Bangkok street rally - tourist 101

Since there will be more in the pipeline, this is what you should expect to come across during a street rally
 
1. Barricade cum checkpoint.

The people manning it will request that you open up your bag for inspection. 

 2. Speakers
Deafening instruments that can turn the living into walking zombies so make sure the hotel you check into is not fronting one of these

 3. Rally stage
As in No.2 do make sure your hotel is away from this as the speakers are absolutely annoying. There will be concerts and speeches all through to midnight

 4. Canopies.
You will find these fronting the stage rally.
Many people will be huddled close together and should you decide to step in , take care not to step on their floormats

 5. Food queues
Free food to sustain protestors energy.
Most serve very simple meals. Some better. All run by volunteers and contributors

6. Doctors and the biggest assortment of medications
Available in these tents 

7. Buses 
Turned into mobile bathrooms and toilets

 8. Parked cars.
To create a big barrier and block out traffic

9. Flag bearers

They not only wave flags, most double up as security, patrol guards and barricade inspectors

10. Tents everywhere

11. People all over the place. 

12. Blocked pedestrian bridges