Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai Trip - Day 2

CHIANG RAI TRIP

1. Hot Spring
2. White Temple
3. Golden Triangle
4. Mae Sai Myanmar Border
5. Akha Hill Tribe Village
6. ChiangMai Town

The 2nd day package

The 2nd day's van

Breakfast Buffet @ Star hotel

Breakfast Buffet @ Star hotel




===================== 1. Hot Spring =====================

Artificial Hot Spring - the water can up to 10 meter height!


Seronoknya!



The fish is breathing..


It's free!





===== 2. Wat Rong Khun – White Temple of Northern Thailand =====
- The city of Chiang Rai in northernmost Thailand is one of the remaining areas where traditional Thai art and culture flourish. Located near the city of Chiang Rai, about 5 kilometers to the south, is the beautiful Wat Rong Khun or White Temple.
- The White Temple of Northern Thailand has become a national landmark and, as one of the most recognizable temples in the country, attracts an increasingly large number of visitors every year.
- The bridge leading to the temple represents the crossing over from the cycle of rebirth to the Abode of Buddha. The small semicircle before the bridge stands for the human world. The big circle with fangs is the mouth of Rahu, meaning impurities in the mind, a representation of hell or suffering.
- The temple is the idea of Mr. Chalermchai Kositpipat, one of Thailand’s most renowned artists, who wanted to build a temple all in white to signify the purity of Lord Buddha.

- Nowadays, Wat Rong Khun is still being constructed. When completed, the construction project of Wat Rong Khun will consist of nine buildings: the ubosot, the hall containing Lord Buddha’s relics, the hall containing Buddha images, the preaching hall, the contemplation hall, the monk’s cell, the door façade of the Buddhavasa, the art gallery, and the toilets.




水影

I love this photo!

Pleading Hands Rise Up from Hell

Human-liked Giant on the Bridge to Main Chapel

Wat Rong Khun is unique from other temples in that it has been constructed entirely in a radiant white color with sparking reflections from mirrored glass mosaics embedded in the white plaster.


On the left of the temple’s compound is a golden toilet which Chalermchai seems to also use to transfer some hidden message to visitors.


Golden Toilet !







================ 3. Golden Triangle 金山角================


Heading to Mekong River





Laos Casino

Myanmar Casino




Heading to Laos border


Yeah! We now @ Laos


Sending postcard back to Malaysia from Laos - 60 bahts


Welcome to Laos

Laos Girl




King Cobra

虎鞭

Passport to Golden Triangle

The proof been to Laos, Myanmar and Thailand

Lunch buffet






=============== 4. Mae Sai Myanmar Border ===============








Monk is bargaining :)








================= 5. Akha Hilltribe Village =================

Take 1 photo of them - 10 baht!


> 80 years old

Symbol of cross - to prevent the evil









================== 6. CHIANGMAI TOWN =================

Tiger Temple IN TOWN - Restaurant


The food is cheap and delicious - A roi!





The waiter in ChiangMai

Anusarn Night Market

Paint - very famous in ChiangMai




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