These are pictures of the main drag, Pratu Nam at dusk, from a pedestrian bridge. It is a scene I never seem to have enough of and God knows how many of the same shots I must have taken. Bangkok really comes alive at night and unlike other Asian cities the uniqueness goes beyond the sight, it is the sound .. or noise really .. that makes the difference.
Engines on idle while waiting for the red light to turn green (which is like eternity most of the time) .. shrill whistles of the traffic wardens .. orders from the pedestrian marshals .. honking from the Tut-Tuts .. street food peddlers selling goodies .. multiple language and dialect exchanges from tourists .. the list is endless and everything becomes more intense as the night goes on.
By the way there is one thing that we, Asia's World City, can never do .. in fact our municipal bureaucrats will not dare to even try. The sidewalks on both directions of Pratu Nam are opened after office hours, one side for open air food stalls that cater to locals and tourists, the other side is an extended night market. It is like opening up Nathan or Hennessy Road at night, can you imagine that happening?
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