Bowmouth
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Wishing you all a very happy, wet and fun Songkran (Thai New Year)!
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Happy Songkran!
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Buadhai
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I'm in Lao now where it's a bit different. Here in Tha Kaek, right on the Mekong across from Nakhon Phanom, it's a bit wild with hoses, power squirt guns, powder and colored water. But out in the boonies it's much gentler. We drove up new highway 1D today which runs through some incredibly isolated villages. As we drove through small hamlets crowds of kids would wave us to a stop, pin paper flowers to our shirts and accept a small donation for the wat. We stopped in at one village wat where people had bowls of flower water with which to cleanse Buddha images.
Maybe I'll remember to post some photos after I get home.
In any event: Sabai dii phi mai.
Maybe I'll remember to post some photos after I get home.
In any event: Sabai dii phi mai.
Sabai dee pee mai kha! BTW, the year is 2555 according to the Thai calendar.
Poi
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Had a fantastic day on Khao San yesterday but feeling the effects today. A night off and then back out to enjoy the action tomorrow.
Happy Songkran!
Happy Songkran!
Buadhai
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So, we drove about 600 kilometers yesterday from Tha Kaek in Laos to our home in Korat. The last kilometer took about 30 minutes. Here's why:
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[video=youtube;ROSomTW8QQk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROSomTW8QQk[/video]
Buadhai
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As promised, a few photos from Songkran in rural Laos:
Wat Phou Vieng Thong Xay Ya Ram. The bowls contain flower water which will be poured over Buddha images.
Songkran Shakedown. These ladies stopped our car, pinned paper flowers to our shirts and then accepted small donations for the wat.
The bowl is full of paper flowers.
These guys were about to blast me, but I cupped my hands at my waist in the traditional way. They used their water canons to gently pour water into my outstretched palms.
Honoring the Buddha image by cleansing with water. This in Tha Kaek.
On The Border. Thai Immigration authorities had set up a small shrine so that us travelers celebrate Songkran in the traditional way.
Wat Phou Vieng Thong Xay Ya Ram. The bowls contain flower water which will be poured over Buddha images.
Songkran Shakedown. These ladies stopped our car, pinned paper flowers to our shirts and then accepted small donations for the wat.
The bowl is full of paper flowers.
These guys were about to blast me, but I cupped my hands at my waist in the traditional way. They used their water canons to gently pour water into my outstretched palms.
Honoring the Buddha image by cleansing with water. This in Tha Kaek.
On The Border. Thai Immigration authorities had set up a small shrine so that us travelers celebrate Songkran in the traditional way.
Some SB members (aklad and wife) who came to do a liveaboard also went to Lao for Songkran. It's nice to see through your pictures what you and they experienced. Thanks!
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