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Railroad tracks paralleling our nameless street
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A side ditch and walkway
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The domestic water supply along the canal. Note individual hoses have been attached to holes drilled in the main pipe with water flowing through individual meters.
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A typical outdoor restaurant with cook preparing lunch.
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Here come the motorbikes!
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Thai long-tailed boat. Note long propeller shaft trailing behind.
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Several of these tiny stores were scattered through the neighborhood.
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Not the bridge over the River Kwai, but it serves its purpose.
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A sacred tree–a Banyan tree like the one under which Buddha achieved Enlightenment.
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Fisherman lifting net hoping for a good catch. Unfortunately it was empty.
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Fish drying outside a restaurant.
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Store owner not looking happy at the state of business.
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Boat House
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Another store.
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Perhaps the best house south of the freeway.
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Grand patio
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Local hotel–rates probably less than $10 per night