Songkran is Thai New Year. It is a water festival in which people go around and throw water at each other. Regular water, colored water, ice water (Brrrrr....) and smear colored paste on each other's faces. It's a lot like Holi in Nepal. We spent the day getting doused on our bicycles before we met up with some friends with a pick-up. We cruised Talad Mai, now armed with a tank of water and buckets, in the annual water war.