Friday, March 9, 2012

Field trip to Thaton temple...or who's minding the store?


The temple
Temple dragons
When Law Thaw suggested a field trip to Thaton temple, a 45 minute drive north, we saw an opportunity for lots of photo ops!  And we were not disappointed.  Like most temples, this one is situated at the top of a mountain overlooking the river valley and the mountains of Burma.  This is the Rolls-Royce of temples!  A spiral ramp leads to the top, there is gold everywhere, and the ceiling is painted a luminous azure, with gods and goddesses sprinkled about. 
On rhe road   photo: Saw Plah Moo
Nixon and Naw Paw Oh Plah

These guys are wax!

Looking down the temple mountain   photo: Saw Eh Plar Moo

Boats to Chiang Rai   photo:  Nixon



Inside the temple   photo: Saw Eh Thaw
Dragon   photo:  Naw Eh He Paw

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