One night in Bangkok
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“One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble,” sang Murray Head for the musical Chess in an iconic track that sums up, pithily and unapologetically, everything that represents the capital of Thailand. Made of equal parts spirituality and sleaze, commoditization and nirvana, Bangkok continues to hold tourists in thrall.
A statue of Buddha sitting atop a taxi is silhouetted by vehicle lights during rush hour traffic on Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok.
Buddhists carry candles as they circle around Wat Benjamabophit on Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok February 25, 2013. Makha Bucha Day honors Buddha and his teachings and falls on the full moon day of the third lunar month.
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A statue of Buddha sitting atop a taxi is silhouetted by vehicle lights during rush hour traffic on Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok.
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‰Buddhists carry candles as they circle around Wat Benjamabophit on Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok February 25, 2013. Makha Bucha Day honors Buddha and his teachings and falls on the full moon day of the third lunar month.
A tourist shoots a video in front of a national flag of Thailand at Wat Pho (Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn), a Buddhist temple, in Bangkok.
A woman takes a picture of herself at Siam Center in Bangkok.
A man plays on a pinball machine as a hostess (L) uses her mobile phone inside a bar at Nana red-light area in Bangkok.
A motorcycle taxi driver is reflected in a mirror as commuters wait at a bus station during the evening rush hour in Bangkok.
Commuters travel on an overcrowded bus during the evening rush hour in Bangkok.
A strong breeze blows as tourists from California take pictures of the setting sun while at the Vertigo and Moon Bar, situated on the 68th floor of Banyan Tree Bangkok in central Bangkok.
A boy poses for a photo in front of a sculpture at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
A saleswoman sits at the entrance of a ladies shop waiting for customers inside the Platinum shopping mall in Bangkok.
A woman sits on a bench while she receives a fish pedicure in Bangkok.
Customers are given foot massages on a street in Bangkok.
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A sales assistant is reflected in a mirror as she attends to a customer at a make-up counter in a shopping mall in Bangkok.
A tourist has her hair done by a woman on Khaosan Road in Bangkok.
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A statue of Buddha sitting atop a taxi is silhouetted by vehicle lights during rush hour traffic on Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok.
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‰Buddhists carry candles as they circle around Wat Benjamabophit on Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok February 25, 2013. Makha Bucha Day honors Buddha and his teachings and falls on the full moon day of the third lunar month.
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A tourist shoots a video in front of a national flag of Thailand at Wat Pho (Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn), a Buddhist temple, in Bangkok.
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A woman takes a picture of herself at Siam Center in Bangkok.
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A man plays on a pinball machine as a hostess (L) uses her mobile phone inside a bar at Nana red-light area in Bangkok.
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A motorcycle taxi driver is reflected in a mirror as commuters wait at a bus station during the evening rush hour in Bangkok.
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Commuters travel on an overcrowded bus during the evening rush hour in Bangkok.
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A strong breeze blows as tourists from California take pictures of the setting sun while at the Vertigo and Moon Bar, situated on the 68th floor of Banyan Tree Bangkok in central Bangkok.
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A boy poses for a photo in front of a sculpture at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
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A saleswoman sits at the entrance of a ladies shop waiting for customers inside the Platinum shopping mall in Bangkok.
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A woman sits on a bench while she receives a fish pedicure in Bangkok.
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Customers are given foot massages on a street in Bangkok.
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A sales assistant is reflected in a mirror as she attends to a customer at a make-up counter in a shopping mall in Bangkok.
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A tourist has her hair done by a woman on Khaosan Road in Bangkok.
A street food vendor reads a book as she waits for customers in Bangkok
A woman selling poultry in a local food market uses her mobile phone in Bangkok.
Men work at a street food restaurant in central Bangkok.
Women lay out the delicacies of the day at a street food restaurant in central Bangkok.
People eat at a street food restaurant in Bangkok.
People eat at a restaurant by the side of a street in central Bangkok
A transsexual (L), locally known as "katoey" or "ladyboy," chats with others at midnight in the Soi Cowboy red-light area of Bangkok.
Poledancers perform in a bar in the Soi Cowboy red-light area of Bangkok.
A transvestite hostess (R) puts on make up outside a bar in the Soi Cowboy red-light area in Bangkok.
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