Today was a temple day.
Firstly travelling around 45mins outside Chiang Mai into the hills to see Wat Suthep, a temple dating back to 1383. Whilst all temples have common themes, a pagoda, an ordination room and a main hall, they do all seem to have an atmosphere of their own, partly i guess down to location/size and how much they continue to grow with often quite new rooms being added.
This one certainly had an important feel to it and i believe is one of the most visited in the region. Apart from spending time taking in the various sights, my guide informed me:
i was born on a Friday (i guess i should know that) which is the blue day (something i share with the current Queen, hence the blue flags that are often seen with national flag and yellow flag - i think Monday - of the current King)
that my birth date makes me a goat in Thai calendar and monkey in Chinese
Afterwards went back to Chiang Mai to see oldest temple in city. Smaller but similarly interesting.
Then a 3 hour drive to Chiang Rai for next step of trip in north.
Firstly travelling around 45mins outside Chiang Mai into the hills to see Wat Suthep, a temple dating back to 1383. Whilst all temples have common themes, a pagoda, an ordination room and a main hall, they do all seem to have an atmosphere of their own, partly i guess down to location/size and how much they continue to grow with often quite new rooms being added.
This one certainly had an important feel to it and i believe is one of the most visited in the region. Apart from spending time taking in the various sights, my guide informed me:
i was born on a Friday (i guess i should know that) which is the blue day (something i share with the current Queen, hence the blue flags that are often seen with national flag and yellow flag - i think Monday - of the current King)
that my birth date makes me a goat in Thai calendar and monkey in Chinese
Afterwards went back to Chiang Mai to see oldest temple in city. Smaller but similarly interesting.
Then a 3 hour drive to Chiang Rai for next step of trip in north.
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