The road's all empty, where's everybody gone? They're all headed to KhaoSan road to celebrate Songkran festival which is the Thai New Year. Its time for a water war on the streets!
Most Thais go absolutely crazy during Songkran, getting drunk and dancing on the streets and even in the back of pickup trucks. Kids, adults, elderly, and everybody else have their buckets and guns loaded with water ready to splash water at any one that passes by be it people, cars, motorbikes, tuk tuks or even buses.
Khao San road is a very popular hangout in Bangkok, known all over the world as the backpacker's haven. It consists of people from all over the world, and you will find all kinds of interesting and strangely bizzare things here like art students, paintings, Tattoo artists, crafts, collector's items, pirated CDs and DVDs, fake educational degrees, fake driving licenses, second hand books, pubs, bars, and even con men! Khao San means 'raw rice' in Thai and the street got it's name from once being a major rice market for Bangkok. Khaosan is pretty near to China Town and Wat Phra Kaew (The Grand Palace). It has lots of relatively cheap accommodation, guesthouses, travel agents, street side food vendors, and also a night life. It is a base for exploring Thailand for the budget traveller.
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