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Motorcycle in Bangkok, originally uploaded by jpnuwat.

I was wandering around elevated walkway at Pathumwan intersection near Siam Square, waiting for her to do shopping nearby. I was looking to capture some pictures of Bangkok rush hour at that moment but the problem is I was not really in the mood for photography. Bangkok’s thick air really ran out my idea and creativity. I looked up in hope for architectural scene of some new shopping malls but what I saw was the heavy concrete structure of the sky train station.

Then I looked down to the street below, it was grid locked with incoming cars from all direction. After all, Pathumwan is one of the busiest intersections in this city. Policemen cleared out the center of the intersection while allowing motorcycle to cross the red light once in awhile. So, as much as I could do, I aimed my camera toward those 2-wheelers and tried to do some panning shot. It was not the best panning stuff in the world but at least I had some fun during that brief period of my Bangkok rush hour experience.

Motorcycle is, somewhat, part of Bangkok’s public transit system. It is fast, versatile, and of course risky especially for out-of-towners who rarely or never jumped on the back of this vehicle. Wikitravel lists Motorcycle as ‘the last resort’ for traveling mean in the city. However, I bet if you happen to be in Bangkok for longer than 2-3 weeks, you should have a good chance to experience it. On a good day, with a good rider and messy traffic, this motorcycle experience would pretty much beat out most of the rides available in amusement parks.

posted by Nattapol  # 1:12 AM 1 comments