In April our mothers came to visit. Unfortunately their visit coincided with the beginning of the violent phase of the Red Shirt protests, but they weren't here for the worst of it, for which we were thankful. The highlight of their visit was a trip to our favorite city in Thailand, Chiang Mai. We celebrated the Thai New Year, learned about the local hill tribes, and visited an elephant camp.
We also took a day trip to Kanchanaburi, home of the infamous "Death Railway." We paid our respects at the war cemetery, where hundreds of the young British and Australian soldiers who died building the railway were laid to rest.
Then it was off to the bridge over the Kwai River. The bridge itself is no longer there; in one of history's many ironies, the railway bridge that now crosses the river was built by the Japanese.
After the Moms left, the political chaos here in Bangkok grew worse through April and May. We bid a sad farewell to our friends Chuck and Heather, who took new jobs with the State Department. We also bid a sad farewell to our apartment in the Four Wings building and moved to a new building a few streets away.
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