KFC

Saw this sign at a KFC.  Not quite the Colonel.  We call it KFC C(K)an't find chicken.  Frequently the store will stop cooking chicken at about 5PM.  We stop by at 7PM and they announce that they are out of chicken today.

Whole chicken. Really!

Yes all the parts come with it.  This particular vendor did not include the feet and head.  Some do.  I'll try to get a picture of that as well.

Durian smelly fruit

Maybe you have heard of this Thai favorite.  It is the worst smelling stuff ever.  Once I was shopping and one of the ladies I was shopping with snuck a packet into the carriage.  I could smell something bad and wondered where the heck the smell was coming from.  As you may  be able to tell is is quite expensive.  This packet ( in the foreground) costs about $7.50.  The fruit grows on trees and is quite spinny.  They say the flavor is great.  I can not get it past my nose.

Boom

This little guy is the chunkiest little Thai baby I have seen.  His name is Boom and he lives nearby my house.  His mom and dad cut up squid, prepare it and sell it at festivals and fairs and stuff. 

Meat at the market

Here we see it again.  The meat at the market is NOT refidgerated.  Sometimes there is ice under some of the meat.  The first 3 pics are maybe beef or buffalo.  Notice that the hoof is still there and frequently it is quite dirty (has crap on it).  Notice that there are many "parts" of the animal displayed.  The last picture is a pork shop.  I frequently buy pork at this table.  They have really nice pork tenderloins.  I get a nice little bag of pork tenderloin for about 50 baht ($1.50).

Small Temple

I was out riding my neighbor's bicycle and came across this small temple in a little rural village.  There are litteraly thousands of these temples in Thailand.  Again, click the pictures to get a better look.  Use the back arrow on your browser to go back to the blog.

went to the lake

I took a day out and went to the lake with my friends Patrick and Sue.  See the picture of my fan club (the dogs).  That's Tony, Panda and Pepsi from left to right. Ha! Ha!  What a beautiful day at the lake!

Thai baby stroller?

Grandma takes baby for a walk down the road.

tall chimney at the temple

These buildings in the temples are for cremation of the deceased.  Most people are cremated here.  I have not seen a graveyard.