Sp the pendling between Pattaya and Bangkok has come to an end for now. We are jumping on a nighttrain, to do a 16 hours tour to Sotuh Thailand, the Trang Province, Krabi, nd island Koh Lanta. 100% oldschool neocolonialism.

Spend the last night with oldest son Julius in state of the art cinema in Bangkok watching a boring flick. At one point during commercials, the audience rose from their chairs when a mtvish hymn to the king and the national anthem was played.

It hit me that we are actualy in a country run bythe military, due to the somewhat undramatic coup in 2006. And they love The King, that they do, and if that is the reason why the country seems fairly at ease with the situation I cant say