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Songkran on Khao Sarn Road 2004
- April 15, 2004
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The center of the water-throwing frenzy in Bangkok is around Khao
Sarn Road. Here is a taste of what it's like to be there...
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Water tank for a water gun shaped like a giant cell phone
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Revelers smear each other with talcum powder
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Khao Sarn Road is normally a haven for foreign backpackers,
but on Songkran Thais outnumber the tourists 100 to 1.
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Buckets of water fly across the crowd
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Entrance to Khao Sarn Road with a black paddy wagon as
a warning to rowdy people
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Entrance to Khao Sarn Road--no talcum powder or bottles
of water from outside could be brought in.
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Outside of Khao Sarn Road, the crowds cover themselves
with wet talcum powder
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