We flew from Krabi back to Bangkok, but landed this time at their older airport, DMK. We hopped in a Grab and got dropped off at our nice hotel in Chinatown. When we checked in, there was even a bag of oranges (given for good luck and prosperity) waiting for us with a note wishing us a happy Chinese New Year. By the time we checked in it was about 10:30 pm; Sam was tired and called it a night, but we decided to don our red shirts and go out and explore the neighborhood and see what festivities were going on since we had landed on January 29, the first day of Chinese New Year this year. Our hotel was on a quieter side street, but we very close to the main Yaowarat Road we had explored last time we were in Bangkok. Chinatown was alive for the Chinese New Year, and this time, Yaowarat Road was even shut down to traffic. There were people dressed in red everywhere, food stalls lining the streets, and banners lanterns, and decorations hanging above us and from store fronts. As we walked thr...
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