After having spent so much time in Nepal and feeling like I finally developed enough of a grasp on language and culture to be able to basically understand what was going on around me, my day in Bangkok left me feeling totally adrift and confused:
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| Wait, what? |
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| This is just a shop with some monks sitting out front, right? |
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| Oh god! He's not reeaaal! It's some sort of terrifying lawn furniture! |
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| This man appears to have a gremlin on his belt |
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| And I hope this is his pet |
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| "So! Hot" |
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| Not so strange, I just like the facial expression |
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| Ditto with this rakish devil, although the top hat confuses me a little bit |
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| Your average, boring industrial canal scene |
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| Wait, what the heck is that? Its like five feet long and moving quickly and I still have no idea what that is oh god its swimming toward the boat |
Answer: monitor lizard
ReplyDeleteThose _are_ some creepy monk manikins.
Haha! When I first saw it I couldn't see its legs and I thought it was some kind of python. I asked the boat driver and he just shrugged nonchalantly and said 'crocodile.' Anyway, the guidebooks didn't say there would be giant death-lizards swimming around the crowded back alley canals of Bangkok. That was my favorite part of the day.
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