Thavorn and I headed out about 6:30 pm and walked by the beer bars on Soi 22 which were all open, but no music was playing which was unusual. We headed off to explore Cowboy which would be a better indicator about how things were going to go for the week, at least.
Cowboy was all closed and we also learned that Nana was closed as well by talking to some motorcycle taxi boys. We decided to head back to Soi 22 and found that Crazy House was open and filling up rapidly with gogo girls and punters. Not surprising as the owners of Crazy House seem to be very well connected.
We were on our second beer and enjoying the antics of the girls on and off the stage, not to mention the great dance tunes that they play for the dancers. It was a fun atmosphere until 8:30 pm when the shutdown cops arrived and and it was dark by 10 minutes. Music, dancing and having a good time seems problematic this week. This will definitely impact tourism and the businesses and workers who depend on it. I suspect most of the girls will be bolting for their villages. I also suspect that the street walkers and freelancers will be doing a boom boom business as well.
Arriving back at Soi 22 we decided to go to the Crazy Girls Bar to play some pool and chat with some of the girls that we know quite well. Around about 10:30, after about 4 beers, and about 6 games of pool, the shutdown cops arrived and all the bars were dark within 10 minutes. This time around the shutdown cops were not in very good humor. The bars were told not to open up tomorrow and wait for further news from the cops.
If you are planning a trip to Thailand within the next 28 days you may want to rethink your destinations and activities. Some punters I talked to were thinking about heading over to Cambodia for a couple of weeks.
However, the pristine beaches and turquoise waters remain the same and the food remains delicious.
Black and White: Please note if you are in Thailand in October you are supposed to wear only black and white in respect of mourning the King. Avoid bright colors or you will get more frowns than smiles.
TTY
I have a holiday already mostly paid for in a couple weeks - there is always boat trips, the beach, maybe go do that bungee jumping I was too scared to try a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteBungee jumping is definitely not on my bucket list :-)
ReplyDeleteI am seeing a night club announce its opening next week for a scheduled event, and unhappy responses being posted to the announcement. Wondering if it's going to open after all. I do see that Thais themselves not foreigners will be the ones who insist that some nightlife open up.
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