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| The main street running underneath the skytrain
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| Malls are everywhere in this part of town. Gigantic, American-style malls complete with food courts and McDonalds.
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| Riding the river taxi up to some tourist sites
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| On the grounds of Wat Pho
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| The famous Reclining Buddha, 46 meters long, painted gold and with mother-of-pearl inlaid on his feet
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| Murals on the walls of the temple with the Reclining Buddha
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| An interesting practice of donation by dropping coins in each of the 50 or so jars
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| Wat Pho is known for its large collection of Buddha images
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| Children playing in the Chao Phraya River (yuck)
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| The central pyramid at Arun Wat (Temple of the Dawn) is 85 meters tall
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| The grounds of Arun Wat
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| An hindu shrine (uncommon)
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| Traffic was bad but not as bad as I expected. Colorful taxis, motorcyle taxis, and tuk-tuk (three wheel taxis) abound.
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| A large buddhist shrine, brining good luck to visitors. At the far end are performers who can be commissioned by visitors.
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| The Suan Lum night bazaar, a gigantic nighttime only flea market
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| Thai-style fish, it was OK but I wouldnt seek it out
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| On the skytrain platform
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| Some spirits on the rooftops
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| Bangkok really is a pretty cool place for shopping. This is Mah Boon Krong (MBK), a 5 level building probably 300 meters long filled with stuff. Some funny signs too.
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| Add on another strange dining experience at the Bar-B-Q Plaza.
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| On the final night, some friends and I took a dinner cruise on the river. The first photo is our boat. You'll recognize some of the same sights we saw the first day.
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| The cable-stayed suspension Rama VIII bridge, with a 300 meter main span and 2.45 km total length.
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| The Royal Palace
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| A church!
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| Playing with Photoshop to make a bad photo semi-artistic
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| The cruise included a karaoke-style band and for a grand finale the Thai waiters line-danced to I Like It I Love It, Achy Break Heart, and Boot Scootin Boogie.
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| The Millineum Hilton
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| The last night in Bangkok a big storm blew through with so much lightning I decided to set up my camera to try to capture a strike. I got lucky! Took about 30 minutes of trying though.
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| Views near Tokyo from the 747
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