I was in Bangkok from 1-4 Nov with Yu, and came here mainly for Loy Kratong. I had experience the other major festival Songkran (Thai New Year) which I feel its best to enjoy together with guys, however, Loy Kratong is kinda romantic to be experienced with the loved one under the full moonlight.
The Loy Kratong means floating (loy) the flower raft (kratong). It is celebrated in Nov full moon to honour the water Goddess. Thai people float the kratong to express gratitute for the rain (water) for harvesting and also as an occassion to float away bad luck, anger, unhappiness etc in a year. And, one can basically float the kratong in any water be it longkang, basin, canal, river, sea, or even a bathtub.
We have no clue where is the Loy Kratong festival to be held in Bangkok, although it seems to be everywhere with water will do. So we asked the taxi driver and he told us that there is a Loy Kratong festival fair at Rama VIII park and it is popular with local. So there we go, at about 7pm. And man, it was super crowded! We had to alight quite a distance from the venue and walk there.
Some of the pics and videos to share here
Along the streetside towards the park, vendors setting up stalls to sell their handmade kratong. I bought one myself for only 40 baht (2 SGD). It is made from the banana stem and decorated with flowers. Although there are some modern version which utilise styroform as base, but they are not really environmentally friendly.
Rama VIII Park is a good venue for organising such a big event. It was flanked by Chao Praya River on one side, and fenced up on the other three sides. The disadvantage about floating the kratong here is the water was very choppy here due to the boating and the kratong doesn't float for long too. But hey, who care... sanut (fun) more important right?
And, how can the typical thai fun fair goes without the foodie right? This food section is special because it has different food theme from different regions, and also featuring some of the "old-time" food too.






























































