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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

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