As the adult next to him prays at Bangkok's Golden Mount, a young boy is distracted by a bottle of soda.

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Photo Du Jour: Little Boy Distracted During Prayer at Bangkok’s Golden Mount

While his father prays at Bangkok’s Golden Mount, a young boy is seemingly distracted by an enticing bottle of red soda. 

Golden bells with messages handwritten on them hang at Bangkok's Golden Mount Temple.
Bells bearing handwritten messages hang at Bangkok’s Golden Mount Temple.

Photography & text © Tricia A. Mitchell. All rights reserved.

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Hi! My name is Tricia Mitchell. I delight in telling stories about my slow travels through more than 65 countries. Some of my highlights have included sharing meals with locals in Armenia, Cambodia, and Tunisia; sipping sparkling wine with French cousins in Alsace; milking goats in a sleepy Bulgarian village; and training with a Japanese mine-clearance team in Laos. My husband, Shawn, and I are based in France’s Loire Valley.

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2 responses to “Photo Du Jour: Little Boy Distracted During Prayer at Bangkok’s Golden Mount”

    1. Tricia A. Mitchell Avatar

      Thoughtsontheatre – thank you for your kind comment! I love the whimsy of these images… The more I travel, the more I believe that children are pretty much the same everywhere in the world. It seems mischief abounds everywhere!