On the way home from work today I decided to take some pictures of my street (Soi 33 / Sukhumvit) to give you a taste of my little world. It’s hard for me not to sing Mr. Rogers’s “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” as I pass the sights, sounds, and smells of Soi 33. Now that I think of it, maybe I should walk up to one of the prostitutes and ask “Won’t you be my neighbor?”
Inevitably, my daily walk home takes me past my favorite watering hole in the whole world – Coyote’s. Usually, I can count on someone from the office already being there. And, today was no exception as I saw Jon, Lisa, and Wayne in the bar. Of course, I stopped in for a cold one. We spent about 30 minutes planning our trip to Laos in August (more on that in a future post) and then I headed home.
I needed to eat and have found a new, tasty, and cheap place. Basically, it's a street vendor who sells Pad Thai for about 40 Baht a plate ($1.30). I started taking pictures but given my slightly inebriated state (thanks to Coyote’s) the quality is not all that good. Nonetheless, I tried to get the essence of what I see every day.
Ok, on a serious note, one of the pictures you may find slightly disturbing – but please NO JUDGEMENT – people have to make a living. Plus, the really strange stuff does not come out till after dark.
So, I've captioned the pictures. If you have any questions about my home neighborhood feel free to ask. If I can answer them without any repercussions, I will be happy to do so.
Inevitably, my daily walk home takes me past my favorite watering hole in the whole world – Coyote’s. Usually, I can count on someone from the office already being there. And, today was no exception as I saw Jon, Lisa, and Wayne in the bar. Of course, I stopped in for a cold one. We spent about 30 minutes planning our trip to Laos in August (more on that in a future post) and then I headed home.
I needed to eat and have found a new, tasty, and cheap place. Basically, it's a street vendor who sells Pad Thai for about 40 Baht a plate ($1.30). I started taking pictures but given my slightly inebriated state (thanks to Coyote’s) the quality is not all that good. Nonetheless, I tried to get the essence of what I see every day.
Ok, on a serious note, one of the pictures you may find slightly disturbing – but please NO JUDGEMENT – people have to make a living. Plus, the really strange stuff does not come out till after dark.
So, I've captioned the pictures. If you have any questions about my home neighborhood feel free to ask. If I can answer them without any repercussions, I will be happy to do so.
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