Slice of Life

Since this is my last day in Bangkok, I thought it would be nice to share some slice-of-life photos that I took while I was here.

This is the Amulet Market where people buy religious talismans...

This is some men tiling the roof of a temple. Notice the tricky, angled scaffolding and apparent lack of harnesses...


A woman, a child, and three dogs on a bicycle is not uncommon. You often see an entire family (two adults and two children) on a motorcycle. I have even seen five people on a motorbike pulling a food cart. This is infinitely practical considering the cost of gas and cars, as well as the horrendous traffic. This woman was happy to show off her dogs to passersby. I guess I thought it was a little funny that the dogs ride up front and her daughter rides in the back.

There are a lot of tug boats pulling strings of barges up the river at 5pm...

Another practicality of life is that some people live on the barges, even if only temporarily. This barge was coming into Bangkok and as you can see, this person has just done the laundry.

Even repairs and maintenance are done while the barges are moving...

This is just some dried fish for sale near one of the piers. (Not the best smelling part of the city.)

This woman was feeding scraps to the local stray cats. While there are some pets, most animals seem to be on their own. Some are a little mangy, but in Bangkok, a lot of them seem to be cared for by locals, particularly near the temples. These particular cats seemed to be in very good hands.