Songkran in Chiang Mai

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April 16th 2008

Published: April 16th 2008

Songkran: Now this is how you have a water fight! Sawadee Pee Mai, Happy New Year! In Chiang Mai we just celebrated the coming of the Thai New Year, 2052. Songkran is known as the Water Festival and it is known to be the most fun in Chiang Mai. Water Festival, however, is probably better understood to Westerners as a huge water fight! The holiday lasts over three days. On the first day people wil... Read Full Entry

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Claire and Brian

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We are Claire and Brian. We are awesome. If you know us, a small piece of your heart is forever content. If you do not, there is a yearning deep inside you that will be one day be abated should you be lucky enough to know us. Anyways, we have been living abroad and teaching English for about fourteen months now (as of June 09). We started in Thailand. Now we are in Taiwan. Read about it if you'd like. We've been lucky with our jobs and the great people we have met along the way. We've had some opportunities to travel. We usually get a blog or two up about our travels. We'll be in Taiwan for... full info

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Our Hideaway

Brian drying off for a second in a tucked away corner of the bar. Most shops, restaurants and bars in Thailand do not have front walls so it is a perfect hideaway where you can still watch the action.

Songkran Day 2

View from inside our hideaway.

The White Sequined Dancers

Yeah, those are definitely real ladies!

Birds Eye View

from the top of Thapae Gate on Day 2 of Songkran

Day 3

Yeah, they're still water fighting!

Just a Lazy Beach Day

Songkran Day 3 was much more peaceful. A day to pull out a blanket and sit with the family along the water.

One of Many

mini concerts setup for Day 3 of Songkran.

White with Plaster

Brian and I after a Thai girl shared her plaster on our faces...must admit I don't know why they do the plaster thing but many Thais walk around completely white faced from it...it must have something to do with blocking the sun because Lord knows the Thais hate getting a tan! I'm sure we'll go into that some other time though.

Another Mini Concert

They are everywhere for day 3 of Songkran.

Back Flips for Songkran

We all flip for Songkran!

More Moat Action

I just love the pics with beautiful Chiang Mai trees in them!

This is not a Coup!

Don't worry, this is not a coup merely some young Thais dressing up in swat team uniforms to make their water pistols a bit more fun.

Kit, his sister and girlfriend

Our favorite people in Chiang Mai!

Brian and Kit

in the moat...I can't believe it!?!

Sunset on Day 3 of Songkran

Finally, I just might dry off!

Kit, his brother and friends

saying goodbye on the final eve of Songkran.

16th April 2008

Matt
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Good Times
Hey Guys, Looks like you have settled in well. Like like a fun New Years!! Hope all is well on the job hunt!!

16th April 2008

Elise
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Happy New Year!
Thanks so much for sharing your Songkran experience - we are missing you here at PSCC, but enjoying the opportunity to live vicariously through your adventures!

20th April 2008

Germ
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whoot whoot
That looks like soooo much fun!!!! Im envious!

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