Saturday night we went to Siam Niramit - a big dinner show here in Bangkok. We got picked up at the hotel by a Siam Niramit van (stopped at a couple of hotels along the way) and taken to the theater. Dinner was at 6:30, so we had a few minutes to wander around the grounds. They had shops (of course), several really nice replicas of ancient Thai homes, food tasting, silk making and musical instruments. This first video is a little "band" that performed on a stage in the middle of the grounds.
We continued on through the grounds and came on this young man. He was playing a khene (pronounced "can"). It is a big harmonica-like instrument that has a really cool sound. I keep thinking that Daron Bradford should have one of these. Maybe the OTC and Tab Choir could come up with a Thai version of El Novio?
The show was at 8pm and was very good. We had a nice evening. Torrential rain on the way home (it is, after all, monsoon season!).
(From Ammon) I like your elephant picture. I remember that we got to see an elephant at the zoo last week. We saw a show called Elephant Encounters. The Elephant we saw is the oldest one in North America (over 50 years old).
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