Bangkok Week 50 June 11, 2009 Activities overflow downtown... and bread overflows at home. View fullsize A mini skate park downtown, where tight black clothes are required. View fullsize A gang o' skaters. View fullsize UP UP and AWAY! Our advanced-purchase tickets came with a free UP folder. View fullsize Mmm, lunch! View fullsize Guards and passers-by both stop to watch... View fullsize ... a 2-man band playin' away on the ground. View fullsize A huge orchid exhibit at Paragon. View fullsize Some colorful orchids. View fullsize Requisite pose-with-the-orchids shot. View fullsize It was hard to just look at them, since everyone was crowding to take photos. View fullsize Thai Airways advertised their "orchid globe". View fullsize Lots of variety! These ones hang. View fullsize These ones... stand tall. View fullsize These ones are scary! View fullsize These ones are shocking (apparently). View fullsize This hallway contained all the prize-winning orchids. View fullsize Okay, not these though. These orchids are just nicely arranged. No prizes. View fullsize This one looked much more impressive in person. It won a grand prize. View fullsize Pretty in purple. View fullsize Requisite group shot, with paparazzi backdrop. View fullsize This was purple in person... color distortion courtesy of the camera's color balance. View fullsize Grandma wonders how to turn this darn thing on! View fullsize A huge display combining many varieties... View fullsize ...greeted shoppers when they enter the mall. View fullsize And on the way home, we won free Baskin Robbins scoops in the BTS! View fullsize Mmm, real ice cream! View fullsize And royally-made honey for our tea. View fullsize Look, the batter fit into the pan! View fullsize I guess it didn't like the heat so much! View fullsize Whoops. Smart move, Mika. View fullsize Mmm, Botched Banana Bread!
