So Day 3! After 2 days in Chiang Mai, I went to Chiang Rai up north of Chiang Mai. Chiang Rai is definitely different from Chiang Mai in terms of the size of the city and weather. Chiang Rai is more like a small town or village like a developed kampung but not big and the weather is much cooler. Imagine the difference of just 3 hours drive up from a tropical heat to you can see the water vapor after rain when exhale.
There's a few places to visit while on the way to and fro Chiang Rai. Those places I went all are 1 hour apart. So it's not that tiring and bored in the car.
First stop of the journey : Hot Spring. It's not really big like Perak's but it is nicer because of the cold weather combined with the hot spring. The picture below is the water vapor of a fountain of hot water.
We went to a coffee shop nearby trying some Thai Coffee. It wasn't bad!
White Temple was next!
It is still under construction. Although it started 10 years ago and it is estimated to be completed in another 20 years to honour the King. Funding is also only by one person currently.
The entrance below.
Not really sure what is this representing..
There goes a bottle of whiskey.
There's no picture of the interior as they said it is prohibited. What's inside is for you to see with your own eyes ;)
Some plates of names for blessings
End of Part 1 otw to Chiang Mai. Part II will be in Myanmar and Laos.
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