睡蓮と熱帯魚/ Water lily and tropical fish

以前、やはりバンコクのことを記事にしている方のブログで、この花が、蓮ではなく睡蓮であることを教わった。バンコクでは、建物の前の小さな人口池や歩道の上に甕に水をためこの花を咲かせている。色も白、ピンク、紫と微妙な色の違いを楽しませてくれる。水の中には、日本だと金魚になるところが、こちらの在来（多分）の色々ないわゆる熱帯魚が泳いでいる。熱帯魚の詳しい種類は判らないが、子供の頃、高嶺の花だった熱帯魚が何か普通に泳いでいるのを見るのは少し複雑な気分。

I learned this flower was not Lotus but Water-lilies in an article written by blogger who sometimes uploads articles on incidents in Thai. Water-lilies can be seen very popularly in many places such as small artificially pond in front of building or water pot on the sidewalks. We can find many colors including white, pink and violet and so on. Many tropical fish, it could be gold fish in Japan, are swimming in the water. I wanted to keep tropical fish when I was child but I could not buy since they were so expensive. I have a little bit complicated feeling when I see these fish so commonly.