PeterRS Posted yesterday at 02:58 AM Posted yesterday at 02:58 AM A number of posters soetimes ask what else is there to see in Thailand part from the sex scene in Bangkok and Pattaya and the other cities/islands like Chiang Mai, Phuket and Koh Samui. I have posted quite some years ago about two particular events that are stunning and very unique to Thailand. The first I attended was the Ubon Ratchanthani Candle Festival. This is not as it may first sound, a Parade with townspeople milling around with candles in their hands. It is a far more grandiose affair. Each of the city's temples spend the better part of a month decorating large lorries with wax scenes from Buddhist history. These really are huge. On the day of the Parade (the end of Buddist lent), the lorries and virtually all the towns people take part in a long Parade that takes up several hours. I had tried to book a hotel some weeks in advance but all were sold out. Thankfully one room became vacant. I arrived the day before and saw ast minute preparations being made. The day itself was just magnificent. The day after the Festival all the wax is melted down and used iin the following year. I had checked and discovered tehre was a sauna close by the river. It took some finding but there were several cute guys inside when I entered. A pleasant ending to a lovely day. vinapu and Ruthrieston 2 Quote
PeterRS Posted 5 hours ago Author Posted 5 hours ago 7 hours ago, 12is12 said: When? This is your second one word response. It's perfecty easy to look it up in wikipedia or Thai Tourism sites. As you will see the dates change every year because they coincide with the beginning of the Buddhist Lent. https://www.holidify.com/pages/ubon-ratchathani-candle-festival-1905.html Quote
