Bangkok airport (2)

Yes, we’re going. No, we’re not. Yes, we’re going. No, we’re not. YES, WE’RE GOING! Apparently. Since the last post the happy protesters have abandoned the airport and the airport authorities have been trying to get the place working again. Now, bearing in mind that this was a major sit-in (read: riot, protest, or whatever other journalistic spin you want to put on it), it is amazing that the airport is up and running so quickly. In other words, they didn't trash the place! (C'mon. Name me any other country in the world where that could be said!) Our airline, Qatar Airways, have been posting updates on their rather excellent web site finally saying yesterday that it will be business as usual tomorrow (Saturday). So, at the time of writing (Friday) we plan to leave Gatwick around 9 in the morning Tuesday (which means getting up at 4 in the morning – groan!) to arrive in Doha at 7 in the evening (their time) leaving 2 hours later for Bangkok. We arrive in Bangkok around 7 in the morning Wednesday their time, the whole trip taking around 15 hours. Phew! From then we’re supposed to be doing lots of stuff but at the moment its one thing at a time, methinks. Ah well, back to the packing . . .