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That same river and bridge are still there today....it is called the Ping River....more aptly called the "Pong" river...ha ha...and that is the Narawat Bridge.

These days very few people go in the river...only the kids play in it....and all the action now takes place around the main city center canal and side streets.

It must have been great to attend Songkran in the 1960's and 70's....cos these days it is somewhat ruined by..."US"...i.e. too many foreigners and western influences....i.e. the Songkran tradition has been bastardized by western influences....i.e. Songkran was never about super soaker water guns and huge blocks of ice and ice water being chucked on you...those are all western inventions.

Same thing happened in Bali...that place was a paradise when I first went there in the 1970's...and these days it is over run by surfer dudes and backpackers.

I must be weird....but when I visit foreign countries...I like to experience the local culture, the food, the local people etc...and I prefer to avoid the places where too many foreigners go to.

MK