There is a spectacular light display on the square between City Hall of Bangkok 1 and Wat Suthat วัดสุทัศน์ / Giant Swing เสาชิงช้า from Dec 30 to Jan 30.
There are 5 million LED and it cost 39 million Baht:
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bangkok-deputy-governor-defends-spending-on-new-year-illumination
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/810624/ombudsman-probes-bma-new-year-light-extravaganza
There are reports about irreglular spending of the money, and comments there are better used for 39 million Baht, but I like it!
Wat Suthat and Giant Swing:
All around Sanam Luang and elsewhere, trees are decorated with lights as well:
Thanks to a Thai friend for sending me pictures, otherwise I would not have known in time.
Copyright 2015 ChristianPFC
The lighted trees along Snm Lg/Ratchdmnn etc are since late nov for the glorious 5/12 celebrations-as they are every year. This year enriched with some bikes you clearly cannot ride on.
ReplyDeleteAbout each and every non-daily expense of the BMA will have some people look at as you describe.
Guten Rutsch gehat da? und alles beste in dieses Neujahr.