We
were trying to travel to other places apart from the too famous Bangkok or
Pattaya which is more than familiar to Vietnamese tourists. Thailand’s
most northerly province, Chiang Rai is located nearly 800 kilometers from
Bangkok. The north of Chiang Rai borders Myanmar, the south borders Phayao
Province, the east borders Laos, and the west borders Chiang Mai Province. There are
numerous domestic airlines that operate this route such as Nok Air, Bangkok
Airway, Thai Lion Air or other than that there are still Vietjet Air, Air Asia,
etc. To get more information, you can click: Travel Indochina
Our first
spot is Wat Rong Khun (White Temple) - a famous Buddhist
temple designed by artist Chaloemchai Kositpipat since 1997.
All around the complex are caved with sculptures of skulls, hands and
arms, skulls, severed heads handing from trees and other bizarre objects.
Just
around 20 minutes from the White temple is the Black House (Baan Dam Museum) –
the unique legacy of the late and renowned artist Thawan Duchanee, a son of
Chiang Rai. The very first impression of this mansion was a completely huge and
tall black traditional house knowing as the main building which is a large
wooden structure. The black tiered roof has curvy metal points jutting
from the sides.
However,
Dr. Thawan Duchanee was not the creator, he just simply collected those
expensive objects over the world.
After lunch,
we headed to the most interesting place – the golden triangle. This is the
famous location where the borders of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar meet in the
middle of Mekong River. From the viewpoint of the Golden Triangle Park you will
see the two other neighboring countries, the Mekong River and the hilly
landscape with its small villages and hillside temples. Bangkok Chiang Mai tour
We
had dinner not in a luxury or deluxe restaurant but chose to walk around the
night bazaar. It
looks really like the night market in the Hanoi Old Quarter in the weekend but
apparently, with smaller scale and different local unique products; beaded
jewelry, hill tribe handicrafts, t-shirts, dresses and silk scarves and do not
forget to bargain.
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