Songkran Festival 2012 -- Thai New Year 2555

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/8/0/4/event_8310724.jpegThai Songkran Festival 2012!

Based on some of our past experiences at this annual event, this is an interesting experience & delicious food! There will be many meetup groups going.

The website for Wat Thai is here: http://www.watthaidc.org/

See the announcement here: http://www.watthaidc.org/watdc2012/index.php

The festival's schedule for the day will be posted later. Any time is a great time to go, but there are also scheduled activities & presentations. There are grassy areas off to the side where people spread out blankets and have picnics.

http://www.watthaidc.org/watdc2012/images/songkran.jpg

Some people may need rides... update if you can offer a ride, or if you need a ride. The closest metro station is Glenmont

How to get there & park & find us: Lots of people wind up parking in the local streets, and here is what the entrance looks like from Layhill Road to the side streets - street view - click here (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&num=20&ie=UTF8&q=13440+Layhill+Rd,+silver+spring,+md&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,6260806787925810116&ei=BEbhSa7AHZzWlQfl3NTgDg&ll=39.07506,-77.045832&spn=0,359.98661&z=16&layer=c&cbll=39.074964,-77.045815&panoid=POdyp5KpsGHYnTQ86Sen7Q&cbp=12,253.31572391798915,,0,10.192307692307702). (Red Line).

Keep going north on Layhill Road, and the location is on the left (west) side, as shown in this street view (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&num=20&ie=UTF8&q=13440+Layhill+Rd,+silver+spring,+md&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,6260806787925810116&ei=BEbhSa7AHZzWlQfl3NTgDg&ll=39.076422,-77.046046&spn=0,359.998326&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.076513,-77.046065&panoid=uDw9FkcOYNh7MkaRWIvhDw&cbp=12,301.3171415223036,,0,-9.855769230769226):

We'll meet near the circle - at the steps in front of the temple - and the circle is showing in the center of this satellite view: click here for view (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=13440+Layhill+Rd,+silver+spring,+md&sll=39.078475,-77.046218&sspn=0.008229,0.009141&gl=us&g=13442+Layhill+Rd,+silver+spring,+md&ie=UTF8&ll=39.076959,-77.046331&spn=0.001029,0.002162&t=h&z=19).

Photos of prior year's celebrations:

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/8/3/4/event_14294388.jpeg

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