Two men played a game on the sidewalk

Men playing game on sidewalk — Shot in the city of Bangkok, Thailand ©Tetsu Ozawa

Walked the Ratchadamnoen Avenue. It was wide and a six-lane street. And its sidewalks were also wide. Many people came and went. Besides, there were also people who were lazy and relax on the sidewalk. I found two men in this photo among them during walking the street.

They sat beside a street tree and a board was placed between them. Apart from other people, their faces were serious. They just played a game there. Because squares were drawn on the board, what they played might be a Thai chess called Makruk. Their pieces were rough and made with caps of bottles. Watching them, I wondered it was difficult to know the rank of pieces in this situation. However, they seemed not to consider that and kept playing.

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