We wandered around Bangkok this weekend taking it easy. Ann wanted to buy some material so we went to Chinatown which is always an interesting experience. Sampeng Lane is a very narrow thoroughfare jam packed with shops and vendors of all descriptions. Shoes, jewellery, food, clothes, material etc all jostle for our attention as we picked our way through the mainly Thai hordes. This is in fact just a small part of Chinatown as there are different areas all specialising in the sale of various articles and each area has its own fascination. For me, Chinatown is a microcosm of Bangkok as, like Bangkok, it never ceases to amaze me that we keep finding different areas of interest. From Chinatown we walked up to Khao San Road which is backpacker territory. There is also a market selling mainly clothes and it is a good area to stop and have a beer or two, so not wanting to miss such a good opportunity we did just that. We passed these two monks on the way feeding their flock which made for an interesting photograph not to mention title!
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