firth1974

A rumour I heard a recently,and I do say rumour, was that Thai have ben told if they want to fly the A380 into LHR, then they will have to give up one of their landing slots.

In the past 3 or 4 trips, Bangkok has really started to grow on me, and ive started to spend more and more time there when im in Thailand.

I know I missed quite a bit of Chinatown out as I was walking through, but the heat and humity and the jet lag, as this was my first day in Thailand, had started to take its toll. Enjoy..................

Maybe this is the hotel? Looks to be a quality hotel!!

Not one bank at the airport has the same exchange rate as a branch anywhere in Thailand.

Iron Eagle

An officer and a gentleman.

Bridget Jones diary

Cheers guys.

Cheers Dung. Did you watch the 2nd video. The skier actually hits the netting on the Mausefall but amazing manages to stay on his skis and carry on.

The Streif on the Hahnenkamm, the most dangerous, and fastest downhill race course in the world. Every year the best World Cup skiers in the world challenge themselves on this course, to try and win on this world famous piste in a time of 1min 59secs. So, the race starts off from the Starthaus....... ......you then preceed down the Startschuss, covering a distance of 180 metres in just 8.5 seconds ............. ......until you reach the infamous Mausefall jump, where jumps of anywhere up to 80 metres are made........ .....no time to rest, it's time for the Steilhang corners, a very sharp hairpin(ed) right, then left, then right hand turn..... ..... Then it's out onto the Bruckenschuss and Gschoss straights, the flattest part of the course, where your skis must glide perfectly to maintain speed..... .....then onto the Alte Schneise......... ..... No time to rest, it's time for the Seidlalm jump, this jump is taken at 90 km/h..... ..... Now it's time to enter the Larchenschuss and Oberhausberg,(doing an average of 102km/h) straights which require gliding and concentration..... ..... Adjusting your speed and line for the all important jump of Hausbergkante,a jump of 50 metres, taken at 100 km/h..... ..... With the thighs burning, and lactic acid building up in the legs, you have to traverse across the Querfahrt..... ..... It's then down the Zeilschuss and Zeilsprung and across the finishing line( doing over 140km/h ) to win the race..... I hope you enjoy these photos, and that it gave you an inclination of what it is really like to race down this piste. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yjeJdJNabJI

Unfortunately the Rathaus is the local Town Hall. Good thought though.!

Kitzbuhel in Austria has to be the most beautiful town in Austria. Truly one of the most beautiful places in Austria, if not of all in Europe. The photos really don't do is place the proper justice it deserves, but I hope this gives a good representation of the old town.

Michael Caine

The LK Royal Suite shower. And bath tub........

Sherlock Holmes.(can't remember the rest of the title) The 2nd movie.

A beautiful temple, sent in very beautiful grounds. Costs only 100 baht entrance fee, and that includes a free bottle of water. No need to cover legs or arms, or shoulders, or any other part of your body to tour this temple. Photos taken at the tail end of September,must before I flew back home to the UK.

Be Cool

Nope,check my content out, and you will see that I've already posted a photo thread of inside the Grand Palace. I just wanted to show some other photos that never made it into that thread.!!

Just a few photos from walking around the outer wall of the Grand Palace on my way to Wat Po back in September.

They are some real beautiful turn of the century buildings in Kota, it's just a shame that quite a few of them are left in ruins right now. But the building containing Cafe Batavia is absolutely stunning inside, just like stepping into a time machine. Enjoy..............

Bad teacher.

Falling down.