Bangkok Week 490 November 16, 2017 The construction continues... and we have a nice day on the road with Rachel!! View fullsize Finally a sunny view out my window in Singapore! View fullsize More construction updates: there's a veil over the house now. View fullsize Where did all this debris come from? View fullsize The back 'maid's room' -- the column in the middle marks the end of the future kitchen. View fullsize How to descend the stairs? (Good thing they put a protective cover on the stairs!) View fullsize The second bedroom. View fullsize Where the second bedroom's bathroom once stood. View fullsize The removal of the bears-with-beach balls continues. View fullsize Check out the wallpaper that was under the built-in in the master bedroom! View fullsize This is the smallest bedroom, that will be turned into the study. It looks more spacious now that the walls are gone! View fullsize Meanwhile, in Singapore... Changi's Christmas celebration continues. View fullsize On Saturday, we're up and out early, and off to the train market with Rachel! View fullsize Lots of crowds come, even for the 8:30 arrival. View fullsize What are these fruit? Never seen them before! View fullsize Fruit going up the wall. View fullsize At the end of the market. View fullsize Here comes the train! Right on cue! View fullsize Selfie with the train! View fullsize Barely clears the veggies! View fullsize Some of these oranges got knocked. View fullsize This local pug is not sure what all the commotion is about. Train, shmain. View fullsize Someone's still in his PJs. View fullsize Next stop: Amphawa floating market! View fullsize Rachel bough several snacks to bring back from Uncle Glasses - whose picture is right on the packaging! View fullsize Good to be there and beat the crowds. View fullsize Another dog still in his pajamas. View fullsize Congregation of vendors. View fullsize Supporting another ancient uncle, selling is ancient coffee. View fullsize How dainty! View fullsize Final stop of the outing: the giant Chedi in Nakhon Pathom. View fullsize We only made it about 1/3 the way around... View fullsize ... before it started to rain! View fullsize We finally made our escape, down a water fall. View fullsize I thought those were supposed to be stairs! View fullsize Before heading back to Bangkok, lunch at a small vegetarian restaurant nearby. View fullsize My favorite rowing topiary! View fullsize And Rachel's farewell / birthday dinner. Bon voyage! View fullsize Back to Singapore for another week. They're moving this terminal to elsewhere on the island, to make room for the CBD. View fullsize One last construction update for the week. View fullsize The front wall is gone now, too. View fullsize Lunch time for the workers. View fullsize Opening up the area next to the stairs. View fullsize This will become the ground floor bathroom. Looks like Africa! View fullsize Very open-plan right now. View fullsize The driveway - removing those tiles, too.
