Siam By Streetcar And Sampan
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“Who’d ever thought I’d get to visit this wonderful Technicolored country? Here I am posing for my Siamese friend Udom Yenrudi atop the Pagoda of Dawn with the watery city of Bangkok in the background. Temple or wat crawling is a favorite pastime for tourists. How do you like the shirt? I had several made. Some fun, eh wat?”
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“Time off from ‘This Bitter Earth’ I spent rubbernecking from the stern of a sampan or the front end of an open-air streetcar. Those floating taxis were great for getting around the city, called the ‘Venice of the East.’ Everybody’s your friend in Siam—including the pigeons.”
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“Life for the Buddhist monk is not all meditation. This monk wanted me to join him in a badminton game. To enter the Temple of the Reclining Buddha in the background, you must take off your shoes. Seemed like a great idea!
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It is a quote. PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE JULY 1957