Bangkok Week 58 August 6, 2009 Exploring Bangkok -- believe it or not, there's still more to be seen! View fullsize A Sunday stroll down Soi Thonglor, a really hip place for foreigners to live. View fullsize We spotted a "Vegetarian Japanese" restaurant. Must return. View fullsize The area had so many up-scale malls. This could be any western country! View fullsize Check out the cars in this lot! View fullsize Visiting a photo exhibit in the lobby of a new high-end condo-slash-premium shopping center. View fullsize Lunch at a more down-to-earth place! View fullsize The chef makes our lunch. View fullsize Said lunch. View fullsize A famous Japanese bakery just opened up a second branch -- this one. View fullsize The area is quite Japanese! View fullsize Walking along the sidewalk-less streets. Like Tokyo? View fullsize I bought a new squash racket: 100% guarantee to hit the ball. View fullsize More condos going up-up-up. Recession? What recession. View fullsize Back at home, one of the 2 pastries we bought from the Japanese bakery. View fullsize And poor pastry #2: a chocolate-filled bear. View fullsize Not for long. View fullsize Have I mentioned how idiotic the skytrain is at rush hour? View fullsize Progress: some random bricks on the balcony and trim around the new roof. View fullsize Two! Count 'em. That's two months early for a birthday parcel!
