Experiences labelled with 'songkran water festival'
The people of Thailand work hard in a very hot climate, so it only makes sense that their biggest party is the world's largest water fight. Falling from the 13th to the 15th of April, Songkran celebrates the Thai New Year in style, with music, dancing and tons of splashing, as the typically mellow populace explodes into wild celebration. Picture Time Square right after the count-down, only extend it for three days, add 40ยบ C heat and an endless amount of water guns, buckets, bottles, or any other instrument that allows you to soak a perfect stranger while shouting "Sawadee Pi Mai!" aka Happy New Year! After traveling Thailand, one of the most enduring images was that of a novice monk, maybe only eleven or ...
Ayuthaya is a small city about an hour and a half north of Bangkok. People come to visit because of the remarkable ruins in Ayuthaya Historical Park. As the sun sets, you can walk through the city centre to the nearby Wat Mahathat, built during the 14th century. Like many of the wats in Ayuthaya Historical Park, Wat Mahathat was subjected to destruction and degradation when the Burmese invaded in the mid-18th century (at that time, Ayuthaya was the capital of Siam). Structures were toppled and heads were lopped off statues of the Buddha. One of these heads left in the dust became entwined over time in tree roots, and is now the most featured attraction at Ayuthaya Historical Park. It was fitting to find ...
