Bangkok Week 99 May 20, 2010 Will Bangkok still be around in Week 100? View fullsize Restricted hours at the gym due to "The Political Crisis". View fullsize No BTS service, due to "an emergency". View fullsize Still no BTS service, this time due to "the unavailable services"... whatever that means. View fullsize An eerily quiet Siam Square at noon on Saturday. Should be packed with hi-so teens and their posh cars. View fullsize A distinct lack of pedestrians, cars and trains at this key downtown intersection. View fullsize The roads that access the gym had all been blocked off by the time we left early Saturday afternoon. View fullsize Motor transport. View fullsize Special lunch treat: vegeroni with cream sauce and cheezy cheese. View fullsize First non-Thai meal in months! View fullsize This BTS guard sits idly, watching the closed gate. View fullsize I MISS MY BTS! View fullsize Dark storm cloud doesn't deter the protesters. View fullsize This used to be a movie theater! View fullsize Is this really our shopping list? (Suggested emergency kit for surviving a riot.) View fullsize A sexy alternative to the sky train. View fullsize Trying out our new LED flashlight. Has a frightening effect. View fullsize Our new emergency survival kit, including garbage bags, candles and lighter, high-energy foods, water and more. View fullsize Not related to the State of Emergency, but a funny sign that we pass frequently but that I only just noticed. View fullsize By Sunday afternoon, visible smoke from the burning tires was commonplace. View fullsize Anyone for some marshmallow roasting? View fullsize Some science for these stressful times: what's the difference between two double-chocolate sandwich cookies made by the same company? View fullsize Tesco is all boarded up ... although I don't think a layer of plywood will stop the bullets, if they come flying. View fullsize Reports of food hoarding were true. No eggs left at Tesco! View fullsize Tuesday, the 5th consecutive day of house-lockup: why not make 4 dozen cookies? View fullsize More black smoke from tire fires on Wednesday morning. View fullsize The smoke blows north-east as fires continue downtown. View fullsize Fires continue to burn, and will burn into Wednesday night (as Bangkok goes up in smoke). View fullsize As Central World goes up in smoke, its ashes spread over Bangkok.
