Songkran is Crazy!!!

The last week has been completely mad. Since Friday, it's been Songkran, the Thai New Year's, but being Thai, they decided to start it 4 days early. Last Sunday, I ended up getting wasted with the Chiang Mai chief of police, then having him drive me around the city on his police bike...gotta love Thailand! Simply put, Songkran has been crazy. Imagine an entire city having a massive waterfight...people everywhere are armed with waterguns or buckets, people are driving around in tuk tuks or in the back of pickups with massive tubs of water and waterguns, and the bars and hotels are in constant war with eachother. And everybody, from tiny little children to grandparents gets in on the act. They've even been having a foam party in the middle of one of the major streets. I can honestly say it's one of the best parties I've ever been to, and that's including the full moon parties and carnival in brazil...If any of you ever have a chance to come to Chiang Mai during Songkran, I guarantee you'll love it!