from the Big Apple to the Big Mango

so i'm finally settling in. in Bangkok. rented an apartment on Sukhumvit Road, one of the main avenues of Bangkok. it cuts the city across from west to east and then stretches eastward some more all the way to Cambodia. my neighborhood is a Japanese one. with most signs in Thai and Japanese. including the labels on produce in the local supermarket. i am not sure which language i should try to tackle first. so far so good, Big Mango ;)

the first few glimpses:

my local supermarket

a food stall down my street

a dog that lives across the street


some pet fish for sale

some buddhist monks at a flower market

coffee shop buddha

i ordered coffee. they brought me coffee. with some tea too.

a sculpted elephant

a very busy real elephant
(gruzovoj slonik)