WarProfiteer

Hide in the aircon until around 6pm... not exactly fun, but it's what I've been doing lately.

You're right though... burnin up today!

No photos, but I was there for about 90 minutes. It was HOT. Very much so. Big crowds too. Decently organized I'd say, considering the locale. Most people either had umbrellas or they hid under the wings of the static displays. There was a sitting section with plastic chairs under a thin canopy, but there were far too many people for there to be any open seats. Not to mention, the canopy would've effectively meant not seeing the airshow. Can't exactly see the sky when hiding from the sun.

A few places were selling water, juice or soda- and it was relatively cheap. No one was trying to gouge, imo.

After 90 minutes, the gf turned to me and said "hun-nee, I'm think too hot... we can go home now and look at show from our apartment?"

Sure. So I watched the propellered stunt plane act and the precision flying team (5 prop aircraft) from the comfort of my aircon'd bedroom.

All in all, for something that was free, it was pretty enjoyable.

Having been to a ton of airshows in my lifetime, I can say with certainty that most of the performers do a practice rehearsal the day before the actual show.

So today they went through the whole thing... military fighter jet (one o the Saab built ones), then a painted up F-16, then an older stunt plane, then a group of 5 older planes...

There'll likely be a few more things in the show, but I'm pretty close so I've been hearing it and seeing it all day.

I'm sure this has been done before, but after searching using 3 different phrases and looking 7-8 pages deep on each search, I'm tired of looking.

Can someone give any info on English language schools out there in CM? We live on Suthep rd near the end of Nimenhemen (sp?) and would like to try to stay somewhere close.

We found the YMCA not too far away, but weren't sure of the quality there. The price was good though.

We hit AUA, but they are more set up for teaching Thai to English speakers, not the other way around. They do supposedly offer higher level classes in English, just no bigger courses.

We just moved up here, so any help the more experienced guys can offer will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance...

All of that is really going to depend on the quality of construction and what's going on nearby. Someone may have some specific recommendations for certain bldgs though....

Just curious what the difference is (if there is one) between the festival in Chiang Mai Vs other parts of Thailand?

I've done it once in Pattaya... we went to the beach, drank, and lit sky lanterns.

Then I did it in Phuket... we went to the beach, drank and lit sky lanterns.

Obviously CM doesnt have a beach, but I'm just wondering if their way of observing is somehow different...