tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post2105205655472163442..comments2024-03-28T17:15:32.768-04:00Comments on TempoSenzaTempo: Bears of Denmark and Dachshunds of SiamMike Brubakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-6160293841270959892017-02-18T21:10:44.949-05:002017-02-18T21:10:44.949-05:00I always enjoy your posts, but this one really cau...I always enjoy your posts, but this one really caught my eye when you mentioned the King of Siam. No, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was not the subject king in "The King and I". That was King Mongkut (Rama IV), King Chulalongkorn's father who hired Anna Leonowens to come to Siam and teach some of his children - including Prince Chulalongkorn - the English language and English ways. He wanted to modernize his country and with the influence of Anna's teachings, the Prince continued on the path his father had set. This post of yours is a kind of 'small world' thing as I will be soloing with "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You" from the musical, "The King and I", in my choral group's coming spring concert! :)La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-76216596255975445232017-02-18T18:31:17.890-05:002017-02-18T18:31:17.890-05:00Wonderful to bring out all that history about the ...Wonderful to bring out all that history about the King of Siam from one simple line in a postcard. I've been to Copenagen and watched the changing of the guard and have also visited the church at Roskilde where the kings are buried. I didn't photograph any pigeons there but I did take a photo of some European magpies, which are quite different to the ones we have in Australia.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-57142673778895673722017-02-18T17:58:53.675-05:002017-02-18T17:58:53.675-05:00This was such a good read (as indeed are all your ...This was such a good read (as indeed are all your posts). That King of Siam was quite something. Thank you.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-79676468710678826292017-02-18T12:22:44.032-05:002017-02-18T12:22:44.032-05:00And yet the "S" in Station and USA are c...And yet the "S" in Station and USA are clear!<br /><br />I suppose the King of Siam had to serve 42 years in order to finish writing his full name. <br /><br />Your posts are always so interesting, but this one has to be the cham-peen of quirkiness. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-42666249990598549332017-02-18T12:14:45.131-05:002017-02-18T12:14:45.131-05:00That was quite a history lesson. I rather like the...That was quite a history lesson. I rather like the nuggests of information about the height of the kings, and the postcards were very interesting.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-45365065487706475502017-02-18T10:56:23.124-05:002017-02-18T10:56:23.124-05:00What a fun diversion about the King of Siam! I gue...What a fun diversion about the King of Siam! I guess he wasn't the one that the Kind and I was written about, or you would have mentioned it. The pillar with the heights of kings was most interesting, and in a church no less! It is a bit of trivia that seems of interest for centuries! I happen to be the same height as King Chulalongkorn, and I love phonetically saying his name, Chula-longhorn!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-58132835617527989892017-02-17T23:58:34.183-05:002017-02-17T23:58:34.183-05:00I never saw the changing of t he guard or the band...I never saw the changing of t he guard or the band during my visits to Copenhagen. At Roskilde I spent all my time in an hotel running training courses. Love the postcards.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com