Away from the main rally area, roads that would normally have been full with busy traffic were lined with protesters’ vehicles or filled with groups of protesters dancing and partying. At some points, Rama I Road was eerily quiet, apart from the distant thump of Thai country music.
Red Shirts walk along Rama I Road towards Siam Square.
A protester relaxes on Rama I Road.
Riot police guard a vehicular entrance to CentralWorld.
A protester stands in the back of a large Jeep on Rama I Road.
Parties and dancing dotted Rama I Road near Siam Paragon, about one kilometre from the rally stage.
A truck carries protesters along Rama I Road.
Outside Siam Paragon a man standing on top of a Tuk Tuk leads a big party.
Protesters' parked vehicles line what should be one of the busiest roads in Bangkok's main retail district.
Red Shirts relax outside the entrance to Siam Paragon, one of Asia's biggest shopping malls.
A Red Shirt supporter provides bottles of water from a pickup truck bearing the flag of Laos..
At the Phayathai Road end of Rama I Road., outside Siam Discovery.
UDD security guards in black uniforms man traffic barriers at the entrance to Rama I Road.
Three-wheeled motorbike carrying protesters leaves Rama I Road.
