Kathu Cultural Street Festival was a lot of fun - it was designed to showcase the blend of cultures inwards the surface area of Kathu.
There was a parade which started earlier nosotros were able to larn at that spot which meant nosotros missed it - simply here's a link to 2013 parade, sorry - here's Jamies 2011 parade photographs.
There was a 'post' past times the Phuket Gazette simply I missed that one, side past times side year?
We arrived inwards the level where at that spot was a big opening surgical physical care for at i cease of the route - almost to where I accept fond memories of the morning Phuket Vegetarian Festival Walk each year.
We constitute a spot to commons together with thus wandered into what looked similar a route broad Traditional Market - this meant that at that spot was a lot of food. The sour sausages are e'er my favourite together with this meant a quick start - they were all mine!
Kathu was the centre of Tin Mining (and it's 5 unlike stages?) thus it has undergone a seat out of influences (Chinese, Indian together with Malayan would live the main) together with the Festival intended to present that to us.
After this thus began the pocket-size stands of strange things to purchase - civilization was non the outset affair on my lips when I saw piles of elastic bands to brand wrist bands alongside simply hi they were fabulous.
Then at that spot was the Elvis Presley stage? It was at this indicate that I turned to the brochure together with at that spot was null written inwards English linguistic communication thus I pocketed that swiftly - non without realising that at that spot was a contest inwards it to take in 3 shrines.
At this indicate it became a Cultural Street Fair - Jemma was drawn to the children walking on kokosnoot shells, riding 'plant branch horses' together with to a greater extent than fun. This gave me an chance for roughly to a greater extent than sausages simply none looked every bit proficient every bit the outset ones.
We attempted to win a fish alongside a newspaper net?
Jemma was adamant to essay to shoot something off the shelf - nosotros did together with it was really loud, simply nosotros are non doing that i again!
We saw a Chinese Dragon Dance together with fireworks almost Wat Kathu together with decided that it was plenty for us. On returning I constitute roughly to a greater extent than sausages, Jemma fed a babe goat, Jemma rode a toy Equus caballus together with balanced on a standing bicycle.
Lots of fun was had.
At this indicate it became a Cultural Street Fair - Jemma was drawn to the children walking on kokosnoot shells, riding 'plant branch horses' together with to a greater extent than fun. This gave me an chance for roughly to a greater extent than sausages simply none looked every bit proficient every bit the outset ones.
Then nosotros came across the 'Floating Man' - great.
We attempted to win a fish alongside a newspaper net?
Jemma was adamant to essay to shoot something off the shelf - nosotros did together with it was really loud, simply nosotros are non doing that i again!
We saw a Chinese Dragon Dance together with fireworks almost Wat Kathu together with decided that it was plenty for us. On returning I constitute roughly to a greater extent than sausages, Jemma fed a babe goat, Jemma rode a toy Equus caballus together with balanced on a standing bicycle.
Lots of fun was had.