IN THE CITY (10/71) - Photo with Essay

I'm Not Particularly Looking For It, But When I Find It, I'm Curious About The Spiral Staircase

The Escalator Moving In The Darkness Was Like An Escape Route From The Dark Underworld To The Peaceful Ground Level

The Laundromats With Cafe Is Not Only Fashionable, It's Practical

Buddhist Practice Called Life Release Was Done Also In Hindu Shrine

The ViaBus App Is A Convenient Way To Take A Local Bus In Bangkok

Streets In Bangkok Can Be Divided Into Two Types: The Main Street Called Thanon And Soi, Narrow Streets Branch Off From The Thanon

Various Kinds Of Fruits Were Sold On A Boat Floating In The Floating Market At Damnoen Saduak

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market Is A Tourist Market, So When There Were Few Tourists, People Seemed To Be Free

A Hat Is A Must To Avoid The Sun At The Floating Market

The Idyllic Floating Market Was Filled With Local People's Small Talk

While It Looks Like Fun To Freely Travel Back And Forth Along The Canal, I'm Sure I'd Soon Get Bored If I Had To Pass By The Same Place Every Day

At The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Both Fruit And Souvenir Shops Looked Bored

A Female Boatman Wearing A Traditional Ngob, Or Hat, Gripped The Oars Tightly With Both Hands

Boats Laid Up On The Docks Were Rattled And Waiting For Tourists

Locals May Go Shopping At The Supermarket On Land Instead Of The Floating Market On The Canal

I Had Thought That A Floating Market Would Be Crowded With Boats Carrying Goods And Shoppers, But This Was Not The Case At Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Tranquil Atmosphere Wafted In The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

There Were No Noisy Announcements On The Dimly Lit Platform Of Mahachai, And The Air Was Calm

It Was As If It Was A Rule In Mahachai That Anyone Working In A Grocery Store Had To Wear Yellow

A Pedicab Called Samlor Was Parked In Front Of An Old-fashioned Magazine Dealer

If More Stores Appeared By The Railroad Tracks, It Could Become A Tourist Attraction Like Mae Klong

When I Open My Guidebook, The Mae Klong Page Says Nothing About Anything But The Railroad Market

Apparently More Than 60 Varieties Of Mangoes Are Grown In Thailand

Few People Leave By Boat In This Day And Age, But Even Today Lighthouses Are Associated With Setting Sail Into The Unknown

The Fishmonger At The Khlong Toei Market, Where The Woman Didn't Even Wear A Front, Just A Beautiful Floral Shirt And Focused On Selling To Her Customers

The Food Court At JJ Mall Was A Confusing Structure For Travelers

The Vast Chatuchak Market Is Divided Into Sections By Product

The Chatuchak Market Moved To Its Current Location In 1982, So Overall It Is Not So Old And The Aisles Are Well Maintained

The Road Leading From Mo Chit BTS Station To Chatuchak Market Was Very Crowded

Next To The Siam Paragon Shopping Mall, There Is Another Shopping Mall Called Siam Discovery

There Are So Many Shopping Malls Around Siam BTS Station That It Is Hard To Decide Which One To Go To

The Golden Buddha Statue At Wat Traimit Is A Mysterious Buddha Statue That Has Long Been Plastered Over

Lhong Tou Cafe In Chinatown, Where The Seats Were Assembled Like A Three-dimensional Puzzle

The Alleys In Chinatown Are Not Intricately Intertwined, But You Can Easily Lose Your Sense Of Direction When Walking Through Them

Khao Means Rice, Man Means Oil, And Gai Means Chicken, And Khao Man Gai Directly Represents Hainanese-style Chicken Rice

If You Only Have A Fork And A Knife, It Is Said That In Thai Cuisine, It Is Good Manners To Use A Spoon To Cut With

In Bangkok, There Are Many Overseas Chinese Living Outside Of Chinatown, And Many Store Signs Use Chinese Characters, Perhaps To Indicate Their Roots

Looking At The Shopping Malls With Famous Brand-name Stores That Even I Recognize, I See The Economic Growth Of Thailand

An Altar In The Tha Tien Market, Where A Landowner God Was Enshrined

The Walls Of The Royal Palace In Bangkok Are Lined With Objects That Look Like Spades