Entrance to One of Northern Thailand's Oldest Wats
A huge old Bo tree being held up by hundreds of poles, each added to make merit
So who is he, we wondered?
Closeup Showing Copper
David at the entrance to a Small Temple: "No Ladies Allowed Inside"
Classic Northern Thai ("Lanna") Architecture
This chicken was trying to lay an egg in someone's big shoes (not ours, thank goodness)
One of the oldest yet well-preserved temples in Thailand is a few kilometers outside of Lampang. We enjoyed seeing its various buildings, including one that does NOT allow women inside (see photo of David up there) that includes a "camera obscura" showing the image of a nearby chedi upside down on a dirty sheet hanging in there. (Maybe that's why they don't let women in.) The old "bo" tree is being held up by hundreds of poles, each donated by a person making merit by doing so. After the temple closed we rode on a pony cart around the nearby residential neighborhood, with its dozens of great old wooden houses. The "clop, clop" sound of the pony was a special treat for both of us.
