I Love Thailand: The North
Thailand Slide Show, Part 4
©1997-2001 Martin Kraemer
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The North
A man washing his clothes in the river in /lam-paang-/ (Lampang).
A fairly recently built temple in
(Chiang Mai),
in northern Thailand. Look at the Nagas at the stairs!
A young monk, studying Pali, sitting in the window frame of his temple.
This small Maeo boy is begging for money, though apparently not
feeling very comfortable about it.
Doi Suthep is a temple in the hills looking down over
(Chiang Mai).
You can rent an elevator/lift, but it's much nicer to climb the
great stairs with giant Nagas on each side. Here you meet many
hill tribe people in their colorful costumes.
Don't forget to buy incense and lotus flowers for the temple
before you climb!
To see Doi Suthep, climb the great stairs with giant Nagas on each side.
Meet many hill tribe people in their colorful costumes.
Doi Suthep in the hills over
(Chiang Mai).
This Buddha figure was taken at Doi Suthep. The decorations
on the wall are hand-painted, of course! HE's sitting in the
half-shadow, half-lit by the sunlight reflecting on the marble floor.
Around
(Chiang Mai), there are many villages making handicrafts and
other "northern style" folklore stuff: painted umbrellas, woven
goods in the hill tribe style, laquerware etc. Rent a pickup, the
driver will gladly bring you everywhere for (almost) no cost.
Don't go there in a large tourist bus -- you won't see scenes like
this.
THIS is the golden triangle. In the background, you see Burma,
the right bank of the river (not in the picture) is Laos,
and in the front and on the left side is Thailand.
The "village gang" on the evening "main street" in a small hill tribe village.
No, you can't get here by bus or by car. You'll have to walk half a day
through the jungle, in the summer heat with your back pack.
Hill tribe grandma, still a very respected leader.
A "hill tribe village" in the hills around
(Chiang Mai).
The boy and the water buffalo (Kwaai), a typical sight in the
countryside (the Thai say "upcountry"). This picture was taken
somewhere around Chiang Raai.
©1997-2001 Martin Kraemer
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