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 Bangkok’s old city, Ratanakosin, is always seen as the home of grand palaces and temples, the place to come for a bit of culture and history before moving onto another part of Thailand. Yet, you only need to stray a few hundred metres (and often much less) away from the tourist trail to experience one of Asia’s most interesting districts as it really is: a bustling swell of everything from flower, dried fish and vegetable markets, Buddha statue workshops and treasure-filled shops, to tiny alleys and side streets that are home to the city's oldest buildings.| Back to Portfolio |
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The Grand palace at night | Navy cadets waiting for a bus |
Late morning atmosphere on Maharaj Rd | An amulet vendor with his own unique style | Monks watch a game of chess in a small alley off Maharaj Road |
Colorful TV presenter “Pa Kung” zooms down Thanon Bunphat on a moto-taxi | Paak Klong market traders | Buddha reflections | One of the area's unofficial mascots... | A palace office worker takes a break in one of Ratanakosin’s oldest noodle restaurants | Two novice monks walk through a monsoon downpour opposite the grand palace | Seventy seven year old Pak Khlong Talat trader “khun Lee” has worked in the market for close to 50 years | A market trader takes a cigarette break after a monsoon shower in Pak Khlong Talat market | Palace official wait for a van to pick them up | Delivery at Pak Khlong Talat | A bus passes the Grand Palace at night | A student form a local art school | Sorting peanuts by the river | On the way to school | Buddhas on the way to a local workshop | Sweet street treat | Ratanakosin seen from the other side of the river | Students from Silapakorn University sit in front of a portrait of the revered founder of the University, Italian Corrado Feroci | Bus stop sunset | Two Volkswagen beatles parked in front of Phra Nakorn bar off Rachadamnoen road. | |
All photography & text © Cedric Arnold All rights reserved.
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