More street sights

Just a few more pictures so you you can visualize the city better . . . normal, every day sights . . .

Need some sewing done? You can find people with sewing machines set up on the street. Many things are done "while you wait".

Want a whole pig head? No problem--they have lots to choose from . . .

Almost looks like some of them are smiling. . .(sorry)

He will walk around the city until he is sold out. Often a long walk with a heavy burden and little profit.

These people will push their cart all around the streets looking for people who want to buy. A movable restaurant. The tuk tuk driver will park on the sidewalk and take care of his vehicle until someone needs a ride.

This hard working man rides around town finding things on the street or in trash cans that can be recycled.

Notice the ladders that the cable company uses--made of bamboo, very sturdy They don't look very portable to us, but they are used everywhere!

People do not like the sun to get on their skin, so this is a very common sight. Sometimes even someone driving a motorcycle will hold a jacket or umbrella over their head to keep the sun (or rain) off.

This picture might give you an idea of how many motorcycles are on the streets. This is during class time at a technical school in Udon. I don't know how they find their own in the rush after class.

This was a house we saw many times as we drove to go visiting or on our way to our one Mexican restaurant in town. Many homes are built like this.

It was very unnerving to me to see families riding on a motorcycle with their little children.This is a small family with just one baby, but it was very common to see families with three children on a motorcycle. One would stand between the driver's legs, another would sit between the parents, and the other parent would hold one. I often saw a mom driving down the street with a baby or young child asleep over one shoulder and driving with the other hand.

I don't think I've seen any sights like these since we came home!