We had another early start today as we headed back to Bangkok. On the way, we stopped by the beautiful ruins at Phi Mai (which I had also been to last month).
This car trip was a little different than the way up: Pae's mother and a niece and nephew joined us. The ride was a little cramped, but luckily traffic was light and we made it back home after a few hours.
Songkran was still in full-force in Bangkok when we returned, and as I walked back to my house from Nat's I was quickly soaked and powdered. I knew how to play the game now, and not a single little kid bearing water and shouting "Farang! (Foreigner!)" was safe from my full bottle of ice cold water. Ha!
In any case, I am back home now after a wonderful New Year's trip to a tiny village that seemed a million miles from Bangkok. I am very glad I was able to get out of the big city and experience very traditional celebrations with the locals.
