Bangkok
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The
first Thai restaurant we went to, Vietanne. It had live music that I
videotaped and you can check out on video.google.com
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The ADP group outside Jim
Thompson's Restaurant in Bangkok
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A traditional Thai dessert....mango and sticky
rice
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Me, Jen, and Agnes at Jim
Thompson's House Restaurant
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Radio
City, a bar we went to in the Pat Pong district that had Thai Elvis,
and Tom Jones impersonators.
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The Thai Elvis Impersonator
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Nicky,
Jen, Kristen, me, Agnes, and Gareth enjoying the music
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Jen
dancing with the band
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Jen,
Kristin, Me, and Agnes at Radio City
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Charlotte
dancing with our training instructor Andrew
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Nicky wearing the hat from
the Argentinian bridal shower
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Jen doing the same
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...and I couldn't be left
out
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Kristen getting hit on at Radio City
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Nicky
sharing some photos with Jen
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Gareth
at Radio City
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Democracy
Monument
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A military parade-like walk
at the palace
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The
entrance to the Grand Palace
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There
were many buildings to check out on the Grand Palace grounds
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Gold leaf being applied to
a buddah statue
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The Emerald Buddah
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Today
was Visakha Puja, the day that commerates Buddah's birth, enlightenment,
and passing away
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This
holiday is filled candle-lit processions, chanting and sermonising
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A little
girl letting out birds as part of the Buddhist holiday
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Agnes and me enjoying some
lunch after a touristy morning
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Wat
Pho
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Me
at Wat Pho, the largest reclining Buddah
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These people are putting
money into a row of bowls, each anonymously associated to a monk
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The
Wat Pho Thai Massage School where an hour (amazing) Thai massage cost
$8.
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A row
of Buddahs
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A view
of Bangkok and its smog from the Banyan Tree Hotels' rooftop.
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Vertigo, the restaurant on
the top of the Banyan Tree Hotel
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Another view of the beautiful
rooftop restaurant/bar
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The group at Vertigo
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Bangkok at night
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Another
view of Bangkok at night. You can see the market we headed to for dinner
in the right side of this picture .
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Kristin
ordered an interesting drink while we enjoyed the views at Vertigo,
a restaurant/bar on top of the Banyan Tree Hotel.
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The
'food court' of the Suan Lum Night Bazaar
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I ran into Satyan at the
market - he is also currently working on an ADP project, in Sri Lanka
and happened to be vacationing in Bangkok with his girlfriend when we
saw eachother!
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Walking around the market
at Suan Lum
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A cute yarn doll for sale
at the market
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The bus we took to the floating
market
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Aboard our boat the floating
market
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Agnes
enjoying the boat ride on the canal of the floating market
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Our
first encounter with a woman selling fruits along the canal waters
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A wide
assortment of touristy goods for sale along the market
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The
women I ordered lunch from while we floated along the canal
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Eating lunch at the floating
market
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Traditional
hats for sale
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Traffic Jam!
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Boats
selling fuits and vegetables at the floating market
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Shopping on land at the floating market
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A sign on their above ground
subway
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Khao
San road, known for the many backpackers that stay in the area, was
lively and filled with many westerners.
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Outside one of the malls
in Bangkok
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MBK,
a popular mall among trendy teenagers was seven floors high and filled
with stores selling pirated goods.
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Outside our VIP movie theatre
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Kristen
and Agnes enjoying the comfy chairs, blankets, complimentary drinks,
and Mission Impossible III at the VIP section of the cinema at MBK.
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Enjoying one last Thai massage
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Kristen enjoying her massage
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Chowing down on the non-traditional
pasta and salad in Thailand
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At our last meal in Bangkok
both Kristen and Agnes ordered Sushi. Kristen was given utensils and
Agnes chopsticks.
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A tuk-tuk
driver wearing a mask. At first I thought this had something to do the
bird flu, but I think it's due to the horrible smog in Bangkok.
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