So last night Sam googled bars offering happy hour drinks, found one called The Roots, cocktails at 95b. It was at the other end of the strip, a 15 min walk and another Death Dash. Sure enough, it was happy hour, although it shouldn't have been. We had one drink, it was early no we weren't hungry, so ordered another, and the guy was very apologetic as it is a holy day today and they are not allowed to serve alcohol anywhere. He must have forgotten and so we felt lucky to have got away with one! There was a sign in the supermarket saying no alcohol sales today, but we didn't think anything of it. Sure enough, as we walked back some bars were closed completely, others half empty with farangs sitting disconsolately nursing a
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