Tapani Tarvainen in Bangkok 1997

Bangkok

I started my trip in Bangkok, because I have a friend there and because it was the cheapest place thereabouts to fly to.

On the left is the Democracy monument and a "tuktuk", common sights in Bangkok; on the right two views inside Bangkok's ever-crowded buses.

Bangkok has lots of Buddhist monasteries. I had the privilege of being invited to stay in one (no you can't just walk in). On the left is one of its buildings, on the right a not exactly surprising sight inside a monastery.

In case you've wondered what a monk's chamber looks like, on the right you can see a monk inside his, using Linux of course.
(Not all monasteries are quite that computerized, however.)

I didn't stay in Bangkok for long. On the right is a rather overloaded-looking motorbike seen from bus window somewhere in southern Thailand.

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