Last Friday we got to attend our first real fiesta in Spain. It was celebrating Día de Andalucía, which celebrates the day Andalucía voted to become an autonomous community of Spain. I’d figured that was a long time ago, but in fact it took place in 1980. Overall, it pretty much…
Near the end of our time in Chiang Mai, we went to the Buffalo Market, which is down near Hang Dong. It’s a local’s market that does indeed sell buffalo amongst other colorful things. It was definitely interesting. …. Some of the items for sale: Some of the food for…
The last day of the Loi Krathong celebration in Chiang Mai had a big parade, which was pretty cool. About an hour into the parade, the skies opened up and it started to down pour. I mean torrential! We took shelter under an awning before ducking into the doorway of…
The primary dates of the Loi Krathong and Yee Peng Festival spanned Saturday November the 16th through Monday the 18th this year and each day was very eventful. On Saturday, we went to the Sky Lantern launch near Mae Jo University, and then we went into town on Sunday and…