Leaving Lumpinee Stadium after the muay thai fights was a little interesting. Adjacent to the stadium is a huge night market, essentially a large vacant lot featuring all kinds of local-food vendors (there are probably other stalls as well, but from my position in the backseat of a taxi, I could only see food). One block over, we passed an A&W. I don't think I've seen an A&W in over a decade. Not even a soda can, much less an entire burger joint.
Well, OK, that wasn't all that strange. But then a couple blocks later, our cab pulled up to a stoplight. Walking towards us, by the curb, opposite the flow of traffic, past my window, was a man leading a small elephant (with rider). I've definitely never seen an A&W in the vicinity of an elephant.
The last thing to catch my eye near the stadium was this bridge. I know you can't read the writing (it was late and I was in a cab; what do you expect?), but see those two flags up near the top of the photo? It's the Thai-Belgium Bridge. I mean, I know it was late, but it didn't look nearly long enough.
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