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 Bangkok has both modern areas and older areas. Much of the city looks like this, with big, broad streets flanked by high-rise buildings. |
 This is Chinatown. The signs in this picture have Chinese and English as well as Thai. In Chinatown, things are much more compact, since it is actually the oldest part of Bangkok. |
 A typical side-street—people moving their goods around, in baskets, in trucks, any method that can be used. |
 On the left is the Bangkok Sky Train, a modern elevated train that makes moving around the city much easier than it used to be. You can tell from the traffic below that walking around on the street level is slow going. Many of the Sky Train stations connect directly with buildings, so you don't even go down to the street. You just walk off the train and go straight into the mall. |
 One of the side streets off of Sukhumvit Road, popular with non-Thai tourists looking for a little Bangkok nightlife. |
 Khao San Road, in central Bangkok. This is where many of the backpacker crowd choose to stay. The street is lined with small hotels, guest houses, travel agencies, massage parlors, bars, and restaurants. |
 Another view of Khao San Road. |
 This line of tuk-tuks was outside a major tourist site. The drivers wait until somebody needs a ride. Like most things in Thailand, the line is orderly and polite. |
 A typical residential lane. Note the high number of motorcycles, one of the favorite modes of transportation for Bangkok's citizens. |
 This is a typical street scene in Sukhothai, the modern part of town about fifteen minutes away from the historical park. |
 A normal street in Chiang Mai. |
 Typical Bangkok. On the left is one of Bangkok's tens of thousands of merchandise stalls. At the top of the picture are two banners: the blue and white one is for Thailand and the yellow one is for the King, a highly revered figure. On the street there are motorcycles and tuk-tuks, the vehicles with coverings over the back for the riders to sit under. Tuk-tuks are like taxis. |
 On the left-hand side of this street there is a street market. It's hard to see, however, because all of the stalls face inward toward the shops, and there is a covering over the top. Underneath it looks like this. |