Most bars closed at 9 pm tonight
I had hoped this weekend would see The Great Wildlife Migration of girls in their provinces during the New Years week holiday back to Bangkok. But it was not to be.
Have to assume the reports and rumors of Omicron / Covid upticks kept most of them in their home provinces. The 3 most delightfully doable bargirls I have seen regularly over the past few months did not return to Bangkok and said they might not do so for several weeks. We'll see.
The bar and walking traffic was very light tonight, Friday night. Most bars in the lower Sukhumvit area were closing by 9 pm. Only a few sidewalk cart bars remained open on Soi 7 along with one or two cheater bars on Soi 4 and a couple of bars on Soi Cowboy with a few girls hanging around as late as 10 pm. Maybe 5-6 real females were in front of Thermae at the 9 pm hour.
I don't know what the scene was like after 10 pm because I was back in my apartment to meet a long time and pre Covid online regular for a lovely and satisfying Short Time by then.