Tomorrow marks the official start of Thailand's New Year celebrations, or Songkran as it known here. Traditionally Thailand used a different calendar to what we use and the New Year according to the old calendar is still celebrated to this day.
To join in with the celebrations Nads and I are travelling up to Chaing Mai on a night bus tomorrow with our friends Reuben and Becky from uni. It should take 8-12hrs to make the journey but it is supposed to be the top place in Thailand to celebrate.
In Bangkok things have already started with places like family businesses and post offices closing until the 17th. We visited Wat Pho today and saw the world's largest reclining Buddha which is 45m long (You can see that it wouldn't all fit in one photo!) and has a smile that's 5m across! With Songkran approaching, the Wat Pho site was crammed full of stalls selling foods and souvenirs and there was even a traditional Thai band playing music, it feels very exciting to be in Thailand at this time of year.
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