Alice and I went to Songkran in Bangkok today, which is Thailand’s third new year celebration (they also celebrate on the new calendar year and the Chinese new year). The celebration is characterized by a massive water fight and people smearing clay on each other. Luckily, my camera is waterproof, so I managed to get some pictures of the chaos (below). We’re heading north to Chiang Mai tomorrow for the continued celebration, so there’s probably no point in washing the clay out of my hair tonight.
Last night, we went to a club that is fondly known as ‘Black Power’ due to the icon of a black fist that hangs proudly over the door (and due to the fact that nobody knows the actual name). A Thai band was playing, and although the place was fairly busy, the band spotted the farang (foriegners) and heckled us into shame. Apparently this sort of attention and embarrassment of foreigners is commonplace in Thailand, but from what I understand, it is mostly good-natured.
Below are some highlights from the trip so far. I miss you all and will write in Chiang Mai!
