Independence Day

Monday this week was the 70th anniversary of Independence here. The city was highly decorated with all sorts of lights, lanterns, etc. In fact, more flags were added on Sunday night only to be removed by Tuesday night. Very near us on Friday night was a huge party with very loud music. There were ceremonies we could see going on at the bank across the way on Saturday and Sunday and on Monday morning at 5 am the band (think marching not rock) started playing. We gave Pak Oky the day off Monday so we were mostly at home that day but there were parades and ceremonies all over town. Brad tried to capture the night time ambiance around the time of Independence celebrations.