Bangkok Week 77 December 16, 2009 Bangkok's annual street show wraps up our 2009 in Thailand. A bientot! View fullsize Near our apartment, shirts from GAP, Old Navy, Delias, Lands End, Denver Hayes for $1.50 each. Didn't make it far from Cambodia. View fullsize So yellow, it's oompa loompaly unnatural! View fullsize A nice park near our apartment, where people come to jog in the late afternoons. View fullsize We came to throw around a plastic disc. It's like dodging a bullet! View fullsize Longingly looking in from the outside -- on the many games of soccer, basketball and takraw. View fullsize Straight from the UK, but excluded on this one! View fullsize BTS portrait shot, on the way to the International Street Show. View fullsize The second annual Street Show, in the park best known for its giant lizards! View fullsize They were handing out sitting sheets! Put your bum on its eyes! View fullsize The most elaborate setup -- a European aerial acrobatic act. View fullsize There were zero lizard sightings, but plenty of birds out to watch the performers. View fullsize A Japanese juggler and his live accompaniment. View fullsize Using a periscope and a parasol to enjoy the entertainment. View fullsize Watching a show? Or waiting for a bus? View fullsize Bobbly balloon toys (being sold under the table). View fullsize A family came on their unicycles! They weren't an act! View fullsize Half of Bangkok came out to see the street performers. View fullsize More of the park's bountiful wildlife. View fullsize To avoid the heat, the event started in the late afternoon, with a low sun. View fullsize Need a seat? Squeeze one more on! View fullsize A Japanese mime-in-a-box captivates his audience. View fullsize Just outside the park, tons of food vendors take advantage of the crowds. This girl is hard at work helping her family make omelets. View fullsize This woman sells fried quail eggs by the box. View fullsize My food of choice: freshly shaved ice with "red water". View fullsize Yum yum, one of my favourite desserts! Sickly sweet. Great. View fullsize Enjoying the show... or his cup-noodles? View fullsize This girl gets stuck with the bum view as Mom watches the show! View fullsize Baby Mime -- a famous troupe within Thailand. View fullsize Young and old, the audience is engaged with their mimes. View fullsize Finally, close enough to get a seat... View fullsize ... for a gig by a Quebecois street performer. An embarrassment to Canada? View fullsize Night fell during her act. So did the requisite 6 o'clock stand-for-the-anthem convention. View fullsize The main business district overlooks Lumpini Park at night -- you can see the Mexican and Canadian Embassies. View fullsize Rama VI stands guard over his park at night. View fullsize A skytrain zooms into Silom -- to take visitors to questionable places? View fullsize Ooh. Heading home with the crowds after a fun afternoon in the park. View fullsize The fierce BTS guards gather at Ari for their nightly huddle. View fullsize Phew! Luckily we didn't buy the dangerous kind of vegetable. View fullsize Everyone in the bags! View fullsize No peeking! And see you soon! Western World -- here we come.
