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Published: February 1st 2023
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We finally made it back to Bangkok.
We had wondered how things would be after covid, after three long years we were pleased to see there was still plenty of life there. Much quieter than we had got used to but not such a bad thing.
A few bars and restaurants had completely closed down and worst of all the two 7-11 mini markets local to the tourist area had gone completely. By all accounts, as you would expect, no tourists were allowed to come so businesses failed. It seems to be picking up again now so let's hope things will gradually get back to normal.
The hotel we were staying in had many empty rooms and a whole wing completely shut off and it seemed the same for most others.
We had two pleasant evenings out, and met a few interesting characters. We took the river boat to visit the Wat Arun, (The temple of Dawn) yesterday and today we were up very early travelling to the island of Ko Lanta.
We have yet to see the full extent of how things have changed here.
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