So the first thing I must do is start with a confession. I didn't walk. I rode my scooter! It has been 36C today though which is far too hot for walking the 1.5 miles from one end of Soi 52 to the other.
There is nothing spectacular or noteworthy in this video or photos, it's simply a shot of a normal afternoon as people go about their daily business. It's also off this Soi where I live when I'm in Bangkok.
I just got to thinking how everything has changed since the advent of out of town shopping malls and huge supermarkets but yet here, there are still these self-contained microcosm communities that are almost completely self-sufficient.
There is nothing I can't buy or service I can't find down this one street and I also thought it might be nice to share with anyone who has never been to non-tourist Thailand, what it's really like in the 'burbs. I think it's fair to use my Soi as a benchmark for 'normal'.
Anyway, forgive the slightly shakey video. I took it on my phone whilst riding one handed and only had my 'Automatic Resistance Motion' device (or arm as I prefer to call it!) to keep it steady.
In the meantime, a few still photos to look at in case you're prone to se-sickness!
This is the wife's favourite store and where she buys all her brooms...
This is one of a number of pharmacies on the street. All licensed medical establishments have a colour. Pharmacies are blue or green. AS a matter of interest, Occupational Therapy Clinics are brown. Nice!
After all that driving up and down, I needed some petrol. You can buy a bottle of petrol that sits out in the sun all day for 50baht. Probably just a litre and obviously at premium but can get you out of trouble!
Let's buy some gold! Gold shops that buy and sell bar and jewellery are everywhere in Thailand.
Higher education? We have that covered with the 'futuristic' North Bangkok University. Ranked in the world's top 10000, I kid you not!
