Bangkok Week 466 June 1, 2017 We get Julia back for another weekend! Stormy weather, bring it on! View fullsize It's Friday morning! And here comes the Friday morning rain! View fullsize What they fed us for lunch on Friday. View fullsize Even Ari experienced some flooding. View fullsize Julia made it back! To re-welcome her, a late Friday night dinner (my fault!) at Nara in Paragon. Who knew they had a whole veggie menu. View fullsize The next morning, we take on the pending rains and head to Chinatown anyway. View fullsize Iconic Chinatown... and ominous skies. View fullsize Spotted this product -- perfect for all you lazy iPad users out there. View fullsize Roasted chestnuts, anyone? View fullsize About to jump right into the hustle and bustle. View fullsize Lots of people were calling the rain's bluff! View fullsize Lots of novel new snacks to try here. View fullsize Can't find this one outside of Chinatown. View fullsize A very patriotic shop house. View fullsize And... that was the end of our luck! Stuck in a true monsoon rain! Our umbrellas didn't do much to help. View fullsize As Julia said, it was like we were in a water park! View fullsize Ankle-deep water, and no where to hide. View fullsize We finally found a taxi, who took our sopping souls back to MBK. Where we bought dry clothes and some long-awaited lunch! View fullsize Someone trying to get in from the rains. View fullsize There's a great exhibit on at CentralWorld by French artist Jean Jullien. View fullsize His art is quite amusing. View fullsize Then we stumbled onto the Original Thailand Amazing Durian Fruit Fest!!! View fullsize The Durian lovers were excited! View fullsize I thought these mangosteen cakes were pretty cute. And lifelike. View fullsize For THB 499, you had access to an all-you-can-eat fruit buffet for a 90 minute sitting. View fullsize Durian as far as the eye could see! View fullsize Also many, many kinds of mangoes - these were more my speed. View fullsize We finally made it home; we finally had dried. And now it's time for a warm meal. View fullsize Trying another new fruit - salak, or "snake fruit". Or bum fruit? View fullsize Julia very thoughtfully bought and cut up fresh mangoes for breakfast the next morning. View fullsize And then, as something different, we went to the gym! You see, it's not *only* about snacking in Thailand. View fullsize Still standing! But we'll be sore tomorrow. View fullsize Imagining ourselves in our alternate career paths. View fullsize No visit to Bangkok is incomplete without a stop at After You, Bangkok's famous dessert haven. View fullsize This was dinner! View fullsize One last round of new fruit before Julia's departure. View fullsize And she's off to Bali, at 3:50 in the morning! Safe travels, Julia! View fullsize Meanwhile, I didn't realize I was selling electronics accessories! View fullsize The week ends as it began -- with continued rains and flooded streets.
