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Chinatown in Bangkok This is a view of the Chinatown district in Bangkok. Having just come in from...
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Waiting for the water bus. Given the desperate traffic situation in Bangkok, a very fast and...
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Making money at Wat Arun. The Thais are as bloodthirsty as the Indians when it comes to ripping off...
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Brahma Very few countries have a temple dedicated to Brahma, the Hindu god of...
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Selling long kong near Oriental Hotel. Two beautiful Thai girls sell 'long kong' (a lychee-like fruit though...
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Passengers getting on the water bus. Passengers get on the water bus at one of the stops. The conductor jumps onto...
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A lashup of rice barges. This is the Thai equivalent of your multiple headed heavy duty freight train!...
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Buildings on the waterfront. Most buildings on the Charo Phraya river in Bangkok have a boat...
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A wat along the riverside. Just like India, Thailand too abounds in temples. Here is yet another...
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Hindu deities in the hotel lobby. Despite being predominantly Buddhists, you can see quite a few Hindu gods all...
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The towering wat. The Wat Arun or Temple of Dawn towers into the sky. It really does. Here is a...
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A tuk tuk in Bangkok. The tuk tuk is the Thai equivalent of the Indian autorickshaw, thoug...
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Another view of the tuk tuk. Another view of the tuk tuk. Most are green/yellow, but other colors...
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Wat Arun from the water. The sheer height of the main tower of the Wat Arun Temple of Dawn is quite...
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Lighting a lamp at Wat Arun While we took shelter in one of the shrines at the base of Wat Arun, we heard...
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A slender tower at Wat Arun. Apart from the round tipped structure on most Thai temples, this...
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Interior of the water bus. The interior of the water bus is quite spacious, and you have bus like seats...
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A water bus stop. Recent improvements have meant better water buses, faster service and well...
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Is this where we get off? Wife and son are quite delighted as we approach the Dameun Saduek Floating...
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Boatmen at work enroute to Damuen Saduek Thai boatmen at work enroute to the Damuen Saduek Floating Market. One of the...
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A view of the Damuen Saduek Flt.Market A view of the Damuen Saduek Floating Market. This is one of the...
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Another view of the DamuenSaduek Flt.Mkt Another view of the Damuen Saduek Floating market near Bangkok. The market is...
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Weaving at Damuen Saduek. Although the floating market is only part of the Damuen Saduek scene, a large...
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Rip off with charm This charming Thai damsel was selling Thai hats. One colorful novelty...
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A long eared Buddha in a temple Like like in India, idols of gods take on various shapes. Buddhas of various...
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