it was only yesterday when we read in the papers that Phuket & Krabi airports had been closed by anti-govt protesters on friday (since reopened on sunday) .....
& when we landed in KL this afternoon, we heard on the radio that a state of emergency has just been imposed in Thailand. phew - talk about a close shave.
or Divine Providence.
how were we supposed to know all that unrest was going on when we were greeted like this on arrival......??
& Chinatown was thronged like business as usual....
& we were having a thai feast.....
would you believe at this point my digicam malfunctioned? the shutter release button lost its "springy" feel & wouldn't click. so for the rest of this post, you'll just have to believe me.
no holiday in bangkok would be complete without a visit to ...
a ride on the.......
....a traditional massage or two, and SHOPPING. (yup, been there, done that!)
for me, i think there's only 2 places on the must-shop list - the weekend market/bazaar at.....
Chatuchak, where you can get garage-sale stuff at bargain prices & .....
downtown MBK centre where you can buy anything under one roof in air-con comfort. the best part was that these & most malls can be accessed by just 3 lines of the Mass Rapid Transport system.
we didn't feel that we were on foreign land at all, as there were many reminders of home - traffic snarls, tourist touts & taxi drivers waiting to make a few fast bahts. why, we can even identify with this cartoon...
ah yes, we felt right at home in bangkok!!
16 comments:
Praise the Lord!
HE was protecting you through our prayers.
Glad to know you're all back - safe & sound. :)
Phew!! You made it home just in the nick of time.
Jems,
thanks for your kind prayers. Praise the Lord indeed.
Iml,
it was skin close - the flight after ours got cancelled.
phew!
Wow amazing ... God's protection and timing :)
Did you fly with Air Asia? Just wondering if the airport is closed, will the budget airline refund the passengers.
Sbanboy,
Divine Providence indeed.
Khengsiong,
thanks for your comment.
yes, we flew with Air Asia. if we were in KL & Bangkok airport had closed & the flight cancelled, i think they will only refund the flight costs, & even then in a voucher, which means you can only use it to purchase another Air Asia product. i fear the hotel would not reimburse anything.
it's even worse if we were stranded in Bangkok, because we would have to extend our stay & not knowing when we can get on the next flight.
so glad u r back safely. especially with yr family around, if u had stayed behind, all our prayers would have been with u
Beng,
thanks for your kind concern.
God bless!
Good to hear that your family is safely back home!
yeah, I found the Thai light rail system really quite good!
Welcome back! ( to routine and mundane tasks....)
LM,
thanks. just heard the thai PM has been ousted - over a cooking program on TV!!
Just me,
yeah, more like back to the hard grind again...!
Glad to hear that you are back in one piece!
Bet the holiday was good!
:D
hey Kyels,
glad to be back unscathed. yes, the holiday was super!!
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