After dusk, night falls, the neon lights gleam, enveloping the sweltering Bangkok, standing below the skyscrapers, gazing at the stars, one can vaguely see a layer of hot air floating in the sky. The whole city feels like a hot furnace.
The arrival of night brings a surge in activity to Chinatown -- tourists who have finished touring the sights of Bangkok during the day now gather in mass at Chinatown by night, shopping, eating snacks, or experiencing special services.
Vendors know that after nightfall, they will hit the first peak of their business, so they pitch their wares with extra vigour.
Those in the flesh trade, brazenly have their dolled-up girls sit on both sides of the street. These ladies fish for customers with a constant repertoire of seductive tactics: flirtatious glances, revealed cleavage, legs spreading to show their underwear...
