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If you are interested in commercial licencing please <a href="mailto:eldan@myrealbox.com?subject=commercial exploitation of your photos">contact me</a> to negotiate terms. </p> </td> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="a41"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a41"> </td> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="photos"> <img src="1.jpg" width="400" height="229" class="noborder" alt="Brightly lit streets" /> I wasn't sure what was on where, so I followed the crowd down brightly lit streets <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="demo.jpg" width="400" height="291" class="noborder" alt="The democracy monument" /> Past the Democracy Monument <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="isan_woman.jpg" width="375" height="400" class="noborder" alt="A hawker from the North" /><br /> And the hawkers <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="firework.jpg" width="324" height="400" class="noborder" alt="Firework" /><br /> Till I saw the first firework <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="bridge.jpg" width="400" height="318" class="noborder" alt="Bridge over untroubled waters" /><br /> And crossed the bridge into the Royal Grounds <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="candles.jpg" width="400" height="252" class="noborder" alt="Candles. Lots of 'em" /><br /> Where people were queuing for ages to light a candle in the King's honour <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="big_stage.jpg" width="400" height="196" class="noborder" alt="A stage with a big Broadway-esque show" /><br /> And there was a big stage for Broadway type shows <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="theatre.jpg" width="400" height="234" class="noborder" alt="Traditional Thai theatre" /><br /> Two smaller stages for traditional Thai burlesque theatre <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="theatre_2.jpg" width="400" height="324" class="noborder" alt="Traditional Thai theatre" /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="muaythai_closeup.jpg" width="268" height="400" class="noborder" alt="KAPOW!" /><br /> And the most popular attraction was the Muay Thai ring <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="muaythai_dance.jpg" width="400" height="241" class="noborder" alt="Muay Thai fighters dancing before the fight starts" /><br /> With all its ritual <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="muaythai.jpg" width="400" height="110" class="noborder" alt="Muay Thai ring with the Royal Palace complex in the background" /><br /> In the perfect setting <br /><br /> </td> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="a41"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a31"> </td> <td class="a32"> </td> <td class="a34"> </td> <td class="a32"> </td> <td class="a31"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a21"> </td> <td class="a22"> </td> <td class="a23"> </td> <td class="a22"> </td> <td class="a21"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a11"> </td> <td class="a12"> </td> <td class="a13"> </td> <td class="a12"> </td> <td class="a11"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="right_col"> <table class="right_side" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="a11"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a22"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a34"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th> ...make contact </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="content"> <a href="mailto:eldan@myrealbox.com?your photos" target="_top" title="tell me how wonderful I am.">write to me</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/wishlist/3FTIOS138YAPB/ref%3Dwl%5Fem%5Fto/026-7532618-4491629" target="_blank" title="buy me stuff. 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