take 43 photos describing about Thailand

in BKK..

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It’s the center of transportation.. When I get lost in BKK, I start it again from here..

at the musuem in Wat Prakaew..

mostly there were from the old thai fairy tales..

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in temples.

It fell on Monday this year but I drove back home to float katong with Py. She was curious with the ceremony but eager to do it. It was the second year I did it with her but the first year she knew what she was doing..

Loy Krathong is held on the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November.

“Loi” means “to float”. “Krathong” is a raft about a handspan in diameter traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk (although modern-day versions use specially made bread ‘flowers’ and may use styrofoam), decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, flowers, candles, incense sticks etc. During the night of the full moon, many people will release a small raft like this on a river. Governmental offices, corporations and other organizations also build much bigger and more elaborate rafts, and these are often judged in contests. In addition, fireworks and beauty contests take place during the festival.

Many teenagers look for old motorbike like this and restore them by putting a new engine, painting a bright color and add more accessories. They like to ride it around town or show off among their friends. They even have a club for this kind of bike, like vespa or chopper. It is an old classic motorbike so it doesn’t need a register. You can ride around town without being caught by a police.

In the villages or in town, you will see lots of guys carrying a cake of Konghuajuk bird and hang them together for singing practice. The singging contest is a big event that they oranize every year. The winner gets big prize like many hundreds thousand.