Back in Bangkok

I'm back at my hotel in Bangkok where I will stay until I leave for an organized tour of Viet Nam and then for a short organized tour of the northern cities of Laos before heading on to Dubai. On Christmas day I'll actually be flying into Hanoi and it feels a little strange to be celebrating the holidays in Buddhist countries. There is an attempt by the stores, airlines, and hotels to have Christmas decorations and Christmas music for the tourists. Both Thai Airlines and Laos Airlines were playing the Kenny G Christmas CD. I wanted to let them know that in America, playing that CD is considered torture, especially when you have heard it for the 1000th time, but I behaved.