I am going to put up a bunch of pictures just because I only have a limited time to post.
The Jim Thompson House was the home of an American entrepreneur who found his way to Thailand midway through the 20th century, set up a big silk business, made a bundle, built this complex, and walked into the woods in Malaysia at the age of 61 (in 1967) never to be heard of again. His home becaue a museum and is open to the public.
The Jim Thompson House was the home of an American entrepreneur who found his way to Thailand midway through the 20th century, set up a big silk business, made a bundle, built this complex, and walked into the woods in Malaysia at the age of 61 (in 1967) never to be heard of again. His home becaue a museum and is open to the public.
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| Spinning silk (for tourists) |
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| Dyed silk (for tourists) |
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| Teak houses make up the complex. They were all imported to Bangkok from around Thailand. |
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| Pool with frog. |
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| Pool with frog.close up. |
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| My favorite picture - I love views through window frames with color accents.... Indulge me. |
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| A silk loom (for the tourists) |
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| You'd never see this but all of the window frames and the niches for the statues are rhombic shaped, narrower at the top than the bottom. Thai for stability.... |
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| Jim Thompson's sitting room - so graceful. |
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| Fish bowls.... |
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| My second favorite - The Buddha statue is from the 5th century. He lost his head and his arms.... |
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| Turtles rock in this place. There are all sorts of gardens in the compound, each more beautiful and peaceful than the other. |
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| Spinning silk for tourists - she is that beautiful! |
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