Bangkok Week 144 March 31, 2011 Alias: Jakarta Week 12 View fullsize Earth Hour 2011 @ 8:30pm Saturday, 26 March. Are candles cheating? View fullsize Even Baiyoke Tower 2 turned off its giant Billboard-over-Bangkok. View fullsize Trying to fix a mobile phone by candle light. Something I never thought I'd have to do. View fullsize In the old part of the city, a printing press. Think it still prints anything? View fullsize Locals dry their laundry. It's like modern times haven't gotten this far west yet. View fullsize More ultra-modern buildings. Actually, many of the shops have been renovated to become retro cafes and little boutiques. View fullsize Our destination -- a vegetarian cafe we'd been meaning to try for months. View fullsize Mushroom-ginger wontons. Not bad. View fullsize Grilled cheese-tofu-sesame-mushroom sandwich. Pretty good! View fullsize This guy had veggies in his. The side of lotus tempura was pretty good, too. View fullsize Another funkified shop house. View fullsize Devoting an afternoon to trip-planning-- over ice cream!
