Our neighborhood (2), the Skytrain station

Bangkok 025, originally uploaded by tatsushu.

This is a (slightly fuzzy, sorry!) closeup of the area to the right of the central building in the previous photo. The lighted platform is the Phloen Chit Skytrain (elevated railway) station. The Skytrain is relatively new and a nice, fast, and most importantly airconditioned way to get around Bangkok. Right now there are only two lines and a limited number of stops, but there are plans to expand it soon.

We've ridden the Skytrain a lot because it is a very convenient way to get around, and not too crowded. This station is actually the next one down from the station that we use (Nana), but that one's not visible from our apartment. The trees behind the station mark the start of Wireless Road (Thanon Witthayu), which is where most of the Embassies are located. This station actually is only about 15 minutes walk away for us.