This afternoon I decided to take a break from the keyboard, get some sun on my back and go out to take some pictures. I ended up going down to the Mekong river, along the Indochine Market and finally meeting up with some friends for a spot of lunch.
This represents everything what Mukdahan is about to me. There are many Lao immigrants here, as well as Vietnamese who came over during the Vietnam war. Their presence, culture and food is everywhere, which I really like. (A special thanks to the Vietnamese lady who makes traditional Hue style crispy pankcakes at the market! I love you!)
Although the Indochine Market is marketed as a good antiques market, it’s actually no different from the thousands of other markets nationwide. Food, clothes, household items and a few hamlets, are the norm here.
A sam-lor, which means 3 wheels in Thai. This is the local version of the taxi. They can be loud, and very slow.
The ribbons around the tree are there for good luck and fortune.
I don’t know what Thailand would do without pick-up trucks. From carrying up to 20 people in the back, to converting the back into a Coffee Shop as seen here, is just normal practice in Thailand.
I love the last picture…the tree, the monk, the postal box, even the motorbike and the helmet are the real Thailand…bravo!
I hope to find the occasion to use it in my blog to let us that my italian friends can appreciate your blog as I did.
It was a lucky short with the Monk walking past… and think the image wouldn’t be as good without him there.