Shot on Kodak Gold 200 with Canon EOS Rebel 2000
Scenes from around Bangkok taken over the past few months.
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| A Quiet Afternoon on the Riverside It's always nice to spend a quiet afternoon by the Chaophraya River. I've gotten to know the riverside neighborhoods much better recently thanks to the Neighborhood Walks program with the Bangkok National Museum. |
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| Central Pier, Chaophraya River The Central Pier is the gateway to the Chaophraya. This is the main dock from which public boats, ferries, hotel shuttles, and private longtail boats depart up and down the "River of Kings". |
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| Luxury Mall Shuttle Boat Sure, you can get to IconSIAM via Golden Line Monorail or shuttle bus, but isn't it more fun to take the private shuttle boat from Central Pier? |
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| Light and Shadow A typical alleyway between Central Pier and Charoenkrung Road. The Skytrain runs overhead. |
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| Transport These trucks, known as "songtaews", wait to take people up and down Bangkok's longer sois. They can also be hired privately for longer day excursions. |
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| Bangkok Red Trucks While it's common to see these red trucks in Bangkok, they are more iconic as a symbol of the great northern city, Chiang Mai. |
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| Charoenkrung Road Charoenkrung Road, also known as "New Road", was the first modern paved road in Bangkok. It was built in 1862 during the reign of King Rama IV and runs from Rattanakosin Island through Chinatown and to Bang Rak. Many countries have their embassies along Charoenkrung Road. |
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| Condo Tower A towering residential building rises above the shophouses along Charoenkrung Road. |
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| Reflections The ultramodern Mahanakhon Building - the current tallest building in Thailand - is reflected in the mirrorlike façade of a neighboring skyscraper. |
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| Silom It's always busy in Bangkok's Si Lom neighborhood. |
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| Brahma Shrine Lord Brahma is the creator deity in Hinduism and a part of the Hindu Holy Trinity. While many private homes have small spirit houses, larger buildings such as office towers, hotels, or shopping malls will usually have a shrine to Brahma. The famous Erawan Shrine outside of the Erawan Hotel in downtown Bangkok is probably the most famous. |
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| Mahanakhon and Mariamman The colorful dome of the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple with the glitchy, twisted tower of the Mahanakhon Building rising in the background. |
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| Sacred Colors Bangkok's oldest Hindu temple is decorated with colorful tiles and statues of Hindu deities. |
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| Holy Day I passed by the temple on one of the days of Diwali last year. The Hindu priests inside were preparing for the evening's festivities, and the door at the gates of the temple was decked with banana leaves. |
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| At the Gates of the Temple Thailand is officially a Buddhist country, but to be honest, there isn't much of a line drawn between Hinduism and Buddhism in Thailand. The Hindu gods are often revered alongside the Buddha. |
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| Colorful Walls I've still never gotten to visit the temple. It was closed in preparation of Diwali the day I went by. I'll have to go back sometime soon. |
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| Duck Shop This very typical Thai street food shop sells duck noodles. A small bowl is 35 baht ($1) and a large bowl is 40 baht ($1.20). |
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| Bicycles I don't mind walking, but it's also easy for Bangkokians to get around their neighborhood via bicycle. These cheap folding bicycles are especially popular, as they can be taken on the metro. |
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| Construction A new condo is going up near my. I thought that this cement mixer, with all its colorful decorations, would make for an interesting photo. |
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