Dinner and Pack
8 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
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
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
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
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
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 soLeggi altro
Happy Place
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Who takes photos of a public bathroom?
ViaggiatoreI 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
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
This type of sculpture is everywhere. See if you recognise any characters.
ViaggiatoreSeems strange to have movie character scupltures at such an ancient ornate attraction.
ViaggiatoreOr maybe the real life location of Lord of the rings was in Thailand, not NZ and when Gollum found his precious it opened a gateway to hell where Hellboy and Hellraiser appeared from…
Cycle of Rebirth
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
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 hundredsLeggi altro
Gate of Heaven
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
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 theLeggi altro
The Ordination Hall
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
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 elementsLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreAgain the integration of the movie characters seems so strange. The bright colours would have looked cool against the white of everything else.
White Temple
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Wishing Tree
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Placing our ornament on The Wishing Tree.
ViaggiatoreI hope it comes true except you won’t be rich because you misspelt wealth!!
ViaggiatoreMello, I don’t think it was wealth that they were after, weath is the ancient skill of controlling the weather.
In the Grounds
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Incredible artwork, some pretty and some ugly but all intriguing.
Why Not!
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
The Cave
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Why not, because you can.
Boat to a Village
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
After lunch we then traveled for 40 minutes up the river by boat to a village.
Le Patta
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Our home for the next 2 nights
Coffee and Cake
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
We found a very nice cafe for afternoon tea.
Walk and Dinner
9 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
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
10 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Up early for breakfast and load of washing before heading out today visiting The Blue Temple and The Golden Triangle.
Tea Plantation
10 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
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 fromLeggi altro
Golden Triangle
10 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
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”Leggi altro
Wat Phrathat
10 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
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 borderLeggi altro
Budha of Chiang Saen
10 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
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
10 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
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 theLeggi altro
House of Opium
10 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
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 UniversityLeggi altro
Lunch
10 ottobre 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
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
ViaggiatoreAlways yummy looking food