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Allusions to Dr. Seuss aside, with the lifting of the state of emergency in Bangkok I thought I would give you my impressions of the situation from the inside.

No this is not going to be a story about a visit to Taco Bell in Thailand or the state of US/Mexican immigration policies.

Yesterday was the Thai new year ending the celebrations that begin with the Songkran festival which runs from April 13-15.  But since this year Songkran officially began on a Monday many places including Ban Phai got an early start on Saturday.

This final installment of my adventure so far is not so much a story of the next few weeks but more some observations and impressions of life in a small town in Thailand.

When last we left our intrepid traveler he had just arrived in Bangkok and had turned in for the night.  As the next day began it was clear he was no longer in Kansas...