaques evidently, but these do look a lot like the African Vervets.............doing a google they may be the common Indian Langur

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No I haven't been to Africa Annie, both Lisa and I are not particularly interested in wild animals, though I know Africa has more than that, we both tend to like ancient and exotic civilisations and their buildings/ruins more. Have you been anywhere else in Africa apart from Uganda? Do you have a passion for Africa?
 
Splendid photographs, Merlin, the Amber Fort wall art is beautiful and those monkey look pretty mischievous. I guess they're waiting for food treats.
 
merlin said:
I am not sure if they are vervets, the ones around the Taj Mahal are Rhesus Macaques evidently, but these do look a lot like the African Vervets.............doing a google they may be the common Indian Langur

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No I haven't been to Africa Annie, both Lisa and I are not particularly interested in wild animals, though I know Africa has more than that, we both tend to like ancient and exotic civilisations and their buildings/ruins more. Have you been anywhere else in Africa apart from Uganda? Do you have a passion for Africa?
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Yes, I'd say Africa gets in your blood and I always feel connected to it. Of course living there for two years does give you a chance to get to know the culture and people quite well.

I was going to suggest an Africa photo thread if you had been there.

I've also been to South Africa and Morocco. And I'd love to visit Namibia.
 
The monkeys on the car behave like baboons on Ugandan roads. They try to get into the car and get any food you might have. So we always drove with windows up and they have viscious teeth!
 
Ameriscot said:
Yes, I'd say Africa gets in your blood and I always feel connected to it. Of course living there for two years does give you a chance to get to know the culture and people quite well.

I was going to suggest an Africa photo thread if you had been there.

I've also been to South Africa and Morocco. And I'd love to visit Namibia.
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Yes I have been to Morocco Annie a couple of times, I forgot that is North Africa, I guess I don't regard it as Africa for some reason. :confused:
I first went there by accident, while touring Spain with a friend on public transport in the '90s, On a whim we just caught a ferry across to Tangier, and jumped on a train leaving Tangier going south, so was only there for 15 minutes, we then spent a couple of weeks touring in buses and share taxis. It was one of those Sufi like journeys, where the right person turns up wherever you go to help you on your way. Funnily enough I have spoken to several people since, who have had similar experiences in Morocco.
So yes I could post in an African thread. :)
 
merlin said:
Yes I have been to Morocco Annie a couple of times, I forgot that is North Africa, I guess I don't regard it as Africa for some reason. :confused:
I first went there by accident, while touring Spain with a friend on public transport in the '90s, On a whim we just caught a ferry across to Tangier, and jumped on a train leaving Tangier going south, so was only there for 15 minutes, we then spent a couple of weeks touring in buses and share taxis. It was one of those Sufi like journeys, where the right person turns up wherever you go to help you on your way. Funnily enough I have spoken to several people since, who have had similar experiences in Morocco.
So yes I could post in an African thread. :)
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I guess most people think of sub-saharan Africa as the real Africa. We went to Agadir (touristy and I'd say not the 'real' Morocco) with a group of friends and rented a big villa. It was my 60th birthday. I'd like to see more of the country.

We went to South Africa because my stepdaughter married an Afrikaner whom she met while he was on a working holiday visa in Scotland. The wedding was in SA because his family is there. I wouldn't go back although I did enjoy the trip.

I'll start an Africa photo thread. :)
 
Buddhas everywhere! Images of the Buddha are to be treated with respect. It is frowned on if you pose for a photo next to a Buddha statue and the Buddha is lower than you. If you have a Buddha tattoo you can be deported.

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Even Ronald is Buddhist

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Ameriscot
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Buddhas everywhere! Images of the Buddha are to be treated with respect. It is frowned on if you pose for a photo next to a Buddha statue and the Buddha is lower than you. If you have a Buddha tattoo you can be deported.
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Great pictures Annie, I guess Ronald does his best to fit in wherever he goes, which seems to be everywhere these days. I remember reading somewhere about the possibility of deportation for a Buddha tattoo, but never heard of the Buddha needing to be higher than you in a photo. Buddhism is obviously taken very seriously in Thailand!!
 
merlin said:
Great pictures Annie, I guess Ronald does his best to fit in wherever he goes, which seems to be everywhere these days. I remember reading somewhere about the possibility of deportation for a Buddha tattoo, but never heard of the Buddha needing to be higher than you in a photo. Buddhism is obviously taken very seriously in Thailand!!
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Very seriously! Big signs when you arrive at the airport warning you. There was a woman with a tattoo kicked out of Sri Lanka I think. I read all about the cultural differences and how not to offend.

Only saw a few McDonalds. Some people said we should try it as it won't have westernized stuff, but I don't go into McD's ever, anywhere! The Tesco mall where we did most of our shopping also had a Dunkin Donuts, a KFC, Dairy Queen. You just can't escape!
 
Ameriscot said:
Very seriously! Big signs when you arrive at the airport warning you. There was a woman with a tattoo kicked out of Sri Lanka I think. I read all about the cultural differences and how not to offend.

Only saw a few McDonalds. Some people said we should try it as it won't have westernized stuff, but I don't go into McD's ever, anywhere! The Tesco mall where we did most of our shopping also had a Dunkin Donuts, a KFC, Dairy Queen. You just can't escape!
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I never go to McDonalds or KFC or any of those fast food places, I don't mind a fish and chips occasionally.the nearest I get to fast food.:confused:

Lisa reads up on all the local customs and the best places to go etc., so we are usually well prepared. :)
 
merlin said:
I never go to McDonalds or KFC or any of those fast food places, I don't mind a fish and chips occasionally.the nearest I get to fast food.:confused:

Lisa reads up on all the local customs and the best places to go etc., so we are usually well prepared. :)
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No, we never go to fast food places. And in Thailand the best food is the restaurants run by Thais, not Europeans. The food is so delicious, so healthy, and so cheap.
 
Ameriscot said:
No, we never go to fast food places. And in Thailand the best food is the restaurants run by Thais, not Europeans. The food is so delicious, so healthy, and so cheap.
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Yes I agree about the best food being cooked by the the native population, it also works the other way round, when they try to cook European dishes,
 
Shali, go for it!

Merlin, locals often don't do well with European/American foods. You normally have to go to a more expensive place for decent non-Thai food. Although one place we went to often for lunch did a very nice omelette and chips. Once in a while I had to have something that wasn't Thai, much as I love it. There are quite a few Aussie pubs/restaurants as well as Swedish, German, British, etc. Never understood people going to foreign countries but wanting food just like at home!
 
Ameriscot said:
Shali, go for it!

Merlin, locals often don't do well with European/American foods. You normally have to go to a more expensive place for decent non-Thai food. Although one place we went to often for lunch did a very nice omelette and chips. Once in a while I had to have something that wasn't Thai, much as I love it. There are quite a few Aussie pubs/restaurants as well as Swedish, German, British, etc. Never understood people going to foreign countries but wanting food just like at home!
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I am the same in India Annie, after so much spicy food every day, I long for a simple English meal at times. Actually chips (fries) are one thing they rarely do well in Asian countries I have found, though I admit don't go to expensive restaurants very often.

Your remark about wanting home style food, reminded me of an Englishman in a restaurant in India, who demanded very emphatically that he wanted a roast lamb dinner with absolutely no spices. I am not sure what they produced in the end, but I doubt it was good. :confused:
 
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