More daily sights around the city

A woman going home from the market with her purchases. Not many purchases today.

A  loaded-but-always-room-for-one-more song taew.

Motorcycles at the intersection. They weave their way through traffic at the stop lights to get to the front and then beat everyone taking off, usually even before the light turns green. There seems to be no limit on how many people can get on one--there can be one person or a family of five with all their stuff.

This seemed a little atypical--a monk with a briefcase and cell phone.

A sausage vendor waiting patiently for a customer to stop by.

Transporting pigs--I feel sorry for the ones on the bottom!

A very loaded truck--we have seen loads lost and trucks tipped over trying to haul this much.

This is on the highway outside the city, but it is so interesting how people just set up right on the side of the road--in a 75 kilometer per hour zone--and expect people to stop and buy. And, I guess they do!

The neighborhood sewing shop. We drive past here at least once a day since it is close to our house and on the way to the church. There are two or three sewing machines set up that face the street. All that separates them from the traffic is that narrow sidewalk where the shoes are sitting. Cars drive right against that curb. I think I would be distracted all day, but they seem to have no problem working.

Every day Ray and I talk about how we would love to have our family and friends here with us to see the sights, hear the sounds, and smell the smells. It really is an amazingly different place than home.