Taken at Woodford Folk Festival, Queensland Australia. Dawn, overlooking the Glasshouse Mountains on the last day of the festival 2007.
A couple of train stops from our old house in Japan was Enoshima Island, a popular tourist destination for people traveling from Tokyo. We happened upon a festival honoring the god of the sea, and stayed for some miso soup and sake afterward.
These Thai ladies had their snacks requisitioned by the overly friendly elephants during the Surin Elephant Festival.
Local girls performing Thai traditional dance in front of one of the many elephant-themed floats.
Every year in late November a gathering of massive proportions takes place in the otherwise sleepy town of Surin, Thailand. Hundreds of elephants and their mahouts from all over the kingdom gather to parade, perform, and feast.
Over 300 elephants marched down the streets of Surin for the annual Elephant Festival.
This little guy was chowing down at the elephant buffet table.
The elephants put on a display of their footwork during the Surin Elephant Festival's main event.
This elephant got points for style, but he wasn't very good at hitting the mark!
Over 300 elephants performed for a packed audience at the annual Surin Elephant Festival in Thailand.