Walking around

in Bangkok, Thailand
A colorful Hindu temple. A river walk along a canal. A partially underwater cemetery. Man spinning silk using traditional methods. Depiction of Buddha with seven snakes surrounding the head. Bells lining the way up to Wat Saket, the Golden Mount. The Golden Mount wrapped with a decorative fabric, surrounded by people. Traffic driving under a pedestrian overpass. A digital display covering an entire side of a building.

Finally, here's a photosphere of the Jim Thompson House Museum. This guy was quite a character, serving in the US military but falling in love with Thailand during his service. He came back, re-ignited the Thai silk industry, and did a lot to promote Thai culture. His death is still unexplained, but his estate was used to start a foundation to continue preserving the old way of producing silk and other aspects of Thai culture.

Here's the "lobby" of the museum, which is actually the courtyard between six houses he bought and transformed into one house:

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