When a good friend of mine who works in the telecommunications business was with me in Bangkok not that long ago, he was fascinated by the jumble of cables that adorn almost every post throughout the city.
Well, Derek; feast your eyes for the last time because they’re coming down and going underground.
And the poor guys who have to untangle this unholy mess
remind me so much of the times I used to get cross when I was a youngster trying to unravel some knotted rope or string! There’s miles and miles of the stuff and I’m sure the city will look more beautiful for their disappearance but I will miss this iconic reminder of a splendidly chaotic place.
One place in central Bangkok that is not chaotic is the Big C supermarket – or, rather, hypermarket. It’s fantastic with an astonishing array of both general and exotic goodies.
The food and veg department is mind blowing as is the variety of both fresh fish
and shellfish.
Even with the lousy exchange rate, these crabs at just over £4 each seem like good value to me. And of course, no supermarket in this part of the world would be complete without a fine selection of teas
and spices
The only negative is the check out operation which is very slow because the staff insist on packing everything themselves into an endless supply of plastic bags.
My modest purchases were loaded into 15 separate bags with seemingly neither facility nor encouragement to recycle your own carriers. There is clearly work to be done here!
32c and sunny today. That’s a good Thanksgiving prezzie!
Phileas
thelasthurrahsite 