A few things I saw too haphazard to warrant individual posts.
At the Thapae gate there is a large banner asking tourists (particular Chinese, evidenced by the characters) not to feed pigeons as they have become pests. But some people contravene to get pictures of pigeons perching on hands pecking food.
The moat near Thapae gate, between the inner and outer ring roads. The outer ring traffic circulates clockwise, while inner ring traffic circulates anti. At intervals there are crossings between the two. Sometimes to get from one quadrant to another, it is necessary to cross to the other ring road to avoid going almost all the way around.
Just a short walk up the inner road is a small produce market and few eateries. I had my first lunch here of rice with fried morning glory, followed by a cold fresh coconut. The metal spoon provided means they know you will want to scoop out the flesh to eat. It's a waste if you don't.
A durian vendor in a night market. Many Chinese have taken to durians, although it's still an acquired taste. This has driven the prices higher, unfortunate for long time durian lovers. The food tour guide mentioned a specimen that sold for 30,000B (about US$1000). Like fine wine I guess.
A starfruit (Carambola) I bought in a supermarket, much cheaper than here.
Water lilies in the moat.
Decorations which were part of an upcoming flower festival.
So I was told.
On Sunday evenings, Ratchadamnoen, the east-west road leading to Thapae gate is closed to vehicles and becomes a night market.
Don't come here if you hate crowds. At times it seemed like visitors outnumbered the locals.
This cat was relaxing in a basket outside a cosmetics shop. The shop owner or assistant asked us to guess his age. A couple of (German?) tourists ventured with 3 years. I thought he was middle aged so guessed 7. I was only 8 months below the correct age. I thought his flattened ears might indicate a breed like Scottish Fold but I think it was just specific to him.
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