New Year 2011 Party at Old People's Home

The old people's home "Ban Tam Prakorn Pho Klang" organized a lovely party to welcome the year 2011. Many children were invited to the party. Ban Tam Prakorn Pho Klang located on Pho Klang road in Korat downtown, established in 1967.

View of rice field along Suranarai Road Soi 13

Korat City Welcoming the Year 2011

All photos taken at Thao Suranaree Monument where now surrounded by colorful flowers. Korat City at the moment is decorated to welcome the New Year 2011.

Yamo in the garden..

Beautiful Purple Orchid

These orchids are not mine. I only took the photos. Can't help it, I just love flower...

Something new in Korat downtown

This picture taken accross the street from front of Yamo. The first picture is the building I've seen since I was a child, the old building of Phothong hotel and restaurant at the ground floor. It's the best place to sit and enjoy the view, people watching, life of locals in Korat downtown. I really feel about it when I saw it renovated into a pharmacy shop..

The old Phothong >> restaurant and hotel

now is pharmacy shop

Loi Krathong Festival 2010 in Korat

In the full moon night of November every year, the famous Loi Krathong Festival be held in many places, mostly the places nearby the river / canal. This year I enjoyed the Loi Krathong Festival at Bung Ta Lua Water Park. All over the place was decorated with lights. There's some big Krathong in the water. I put coins in Krathong, light the candle and make a wish before float Krathong away. Krathong, usually we made it from banana leaf and fresh flowers. The candles and incense sticks are also placed in the Krathong. To float Krathong, we believe to offerings to the mother of waters for appeasement, also believe it can castaway our grief and misery.

There's also beauty contest.

some styles of Krathong to choose

average price of krathong is 20-40 Baht each

big Krathong in the water

night market

Krathong contest