Ben Oostdam's Journal of Three Years (1954-1957) in T H A I L A N D

CHIENGMAI

and the SONGKRAN FESTIVAL (April 13/5)

click each half to enlarge . . .

Tonight, it is exactly 45 years ago we made this crazy "power" tour, driving all night to get from Bangkok to Chiengmai for the Water Festival : where four SSSSS guys in a jeep and a landrover got thoroughly soaked by people splashing and shooting water over us . Everyone was shouting , laughing , and having a fantastic time, then we raced back again.....the mere memory of it saturates me to the hydrophilic quick!