SPECIAL DAY IN BANGKOK ON SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 2015 AS IT WAS THE 88TH BIRTHDAY OF HIS MAJESTY KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ OF THAILAND! AN AUSPICIOUS DAY TO CELEBRATE AN AUSPICIOUS OCCASION AS 88 IS SUCH A POWERFUL AND LUCKY NUMBER AND ALL THAIS AND FRIENDS OF THAILAND WISH HIS MAJESTY A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND LONG REIGN!

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THAILAND CELEBRATED THEIR BELOVED KING'S 88TH BIRTHDAY THROUGHOUT THE KINGDOM BUT BANGKOK TOOK THE CAKE, SO TO SPEAK.

On 4 December 2015, Bangkok launched the 'Illumination of Bangkok' festival while Siam Paragon, Bangkok's most popular and touted shopping mall, is holding a 'Elephant Parade' exhibition of pachyderms painted and embellished by eminent artists, stars, celebrities and even Peninsula hotel.

All elephants are unique and hand decorated and each is for sale with proceeds going to charity and one buyer will win a 1 week trip to Maldives and stay at Anantara resort!

LONG LIVE THE KING!  

 SIAM PARAGON CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS 2015 IN DELUXE STYLE

 COOL CHRISTMAS TREE!

 DISCO ELEPHANT!

 BUSY TOURISTS

 SELFIE! WHAT ELSE

 EVERYONE'S DOING IT

 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU TOO!

 SIAM PARAGON'S FACADE IS WORLD FAMOUS

 WORLD'S BIGGEST DARLING DOGGIE! NOW I MISS DEDIONE!

LOVE THIS ELEPHANT AS IT WEARS A TRADITIONAL THAI CLASSICAL DANCER HEADGEAR! 

 KISSED ELEPHANT!

 NO WONDER IT BLUSHED PINK!

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE 

 LOVE THE WAY IT CROSSES ITS PAW

 PENINSULA ELEPHANT

 ELEPHANT WITH LEG BRACE!

 LONG LIVE THE KING OF THAILAND!

 IN ENGLISH

 IN THAI

 

 DISCO ELEPHANT

 ARISTOCRATIC ELEPHANT!

 PANDA ELEPHANT!

MANGOSTEEN ELEPHANT!

 THIS HOMAGE TO THE KING OF THAILAND WAS ERECTED BY HOLIDAY INN SUKHUMVIT, MY HOTEL

 I TOOK MANYB PHOTOS TO SHOW THE THAI FLAG AND ROYAL FLAG BILLOWING IN THE BREEZE

 THE YELLOW FLAG IS THE PERSONAL EMBLEM AND ESCUTCHEON OF THE KING OF THAILAND AND HERE IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS GENTLY TOUCHING AND SALUTING KING BHUMIBOL THE GREAT!

 LOOK AT THE 2 FLAGS FLAPPING SO SERENELY

 HOLIDAY INN SUKHUMVIT