A Special Day

Not only is today the start of the World Cup (and I have booked my armchair this evening) but the 9th of June is also the day that the King of Thailand came to the throne. This year marks the 60th anniversary of that event and there are lots of Kings and Queens knocking around Bangkok for the event which means lots of temporary unpredictable road closures as the King of Monrovia or the Queen of Anatartica decides to go shopping. There are lots of special events such as the Royal Barge procession but the one most interesting (because we have a grandstand view) is a firework display being held this evening on a platform which is on a lake in a park. Now it just so happens that we are on the 28th floor of an apartment block directly overlooking this lake. In other words we have the best possible view from our balcony of 8000 fireworks that are due to go off at 8:30pm this evening all accompanied by an orchestra. Should be spectacular!
Tomorrow, Ann and I are off to Malaysia for 10 days holiday. We have hired a car and plan to spend some time on the East coast away from the monsoons on the West coast (hopefully).