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The best place to celebrate Songkran Festival.
Songkran Festival or Water Festival is one of largest festival in Thailand. In the past, Songkran Festival is the day we pay respect to senior or older people along Thai culture. Today it is changed a little to be a funny festival. Many people have a vacation for 5-7 days in each year. You will see Bangkok where is not the same city as you know, no traffic jam and very very quiet. Because most of people leave town and going to celebrate in other provinces. But some parts of Bangkok are busy and soaking such as Khoa Sarn Road, Silom Road and Din Dang area. The most favorite activity is throwing water, people 
who join this activity go onto the street with bucket of water or a water gun, then water war will begin. But, if you plan to leave Bangkok, the recommended place is Chaing Mai province. Songkran Festival in Chaing Mai is the most popular and you will get more fun more than anywhere. The central of old town in Chaing Mai where is the famous attractive area, turns to be a water fighting avenue and largest swimming pool. All of people (Thai and foreigners) goi
ng to the same place to join and get wet with happiness. They celebrate like there is no tomorrow. To join Chaing Mai Songkran activity, you should reserve hotel before going there, because at that time all Chaing Mai hotels always full. Anyway, if you don’t want to join Songkran Festival in a big city like Chaing Mai, you can go to other places in Thailand such as Pattaya, Prapradang or Kao-neaw street in Khonkan province. How about you? Do you have a plan to join Songkran festival? And where?
Ref. www.pcql.com/2009/03/03/songkran-festival-chiang-mai-2009/
Songkran Festival or Water Festival is one of largest festival in Thailand. In the past, Songkran Festival is the day we pay respect to senior or older people along Thai culture. Today it is changed a little to be a funny festival. Many people have a vacation for 5-7 days in each year. You will see Bangkok where is not the same city as you know, no traffic jam and very very quiet. Because most of people leave town and going to celebrate in other provinces. But some parts of Bangkok are busy and soaking such as Khoa Sarn Road, Silom Road and Din Dang area. The most favorite activity is throwing water, people 
who join this activity go onto the street with bucket of water or a water gun, then water war will begin. But, if you plan to leave Bangkok, the recommended place is Chaing Mai province. Songkran Festival in Chaing Mai is the most popular and you will get more fun more than anywhere. The central of old town in Chaing Mai where is the famous attractive area, turns to be a water fighting avenue and largest swimming pool. All of people (Thai and foreigners) goi
ng to the same place to join and get wet with happiness. They celebrate like there is no tomorrow. To join Chaing Mai Songkran activity, you should reserve hotel before going there, because at that time all Chaing Mai hotels always full. Anyway, if you don’t want to join Songkran Festival in a big city like Chaing Mai, you can go to other places in Thailand such as Pattaya, Prapradang or Kao-neaw street in Khonkan province. How about you? Do you have a plan to join Songkran festival? And where?
Celebrating Songkran by splashing water on each other may sound like innocent fun, but I find that during this time revellers think they can do anything anywhere without respect for law and order. Traffic rules don't exist, and there is no respect for personal space. When you go out, you're always in fear that someone is going to come around the corner and soak you with water which they got from I don't know where. Thus, I prefer to stay indoors and read my book or watch a movie. Call me 'old' and 'boring', but that's how I am.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bee.
ReplyDeleteI really am getting old, and perhaps boring, but I live on Silom Road, and Songkran is a real pain. If I'm staying in Bangkok, I stock up on food and don't leave my condo. for a couple of days. Silom Road is a nightmare during Songkran!
I think a ban on alcohol is a very bad idea, but so too are the reckless abuses of people and property that people commit at Songkran.