Life is a riot

As we went to Kho San Ro which is the favorite place for the travelers (as opposed to tourists) to hang out in Bangkok, the rent is cheap, the goods are great, there is lots to be had and there are few questions are asked if you want to buy a diploma, or a drivers license or an international press pas, or most anything. As we were going there to hang out and buy software and shirts, the shop owners seemed to know trouble was coming, so the shops were quickly packed up and closed, then the troops rolled by. Aja and the kids held back as I went down to take a closer look. At first it seemed a little less hectic than the riot in Israel that we got caught in. At first everything seemed normal, for a gathering mob, but as everyone seemed to be getting more and more agitated, I remembered how quickly things got out of hand in Jerusalem, so I wandered back to the kids and we headed three blocks in the opposite direction and watched a miss Thailand parade that was also taking place in the area. Bangkok is one of those cities that has seen it all, and you can too if you are in the wrong place at the right time, or is that right place at the wrong time.