Temple fair in Maenam

Today we went to the Temple fair in Maenam.

Just to give you an idea on what to expect on an average temple fair or party, here's some pictures.



Since we're in Thailand, remember, food is never far away. Here is a display of some extremely sweet sweets. Furthermore there are various Thai junk food variations available, like the squid in the picture below.

Lovely squid though, filled with squid eggs! Besides this, there are various fruit stands and small restaurants with a variety of meals to choose from around during a temple fair.

Thais like to gamble and play games, this is a classic, at least 3 or 4 different throw the darts at the balloon places where at this fair, complemented by various places where you can put bets on numbers, like in what number will the ball roll.

There are dozens of places like this, where you can buy cheap clothes, in various styles, male but mostly female (what's new, shopping wise!). Also all kind of add ons like jewelry are on sale.

A classic on each fair, a place where you can get house hold goods. This one was about three or four times the size of what is shown in the picture and they sell loads of things for the house hold. Plastic buckets, pots and pans, matches, lamps, hammers, you name it, they most likely have it!

If you know of a Temple fair to be held somewhere near you during your stay in Thailand, definitely try to go and check it out. It's lots of fun and later on during the night, they also have established or lesser established bands and/or musicians perform at various stages. An interesting experience that shouldn't be missed and it makes for great photo opportunities as well!

Camille