Bangkok Week 111 August 12, 2010 Still in Bangkok... View fullsize A special weekend breakfast treat: banana-yoghurt muffins, Thai style. View fullsize Super-psyched by the President's Choice CRUNCHY MAPLE ALMOND CEREAL! View fullsize Inhumane? It's a turtle race... but for babies. View fullsize Shaved ice dessert is STILL #1. View fullsize The hand-made shoulder bag that my former colleague made (and I finally picked up). View fullsize The detail (and craftsmanship) are both really nice. And, its lined with elephants. View fullsize Now I can go out in style. View fullsize The block of buildings in the foreground -- the ones that made up the heart of our neighborhood -- are about to be torn down! View fullsize Now, the neighborhood looks like it was hit by the Red Shirt looters. This was our 7-11. View fullsize This was our vegetable store. View fullsize Formerly a clothing shop. View fullsize Another clothes shop. Sale on everything in the store. View fullsize This one was "House of Beautiful Shirts". But their sign says they're moving across the street. (No shortage of maps.) View fullsize A lot of these shops seem to have found lots of dusty old goodies hiding in their back rooms. View fullsize I guess this was a clothes & shoe store. View fullsize The whole block is all boarded up. So sad. View fullsize There goes our desirable neighborhood! View fullsize These restaurants on the main street are cleaning out the finishing touches. View fullsize "Pita" is called Lebanon Bread here. This one was made locally. View fullsize Pita with Thai food. Now that's a new fusion concept. View fullsize Trying to blend in with the manequins. View fullsize Now that Smarties are made with "No Artificial Colours," they look anemic. View fullsize The beautiful view of Lumphini, the skytrain and the Royal Sports Club, as seen from my desk. View fullsize And a view toward the central business district. My old office is in the background; the Canadian Embassy is in the GPF building.
