Bangkok Week 451 February 16, 2017 Monkey see, monkey do! View fullsize We found a new Japanese restaurant at a shophouse near La Monita. View fullsize Enjoying his Friday night Asahi beer. View fullsize My vegetarian ramen, with onsen egg. View fullsize Our future home? A townhouse we went to check out in Punnawithi. View fullsize The neighborhood. View fullsize Very quiet for just-off-Sukhumvit. View fullsize A source of inspiration on the right. View fullsize On a more fruity note, Durian cake and Mangosteen cake for sale in Em Quartier. View fullsize Meeting someone at K-Village, to pick up samples of a product-in-process. View fullsize Picking up some fresh French bread to take with us to a dinner that night. View fullsize Stopping for a fruity snack before heading back to the train. View fullsize A sign outside an empty lot. I wonder if the dogs observe it. View fullsize Sunday day trip to Lopburi, a town ~2 hours north of Bangkok... View fullsize ... which is ruled by monkeys! View fullsize As this unlucky car owner found out. View fullsize Lopburi was also the second capital after Ayutthaya, and there are many remains from its former glory days. View fullsize First stop: Phra Prang Sam Yot, a Khmer-style temple with 3 linked towers. View fullsize These guys were waiting on the fence to welcome visitors. View fullsize The 3 yot. View fullsize Group photo! View fullsize Monkey sighting. View fullsize Spying on a Buddha. View fullsize Inside the temple - surprisingly light. View fullsize Actually, there was a nice breeze that day, too - so it was relatively cool. View fullsize The monkeys know where to find shade. View fullsize This little guy struggled to drink his sugar water without needing a bath afterward. View fullsize He should learn from his older brother. View fullsize Playing with the water spout. View fullsize Enjoying an orange. View fullsize Sporting a mohawk. View fullsize That's no way to behave in public. View fullsize Time for a family snooze. View fullsize The extended family hangs out together. View fullsize Just watching the traffic go by. View fullsize Playing up along the edge of an abandoned hotel. View fullsize A little one hones his balancing skills on this bucket. View fullsize Who's down there? View fullsize Playing on a broom. View fullsize The Great Patriarch. View fullsize This guy was itemizing everything inside the cabin of this pickup. Good thing the windows were closed! View fullsize Waiting for the owner of this motorcycle to come back. View fullsize Lopburi's market looks uncannily like the one in Trat. View fullsize Another ruin in the center of town. View fullsize Buying a small snack. Not those balls though - those were filled with hotdogs! View fullsize Next stop: Pa Sak Jolasid Dam, the largest reservoir in central Thailand. View fullsize These monkeys also welcome you. View fullsize It's a popular picnic spot - and very breezy. View fullsize The very large dam. View fullsize This group of picnickers was joined by a local dog who wanted some company. View fullsize The spillway. View fullsize A view north. That observation tower is no longer open to the public, unfortunately. View fullsize Spillway, closer this time. View fullsize The artist taking his panorama. View fullsize The road that goes out along the dam (and into the neighboring province). View fullsize Spillway up close and personal. View fullsize The spillway is 4.8 km long. View fullsize Looks like it would be fun in an inner tube! View fullsize Squinty eyes! View fullsize White water rafting time! View fullsize On Monday, we went to visit a beautiful unit in this condo. View fullsize It's at the very end of Soi Nana... View fullsize ... up against the canal. View fullsize A romantic Valentine's Day dinner at Greyhound - snuck in just before they closed the cooking. View fullsize Aww. Happy V-day to you, too! View fullsize And ending the busy week in Saigon!
