Saturday, March 14, 2009

Rain returns to Bangkok



It rained a couple days ago for the first time since we arrived in Bangkok on December 17, 2008.  This is a bit earlier than the 'dry season' in Bangkok usually ends - typically, there is monsoon rains from around May-November, dry season from December-February, and hot season in March-May.  Someone said this might be what the French call 'le petit Monsoon', or, presumably, the little Monsoon (though, can you really ever tell with the French?).  Anyhow, French or no French, it typically doesn't rain as early as early March.  But rain it did, and hard.   Here are some pictures, which don't quite capture the flash floodiness of the downpour.

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