We took the overnight sleeper bus up to Chiang Mai to see the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebration in it’s original home. We’re gonna get SOAKED today. I’m sure of it. Already we’ve gotten a few splashes, but I want some wet t-shirt contest style drenchings. Fingers crossed…

Yesterday we hid from the heat in the Bangkok Mall. It’s pretty gigantic with 7 storeys of shops and restaurants. It took us most of the day to make it around with several stops for treats. Since we were waiting on our train from Bangkok in the evening it was a good choice to pass time in the A/C.

Tomorrow: Trekking through the forests of Northern Thailand on Elephant back!

UPDATE: Songkran was totally fun!! We embraced it and splashed at least half the population. They squirted and splashed us back and we got drenched to the bone. We got some great photos, but I had to be careful in-between shots that I didn’t put the camera in the “line of water;” luckily Eoin thought ahead and brought a ziplock. We got so into this holiday that at one point I even dove into the brownish river with the locals at one point (I dropped my weapon of choice, the traditional plastic bucket so I had to go in after it!) I’m waterlogged as I write!! We had a really great time.