The festival marking the end of the Buddhist Lent is filled with celebrations and fun, authentic activities. 
The Buddhist Lent period lasts three months and traditionally coincides with the rainy season. The End of the Lent Festival is held on the last day of the Lent period. Usually, the festival is held in October and commemorates the day when the Buddha returned from the heavenly realm. Thai Buddhists celebrate this holiday by offering food and visiting temples. However, the festival not only includes religious aspects, but also includes exciting activities such as traditional longboat races in different regions. 
Different temples in each village often make bamboo boats and decorate them with lights and candles. Even families make their own banana trunk boats and take part in the parade! It is truly a beautiful scene that will remain in your memory like a warm and peaceful moment. Visitors can enjoy the parade of light boats on the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, which are decorated with lanterns and Buddhist symbols. In addition to Nakhon Phanom, this sight can be seen all over Northeast Thailand, including Bueng Kan and Loei. 
The day is also marked by street parades and various celebrations. In Nong Khai, another city on the Mekong River, the Naga Fireball Festival is held to honor a mythical creature that lives in the river. Sakon Nakhon in the Isaan region hosts an amazing wax castle festival and parade.

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Visiting the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha was a breathtaking experience. The intricate architecture, gilded details, and spiritual atmosphere reflect Thailand&rsquo;s rich history and royal heritage. The Emerald Buddha, though small, is deeply revered and beautifully displayed inside the temple. The space is well ventilated although the crowd and you get to sit and make a prayer or simply absorb the positive energy. I visited at 11:00am and the weather was very hot. Umbrella&rsquo;s are provided before entering the main complex however the scorching heat was still unbearable. The entire palace complex is immaculately maintained, with plenty of photo-worthy spots but I&rsquo;d personally spend more quality time in and around the Emerald Buddha temple. There is a row of shops right at the exit including a small 7 Eleven.

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Chao Phraya River: The liquid dividing line between divinity and the secular world 

This turbid river has never really belonged to tourists. When the long-tail boat engine cuts through the water, the golden roof of the Grand Palace and the tin houses of the slums are broken together in the ripples, and you will understand the most authentic reflection of Bangkok. 

The Chao Phraya River in the daytime is a mobile market. Sand-carrying ships and water buses compete for the waterway in the sound of whistles, and the sampans of coconut vendors nimbly pass through. The porcelain spire of the Zhengwang Temple burns pupils under the scorching sun, and the fluorescent bracelet vendors at the Don Muang Pier are shouting prices in Chinese - the gods and merchants here share the same tide. 

After dusk falls, the river begins to show its spirit. The night lights of the temples on both sides gradually light up, and the neon signs cast colorful spells on the water. The tuk-tuk drags the light tail across the center of the river, like a string of floating ellipsis, and the whistle of the cargo ship in the distance resonates with the evening prayer bells. 

It is recommended to avoid sightseeing boats and jump on the orange public boats used by locals. When the salty water vapor mixed with the jasmine fragrance from the old woman&#39;s basket hits you, and when the teenagers in school uniforms take selfies at the bow of the boat, you will touch the true texture of the Chao Phraya River. This river does not need to be watched, it is only responsible for stirring the magic and reality of Bangkok into a suspension that never settles.

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Siam SeaWorld: Consumerist illusion of artificial deep blue This aquarium hidden underground in a shopping mall turns the ocean into a tradable landscape. Down the escalator through the luxury counter, you will fall into a deep blue universe forged with acrylic and LED lights. The 270-degree glass tunnel is a carefully designed cranial climax. Thai students collectively exclaim as hammerhead sharks swim overhead, while Chinese tourists are busy catching magical images of fish with beauty cameras framed by Gucci billboards. The most absurd belong to the undersea Buddha exhibition area koi and electronic lotus in the imitation of Mahatai Temple to create a Chinese dance, faith and entertainment are stirred into ornamental cocktails. The diver feeding show exposes all secrets. When staff dressed as Santa Claus danced with sharks, and when salmon crashed into a glass curtain wall for frozen shrimp, the mystery of the ocean was completely a footnote to the commercial script. The souvenir shop that must pass by the exit is even more cunning: the 699 baht glowing jellyfish lamp is clearly priced for the shocking memory just now. It is recommended to choose the night market to avoid the crowds. When the shadow of the manta rays flits over the empty glass curtain wall alone, and when the auto-decompressor stops playing, you may hear the low hum of the circular filter system the real heartbeat that sustains this artificial ocean breathing. It&#39;s not worth the pilgrimage for marine lovers, but as an urbane sensual anesthetic, it&#39;s really efficient.

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Bangkok Wildlife World: Wild consumption clearly priced This largest wildlife park in Asia is actually a carefully designed natural theater. The open tour bus ride through the African grasslands, zebras chew Thai grass next to their tires, giraffes poke their heads into the windows the thrill of the artificial spectacle that is worth the price of the 1,800 baht ticket. The animal show at the Ocean Park is the most interesting. The moment the dolphin leaped up to kiss the tourists on the cheek, the trainer hidden in the fish barrel by the pool leaked the sweet price. In the white tiger show, the beasts lined up to walk the plum pile, like the workers tamed by the capital. The real touching is the free activity area of the orangutan. They use the arc of their tire swings to barely retain the dignity of the wild. It is recommended to bring your own lunch to avoid the sky-high restaurant and don&#39;t miss the secret bird paradise. When the rhino dives to grab the banana in your hand, when the peacock opens the screen on the roof of the off-road vehicle, The chaos is more real than any well-organized show. When night falls, the park lights up like Disney, and the steel cages are transformed into fairy tales in the light and shadowsa metaphor for the whole park: we consume domesticated wildness, I miss the real nature in consumption.

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Ancient Siam: Deconstructed Thai Time and Space Puzzle

This open-air museum covering an area of ​​200 acres is actually a Thai memory map reproduced with cement. When a golf cart takes you past the miniature ruins of the Ayutthaya Dynasty and the Chiang Mai Buddhist temple, you will feel as if you are walking on an X-ray of national civilization.

The most shocking is the St. Pech Hall. This 1:3 replica of the sunken ancient temple was cast into concrete eternity. The craftsmen used sandblasting technology to fake the patina of time, and the cracks were accurate to millimeters. Even the moss used eternal moss specimens - the boundary between reality and fiction completely collapsed here. On the other side of the Fearless War Elephant Square, the eyes of the three giant elephant sculptures were transformed with car headlights, projecting a cyberpunk-like divinity when they light up at dusk.

It is recommended to rent a bicycle for a slow tour. When the wheels roll over the floor tile patterns of different provinces, when the shadows of trees dance on the fake stone carvings of the fake Angkor Wat, this country made up of models is more honest than the real attractions: all history is a reflection of the present, and all holy places are projections of desire. In the southwest corner with the least tourists, the old woman selling iced coconut in the antique market can speak English - this is the most real metaphor of the ancient city of Siam.

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