Thai Travels week 8 Bangkok 'the big Mango'

My second visit to Bangkok and m y first days with a new camera. I holed myself up in a hotel room to bang out corrections to the next issue of Ecology and Farming. The street protests were just up the road: still ongoing and the crowd was very peaceful. I finally also dragged myself across town to the temple quarter. Worth braving the traffic. And food! Gosh, Thai food is good. My last night in Bangkok I had two of my favourite dishes together. Chicken baked in ??? leaves (so sweet and tender) and Morning Glory (which I think is actually water hyacinth)- which has become my favourite vegetable and a prized source of vitamins. Still haven't got to taste Durian :-(