Art on the water
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The Chao Phraya ferry, a cheap and popular mode of transport between both sides of the river, is now also an art space, offering commuters a chance to enjoy interactive works as they sail from bank to bank.
Part of “The Ferry Gallery” project, the ferries running between Tha Thien Pier and Wat Arun Pier are showing a video installation “Finding a Voice” by Australian artist “Nina Ross” and one by Palestinian artist Sharif Waked titled “Gaza Zoo/Bath Time (2012)”,
No beef with that!
Yamazato, the signature Japanese restaurant at the five-star The Okura Prestige Bangkok, brings the best of Mie’s Matsuzaka beef to Bangkok. This marbling beef is the pride of Mie prefecture in Japan’s South can enjoyed in the Matsuzaka beef sukiyaki (Bt6,500 per person) between 6pm to 9.30pm. This set menu includes a starter, four kinds of sashimi, noodles or rice, and dessert. Matsuzaka beef is available for a maximum of eight guests daily, and the restaurant advises Matsuzaka fanatics to book the table three days in advance. Call (02) 687 9000 or e-mail [email protected].
Prayers for the dead
The annual Bridge of River Kwai week gets underway this Friday on and around the site at Kanchanburi province. Running until December 7, it will feature a sound and light presentations World War II and the thousands of prisoners of war and local labourers supervised by Japanese troops who lost their lives building the Death Railway between Thailand and Myanmar. The event features a remembrance ceremony held at the Allied War Cemetery.
Fire in the sky
Pattaya City is hosting the annual International Fireworks Festival this Friday and Saturday. Staged by international pyrotechnic masters, the festival features 40-minute shows on Saturday along Beach Road, which will be closed to pedestrians from late afternoon. Parade, carnival and live concerts from Thai pop singers Jetrin Wattanasin, Stamp and Zeal add a little local colour.
