Bangkok 1 ..... Jim and Jane 0.
The city never sleeps - it's all out there to be had - no holds barred.
Ladyboy 1 - strutting his stuff in front of Starbucks.
Ladyboy 2 - drumming up business on Sukhumvit Road.
Ladyboy 3 - working at the spa next door to our hotel.
VW vans with pop-up roofs become instant bars along the side streets at night.
Jim Thompson's House & Museum - his disappearance remains a mystery.
Thai woman wearing and spinning raw silk.
Fine bone china - part of his collection - on display in the museum.
Chakri Maha Prasat Hall.
Phra Siratana Chedi dominates the multitude of roofscapes at Wat Phra Kaeo.
Vast expanses of intricate mosaic tiles clad the temples.
Mythical figures support the base of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Additional figures support another gold temple.
gold ..... gold ..... gold
Prayer offerings take various forms amidst the temples.
Devout followers apply gold leaf to a small statue of buddha.
