Bangkok Week 692 September 30, 2021 A rainy, but still busy, 3-day weekend. And all the adults in the house are now vaccinated against COVID! Yay! View fullsize We start the week with some good news: Dad got an AZ booster shot! View fullsize On a much less positive note however, Arlo's (up until now, resilient) lime tree was completely devoured by 3 hungry caterpillars. Not sure it can overcome this setback. View fullsize A late-afternoon visit to Benjasiri Park. View fullsize All the turtles in the pond came over to see Arlo! View fullsize Continuing our march around the park. View fullsize Watching the basketball players. How mesmerizing! View fullsize Arlo could've watched them all afternoon. View fullsize Next stop: watching the skateboarders. View fullsize And as a final treat before heading home: one round-trip on the Emporium escalator. View fullsize Selfie smiles! View fullsize This is also a great way to examine our tongues... View fullsize Bringing a bite of Canada to Saturday breakfast. View fullsize Ooh! Arlo approves! View fullsize This powdery one is not so bad, either. View fullsize A rainy morning trip to the "park"... i.e. the green space at the top of EmQuartier. View fullsize Mimicking Hugless Douglas. View fullsize Resting on the boulders. View fullsize Getting some rooftop running in. View fullsize Run, Arlo, Run! View fullsize Oh boy! Extra bonus excitement on our way out: a shiny yellow motorcycle, just the right size for Arlo! View fullsize And a police motorcycle!! With so many buttons inside! View fullsize This one wins! View fullsize And stopping to sit in the Tuk Tuk, on the way back to the car. View fullsize Time for some art! Trying the new "crayons" that Granny brought. View fullsize What nice, vibrant colors! View fullsize Apparently they can also be water colors... View fullsize It's a blustery winter morning in Bangkok. View fullsize Quick trip to Nong Bon park. Poor Bella's not allowed in anymore! View fullsize Can Granny keep up with Arlo? View fullsize Resting in the Sala on the water. View fullsize And then a late afternoon trip to the urban farm we last visited on Arlo's birthday. View fullsize Observing the ducks... and making duck lips? View fullsize Not really in the mood to scoot this afternoon, thank you anyway. View fullsize Wow, look at all the bananas! View fullsize Who would guess that we're in central Bangkok, right next to the expressway? View fullsize Getting a close-up look at these Muscovy ducks. View fullsize And running through the lettuce, to see the chickens. View fullsize The chickens are out in the open today, for all to see. View fullsize Not only that, they were all talking to Arlo! View fullsize So many chickens! View fullsize And -- oh my goodness -- it's a construction site, up close in real life. View fullsize Having fun riding the escalator.... View fullsize ... but we're not quite ready to stand on our own. View fullsize Granny's delicious dinner: sesame crusted tofu with a sour-spicy dressing. And her special rice. View fullsize All bundled up. It must indeed be winter. View fullsize Someone realizes he's not supposed to be under there! View fullsize Practicing typing with Granny. View fullsize Wednesday morning, Mum finally gets her second vaccine shot, too. And with minimal side effects this time! View fullsize Arlo's excited to show Granny his bag of German cookies. View fullsize Granny asked, Where did the cookie go? Arlo wonders, that's a good question! View fullsize Practicing for his passport photo. View fullsize And the real deal. View fullsize Practice paid off!
