A Look Back at SteemFest

I got there a day early to give myself a shot at recovering from jet lag and adapting to a 12-timezones-from-home biological clock (my body didn’t think much of the plan) and did a bit of exploring near the hotel:

^{tuk-tuk making a delivery to a street vendor}

^{An alternative to bacon and eggs for breakfast.}

When registering, I got the de rigueur Steem swag:

^{All this time living in Steemlandia and I still have problems with portrait-orientation photos?}

River ferries are a quick way to get around in Bangkok, a city of canals. It’s a good idea to purse your lips; you sometimes get splashed and you really don’t want that water to end up in your mouth. Giardia, cyclosporiasis, dysentery, and typhus are not your friends:

Arriving at the Siam Society for presentations. One of the younger attendees wanted some quality time with the microphone:

Then outside for a catered lunch. As I stepped onto the artificial turf (which is apparently ineffective as a cushion for the concrete beneath it) to the right of the food line I used my klutz skills to trip and inflict a great deal of pain on my left knee (a month later, it’s still tender in spots):

^{Thanks to @firepower for stepping in as an ad hoc emergency medical technician.}

A trip to a Buddhist temple, no kneeling when entering a building for me:

After a night of bowling, Team Germany earns the trophy:

@rollie1212 samples some of the beer he brewed, @howo concentrates on the food:

Blurry graffiti I snapped a pic of while walking. Steemians were briskly heading to the next venue. I doubt that the artist has much in the way of experience with building snowmen, Bangkok has never gotten down to freezing:

A night of food, drinks, and conversation at Baan Rim Naan, on the Chao Phraya River:

The #inktober exhibit at Yelo House. Entering the building from the canal side, the lower level was not built with people my size in mind. That’s a steel I-beam at eye-level:

At The Jim Thompson House:

The closing night cruise:

I somehow managed to not get a still photo of the karaoke.

At the after party in @roelandp’s suite:

List of SteemFest⁴ attendees, thanks to @fitinfun

@ace108 @aggroed @aishwarya @andrarchy @andywong31 @anomadsoul @anthonyadavisii @anyx @arcange @bitrocker2020 @bizventurer @blocktrades @bubke @buttcoins @buzz.lightyear @celestal @cjsdns @cleanplanet @corinnestokes @corsicana @crazysailor @crimsonclad @cryptospa @crystalandbones @daabi2006 @danea @derangedvisions @detlev @dmitrydao @doxie-tx @dylanhobalart @elipowell @elizacheng @eturnerx @fabianklauder @faitherz33 @firepower @fitinfun @for91days @fusan @gabbygolden @gamer00 @gandalf @gengua @goblinknackers @grampo @heleenvanlier @hidemi @howo @iguazi123 @jack8831 @jacobyu @jaki01 @jarvie @jeffjagoe @joannewong @joythewanderer @jpphotography @julesplaschke @justinw @kaerpediem @karinpics @karinxxl @kevinli @khimgoh @kinakomochi @kobold-djawa @koolitime @kopasi @kristiankho @lemony-cricket @liliana.duarte @littlenewthings @livinguktaiwan @lizanomadsoul @louis88 @lukestokes @m31 @martibis @miss-travel-pro @misslasvegas @mys @nainaztengra @nateaguila @neueimmo @nicniezgrublem @oleg326756 @osavi @poezio @preparedwombat @raynie @reggyaguila @revisesociology @rmach @roadscape @robinron @roelandp @rollie1212 @rycharde @sflovik @sg1 @shintakai @sho-t @sjennon @slobberchops @sorainy @starkerz @steemrollin @stoodkev @superoo7 @surpassinggoogle @sytj0116 @theycallmedan @travelgirl @tronarcade @vaelriey @valentinepudding @vandeberg @vandining @vesytz @vikonomics @wanderein @wandereronwheels @waybeyondpadthai @world-travel-pro @worldcapture @yoshiko @zlatan-spielberg