The Belated Photos from the Last Post

Bangkok's decoration in celebration of the Queen's Birthday

Alleyway in Chinatown

This is a Buddhist Temple, but you can see the Daoist influences in the Chinese figures in the front rows of the altar below.  In the back row, the Buddhas are arranged both to tell a story, and also to align with the Hindu astrological days of the week (the two "extra" are Rahu and Ketu). A visitor to the wat then makes an offering into the bowl that matches the figure who is in the position of his or her day of birth, so I made an offering in front of the "Friday/Venus" figure.  I appreciate what an inclusive religion Buddhism is.

River View from Hotel

In case you were wondering whether "anything goes" in Bangkok, apparently there are some activities that are discouraged in taxicabs, as you can see from this sticker.

And to my friend DE, who asked for a picture of me eating a scorpion, it'll be a long wait.  But here are some photos of fried insects for sale. The opportunity to take photos of said bugs was also for sale, which makes you know it was for tourists  

Signing off from Krung Thep,

Fiona