Bangkok
![All salt used domestically is harvested from Thai salt ponds.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109652556.3Wa5YbIX.jpg) All salt used domestically is harvested from Thai salt ponds. |
![Still outside Bangkok -- this market is set up on an active railway line.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109652762.iyjdKf4n.jpg) Still outside Bangkok -- this market is set up on an active railway line. |
![The trains come through slowly. Vendors move back their awnings and wares, then reassemble after the trains have passed.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109652851.kzVAVnbh.jpg) The trains come through slowly. Vendors move back their awnings and wares, then reassemble after the trains have passed. |
![There is wonderful street food everywhere you go in Thailand.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109652922.VUVi9oBu.jpg) There is wonderful street food everywhere you go in Thailand. |
![Is it time for lunch yet? Yum!](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109652973.1YrKXmrk.jpg) Is it time for lunch yet? Yum! |
![Harvesting horseshoe crab roe. It's bagged with chilis, herbs, and veggies, so the shopper has all the ingredients for a dish.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109653027.Dm5Qhldu.jpg) Harvesting horseshoe crab roe. It's bagged with chilis, herbs, and veggies, so the shopper has all the ingredients for a dish. |
![The floating market, outside Bangkok. Colorful, but mostly a tourist trap now.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109653124.VEoHsJIG.jpg) The floating market, outside Bangkok. Colorful, but mostly a tourist trap now. |
![Back in Bangkok, we sit in for the ceremony, as our guide makes an offering to this monk.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109653204.DxrR6zvA.jpg) Back in Bangkok, we sit in for the ceremony, as our guide makes an offering to this monk. |
![Bangkok has many waterways, including these canals.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109653295.ehLXeQHI.jpg) Bangkok has many waterways, including these canals. |
![A water monitor lizard, alongside the canal.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109653403.dc6zmgTc.jpg) A water monitor lizard, alongside the canal. |
![Waiting in the lock between the canals and the Chao Praya river, with other long tail boats.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109653471.9LIji7Vb.jpg) Waiting in the lock between the canals and the Chao Praya river, with other long tail boats. |
![Wat Arun, across the Chao Praya river.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/19/761419/3/109653539.w5xsmXsG.jpg) Wat Arun, across the Chao Praya river. |
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