Dinner and Pack
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Dinner at the Hotel tonight after a big day with elephants. Packing was also necessary as we start early in the morning and drive to Chiang Rai.
Goodbye Chiang Mai
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Leaving today and going to Chiang Rai to visit more temples and The Golden Triangle. The drive is about 4 hours. It is a little wet this morning so just as well we are moving to the next town.
White Temple
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After 2.5 hour drive north, we arrived at our first attraction for the day. On arrival it is an incredible sight. The White Temple is so ornate it was actually hard to take it all in it is soWeiterlesen
Happy Place
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Who takes photos of a public bathroom?
ReisenderI remember I took a pic of a public bathroom one time where there was a sign reminding people to not drink from the toilet bowl…. I guess it was so much of a problem they needed a sign for it… Your pic is much nicer then mine.
White Temple
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This type of sculpture is everywhere. See if you recognise any characters.
Cycle of Rebirth
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The bridge of “the cycle of rebirth”
The ubosot, the main building of the white temple, is reached by crossing a bridge over a small lake. In front of the bridge is a circular area with hundredsWeiterlesen
Gate of Heaven
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The bridge towards the assembly hall, called the bridge of “the cycle of rebirth” signifies the crossing over from the cycle of death and rebirth into a state free of suffering. It symbolizes theWeiterlesen
The Ordination Hall
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The most important building of the temple, the ubosot or ordination hall is an all white building with fragments of reflective glass in the plaster. The very ornate ubosot shows some design elementsWeiterlesen
ReisenderAgain the integration of the movie characters seems so strange. The bright colours would have looked cool against the white of everything else.
White Temple
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Wishing Tree
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Placing our ornament on The Wishing Tree.
In the Grounds
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Incredible artwork, some pretty and some ugly but all intriguing.
Why Not!
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The Cave
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Why not, because you can.
Boat to a Village
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After lunch we then traveled for 40 minutes up the river by boat to a village.
Le Patta
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Our home for the next 2 nights
Coffee and Cake
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We found a very nice cafe for afternoon tea.
Walk and Dinner
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Walked to the smallest markets, it was wet, maybe that is why, no street food either. Decided the Cafe we went to for afternoon tea was also our dinner choice.
Blue Temple and Golden Triangle
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Up early for breakfast and load of washing before heading out today visiting The Blue Temple and The Golden Triangle.
Tea Plantation
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A tea plantation and tea tasting was our first stop.
Thawee Wanaspitaksakul, planted his first plantation at Doi Payapai Mae Fah Luang in 1977, envisioning a tea that would impress customers fromWeiterlesen
Golden Triangle
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Our first stop is The Golden Triangle lookout where we view where the countries of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos converge:
“Triangle” for being the meeting point of three countries.
“Gold”Weiterlesen
Wat Phrathat
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We then visited Wat Phrathat which is a small temple and one of the oldest in this Chiang Rai Province. The carvings on the teak doors tell the story of Budha. From the temple you can see the borderWeiterlesen
Budha of Chiang Saen
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To access this area you can walk up the many steps or drive, we drove. Serpents guard the entrance of the walkway to this Budha and angel idols are around once you have reached the top.
Sop Ruak
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Sop Ruak the crossroads of three countries, the centre of Thailand’s Golden Triangle. Sop Ruak, a small Thai town located right at the point where the Ruak River merges into the Mekong, forming theWeiterlesen
House of Opium
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The House of Opium is a small private museum established by Mrs. Phatcharee Srimathayakun who was born in Chiang Saen District. After graduating from the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn UniversityWeiterlesen
Lunch
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Time for lunch. Another interesting place. We are getting very boring with our food selections now. Me green curry and John a sweet and sour chicken
ReisenderAlways yummy looking food