Thursday, July 29, 2010

Bangkok 1

Ben paying the proper respect to Thailand's very special Ronald McDonald.

Two of the temples seen from the ferry (basically a bus) that takes you down the river through Bangkok. A great way to see the city!

Bears in front of Art Center in downtown Bangkok

A Japanese band(possibly) we encountered playing in between the Siam Plaza and Siam Paragon, two of the largest malls in central Bangkok. They were horrible and funny at the same time! epic.

The world famous Robot Building of btown.

the recently burned down/bombed Zen center. An eerie site in the heart of the shopping district. about 100m from Ronald McDonald.

MBK center, a huge mall right across the street from Siam Center and just blocks from the burned down Zen center. Inside is a mix between the classic asian fake goods market and the modern shopping mall. There are thousands of different stands/stores inside. Which is strange, because it looks just like your average mall.... the stores are just tiny! The department stores are actually markets of

2 comments:

  1. Good morning dear travelers.....Ben showing respect to RonMcD....NO, NO, NO! never bow down to corporate imperialism! (though Ben does look quite cute)..in SF, heading north on Sunday, Humboldt on Wednesday.....sending love..Mom

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  2. benjin
    just got back from tahoe/pyramid lake
    will be off to the city and coast tomorrow

    the bodhi ben humbly before america's corporate clown, hilarious
    be well
    lovebeloveddanieldad

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