I just thought this was an interesting view, including one of Bangkok's eight trees. According to the guide book, Bangkok has one of the lowest green-space percentages in the world. It is a massive sprawling city with only one real park.

Another great drinking water.

Looking out from inside a local eatery. This was one of the best meals I have ever eaten, and only cost $0.75. The locals looked at me quite strangely, because it was in a slum, and I was the only white guy for probably a half mile. Common advice for travelers is to avoid the food vendors on the street, but they often have food that is far superior to the restaurants targeting tourists. Even exceptionally poor people in Thailand eat better food than most middle-class Americans.

They have a band (on the right side dressed in yellow) that plays during all the fights.

A guard spending more time watching the fight than guarding. I don't blame him, though. Bangkok seemed very safe for a city that size. On the other hand, there were security guards everywhere. I'm not sure if it's because of a high crime rate, or if it's just cheap to hire lots of security because of the low wages.

Tuk-tuk driver sleeping in his tuk-tuk. Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT take tuk-tuk. I'm sure there are nice ones, but the majority are con-men and criminals.

Street vendor. You can't believe how bad the pollution is here until you get off the plane and breathe it. Masks aren't all that common, but it's telling that so many poor people wear them.

Several tons of pure gold Buddha goodness.

Statues of monks with gold leaf applied by merit-seeking pilgrims. "Making merit" are acts you perform to get you good karma and on your way to nirvana. One way of making merit is to do things like apply gold leaf to religious statues such as these.

Apparently this is another way to make merit. The small English sign on the top says "Risk Merit Making", and the sign on the bottom says "Give alms hole". It looks to me like some kind of fortune-telling machine, but I'm not sure.

Placing one token coin in each of the 107 pots brings good luck. You buy a bowl of tokens at the front of the queue for any donation.

The street dogs in Bangkok can sleep anywhere. This one is in the middle of the sidewalk. Often they look so weak they are almost dead. This is one of the lucky ones that I guess is owned by a street vendor because it is relatively healthy and has a bandana on its neck.

An escalator you can take your shopping carts on!

Good advice in Thai or English.

More street dogs.