The Streets of Bangkok: Water Fights, Civil Unrest and the Worst Place We've Ever Stayed…Photos and Videos

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01 - A temple in Bangkok as seen from the city ferry (taken by Carrie) 02 - Flags and kites outside the Grand Palace 03 - The Bangkok skyline 04 - A look of pure delight as I sample some meat on a stick 05 - Ferry is the best way to get around Bangkok 06 - Tall buildings pepper the skyline of Bangkok 07 - Right beneath all the tall buildings are shacks on stilts 08 - Carrie has fun with a statue in Bangkok 09 - The busy streets of Bangkok at night next to the Chatuchak weekend market 10 - Songkran, aka Thai New Year, is a giant waterfight in Bangkok. Here a shopkeeper at the Chatuchak weekend market takes part. 11 - The inside of a local Bangkok bus 12 - The inside of a Bangkok subway 13 - The Bangkok ferry during rush hour 14 - A Bangkok crossing guard 15 - Even Ronald is respectful 16 - Our room, if you can call it that, at The Overstay in Bangkok 17 - The broken glass that we had to avoid every time we went to the bathroom in The Overstay 18 - The floor was a popular sleeping spot at The Overstay 19 - This disgusting bathroom was the cleanest at The Overstay 20 - Urinals that drained onto the floor at The Overstay 21 - People sleep anywhere they can at The Overstay 21 - The Overstay may have been awful, but we met some fun people there to celebrate Songkran 22 - Carrie demonstrates the traditional tapestry making device at Wat Pho 23 - Inside Wat Pho 24 - Inside Wat Pho 25 - Carrie and I make a sand cone to pay homage to the Buddha 26 - A monk blessing people at Wat Pho 27 - Structures at Wat Pho 28 - A statue at Wat Pho 29 - A mailbox in Bangkok. You can send leters to Bangkok or Other Places. 30 - Carrie and I on the back of a motorcycle taxi 31 - Sitting on the floor of Office Depot packing up a box to send home 32 - Oranges for sale at the Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok 33 - A woman sells camo clothes and USA trinkets at the Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok 34 - Wat Arun from the Bangkok ferry 35 - Inside Wat Arun 36 - Sunset over Bangkok's Wats (taken by Carrie) 37 - Skyrises and a cool bridge in Bangkok (taken by Carrie) Abstract Escalators at the Paragon Mall in Bangkok 39 - Bangkok has a free bike service to get around and avoid polluting the city 40 - A monk does his daily chores at the Wat Maha Phruettharam Worawiharn monistary in Bangkok 41 - The sun glints off the gold plating on this building at the Wat Maha Phruettharam Worawiharn Buddhist monastary in Bangkok (taken by Carrie) 42 - Reflections at the Wat Maha Phruettharam Worawiharn Buddhist monastary 43 - A sign at Wat Pho...as if saying that there are no Thai criminals 44 - The meatiest thing ive ever eaten. Beef and meatball soup 45 - Meat on a stick vendor 46 - The old Bangkok Parliament at night 47 - Carrie and I at a Red Shirt protest with a bus burning behind us 48 - A man smashes a flower pot in front of the army in protest at a Red Shirt rally in Bangkok 49 - A Red Shirt protest in Bangkok 50 - Tires and rubbish burn on the streets of Bangkok during a red shirt rally 51 - The front lines of the Red Shirt rally, just outside the UN office, ready to confront the army 52 - Molotov cocktails ready to throw at busses to set them ablaze to stop the army at the Red Shirt protest in Bangkok 53 - While not on the front lines, people attended massive rallies at the Red Shirt encampment area in Bangkok 54 - Carrie, Sean and I with a group of Red Shirt protestors 55 - Me in front of a bus burned by the Red Shirts in protest in Bangkok 56 - The Red Shirt first aid unit that bandaged up my badly stubbed and bleeding toe 57 - Getting as close to the army as possible to take photos of the Red Shirt protests 58 - Punk hair styles in Bangkok (taken by Carrie) 59 - Wats by the river in Bangkok 60 - Shanty shacks are right below massive skyscrapers in Bangkok 61 - Seafood for sale at the Chatuchak weekend markete in Bangkok 62 - Shacks on the side of the river in Bangkok (taken by Carrie) 63 - Cute stuffed poos for sale in a department store in Bangkok 64 - Sunset in Bangkok (taken by Carrie) 65 - The karioke and dance competition we saw at a local bar in the Pinklao area of Bangkok 66 - Songkran, aka Thai New Year, is a giant waterfight in Bangkok. Here a shopkeeper at the Chatuchak weekend market takes part. 67 - People on the street douse a passing motorcycle to celebrate Songkran A tourist is a victim of Songkran celebrators in Bangkok 69 - A tuk tuk gets splashed during Songkran in Bangkok 70 - Even a group photo degenrates into a water fight at the Chatuchak weekend market during Songkran in Bangkok 71 - Pickup trucks are filled with people ready to wage a water war on the road during Songkran in Bangkok 72 - Pickup trucks are filled with people ready to wage a water war on the road during Songkran in Bangkok 73 - A float of monks blessing the crowd during Songkran in Bangkok 75 - Songkran by night in the Patpong area of Bangkok 76 - A little too much fun during Songkran in Bangkok 77 - I had to keep my freshly wounded toe wrapped up in a plastic bag with a tie around it to protect it from the dirty water and streets of Bangkok in Songkran 78 - Carrie covered in Songkran chalk 79 - The offical logo of Songkran. 80 - A selection of curries and local Thai foods at Wat Pho 81 - The HHH train station in Bangkok 82 - The inside of the HHH train station in Bangkok has an area to pray before you get on your train 83 - Local trains at the HHH train station in Bangkok 84 - In absolute heaven at the $3 all you can eat, cook it yourself BBQ in Bangkok 85 - A little shrine in a random tree by the river next to the Pinklao bridge 86 - Some art in Bangkok that we found very cool 87 - Possibly the best pad thai I've ever had...cooked at the late nite spot next to the Overstay in Bangkok 88 - Thai massages are available everywhere 89 - To end on a funny note, we found this shirt in Bangkok...Marilyn Jackson...terrifying!

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