ChrisUK
December 31st, 2011, 04:44
If I were in Thailand, I would be heading for the Countdown Concert at Bali Hi Pier on New Years Eve. It's a great event with 1000's of people, both young and young at heart celebrating the New Year. However, the next best thing is to at least experience the mood of the event over the internet as it's being shown on Channel 3 and streamed to the world for everyone to enjoy. The Pattaya Mail has the details here: http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/pa ... 0?ref=pmci (http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/pattaya-countdown-slams-booms-into-finale-saturday-9030?ref=pmci)
The concert is being shown from 10.00pm to 1.30am (Thai time), so if you're in Europe, we can watch Pattaya bringing in the New Year around teatime first before enjoying our own celebrations about 7 hours later. America will watch somewhat earlier and celebrate later. I'm not sure about Australia, so leave my Aussie friends to work it out themselves.
You can watch Channel 3 on the internet here: http://www.tvthaionline.net/tvthai.php?view=tv/ch3.html ("link 2" works on my computer in the UK)
or here: http://www.thaitvnow.com/thaitv-3.htm or just Google "Thai TV 3" for other options.
The concert is being shown from 10.00pm to 1.30am (Thai time), so if you're in Europe, we can watch Pattaya bringing in the New Year around teatime first before enjoying our own celebrations about 7 hours later. America will watch somewhat earlier and celebrate later. I'm not sure about Australia, so leave my Aussie friends to work it out themselves.
You can watch Channel 3 on the internet here: http://www.tvthaionline.net/tvthai.php?view=tv/ch3.html ("link 2" works on my computer in the UK)
or here: http://www.thaitvnow.com/thaitv-3.htm or just Google "Thai TV 3" for other options.