Isaan morning

Nikon 7100, 75mm, 1/50s @ f/16, iso 500

Something always has drawn me to Isaan, the eastern part of Thailand, where people speak a mix of Thai and Lao. Maybe it was the influence of my first Thai teacher? Maybe it is because possibly every Isaan-born person I met was extremely nice and always cheerful?

Indeed, when I was planning my trip around Laos, my first idea was to cross from Vientiane to Udon Thani and explore this part of the country from there. Well, it turned out I enjoyed Laos so much that I ended up going all the way to the south. And that's where I crossed back to Thailand, only not to Udon, but Ubon.

And Isaan did not disappoint me. Great people, awesome food and sights like this one. Next year I may be working from there!

Za sałatą

Nikon 7100, 75mm, 1/200s @ f/4, iso 2000

A loose allusion to a commercial popular in Poland. An expression (the English translation would be: behind the lettuce) that was repeated then in various social contexts. Not as big of a hit as "kopytko", but still...

The picture was taken at the Municipal Food Market in Ubon. Very nice and a very busy place in the morning. Vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, cooked food to eat there or take away, but also some clothes and toys. Lots of friendly and genuinely interesting people.

And they had the most spicy papaya salad I have ever eaten.