Songkran

Old neighbor friends of Stefan (that's Stefan talking with Sean there).

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:18:59 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
Old neighbor friends of Stefan (that's Stefan talking with Sean there).

We're waiting for an unsuspecting biker (or suspecting, we're not picky).

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:18:59 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
We're waiting for an unsuspecting biker (or suspecting, we're not picky).

There's one.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:00 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
There's one.

Mass chaos at the city walls.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:00 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
Mass chaos at the city walls.

Lots of folks would ride around in pick-up trucks with barrels of water on the back.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:01 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
Lots of folks would ride around in pick-up trucks with barrels of water on the back.

Another picture of the traffic and water attacks down the street.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:01 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
Another picture of the traffic and water attacks down the street.

And more chaos.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:02 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
And more chaos.

It's like some kind of futuristic battle - where they use brightly-colored plastic weapons...

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:02 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
It's like some kind of futuristic battle - where they use brightly-colored plastic weapons...

At some places around the moat, they had these water stations set up so people could refill. A lot of the fighting was centered around these.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:03 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
At some places around the moat, they had these water stations set up so people could refill. A lot of the fighting was centered around these.

A lucky picture - these guys look cool.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:03 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
A lucky picture - these guys look cool.

It's hard to tell, but this is part of a parade that travelled through the city.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:04 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
It's hard to tell, but this is part of a parade that travelled through the city.

Flag-bearers in the parade.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:04 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
Flag-bearers in the parade.

There's Buddha (or a buddha, I guess), with a couple of monks on the float, as part of the parade.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:05 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
There's Buddha (or a buddha, I guess), with a couple of monks on the float, as part of the parade.

People would shower the monks and buddhas with water (often fragranced water) to bless them.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:06 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
People would shower the monks and buddhas with water (often fragranced water) to bless them.

Another float in the parade. I can't read Thai yet, but the top line says "2550". It's probably a year (since this year is 2548 on the Buddhist calendar), but I don't know what happens in ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:06 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
Another float in the parade. I can't read Thai yet, but the top line says "2550". It's probably a year (since this year is 2548 on the Buddhist calendar), but I don't know what happens in ...

This is Tobias and his mom, Tina. They are Stefan's family. That stuff on his cheek is some kind of powder that got spread around along with all the water.

nobody@smugmug.com (Adam Heine (Itsara)) — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:19:07 -0700

Adam Heine (Itsara)
This is Tobias and his mom, Tina. They are Stefan's family. That stuff on his cheek is some kind of powder that got spread around along with all the water.