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Through the Sandbox Lens #52 — Chaing Mai’s Silver Ubosot at Wat Sri Suphan
Wat Sri Suphan in Chiang Mai’s silver district boasts a beautiful silver Ubosot that is not to be missed! An Ubosot looks like a temple, but it has a unique function. This is where male monks are ordained. Women are not permitted in the Ubosot. This is probably the only silver ordination hall in Thailand.…
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Travel Photo Thursday — February 14th, 2013 — Chiang Mai Off the Beaten Path — Wat Pa Pao
Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday. January has left us and February is rushing along. I’ll continue to enjoy the charm of Chiang Mai for the next couple of weeks. Last Sunday I visited several of the lesser known temples in Chiang Mai, and I want to share with you some shots from Wat…
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Through the Sandbox Lens #51 — Chiang Mai Sunrise
The sun rises around 6:40 am in Chiang Mai during the winter. My window looks out onto a temple and a chedi spire. That, combined with the sun, produces some lovely sun rise shots. This mornings sun rise was particularly nice. ___ Traveler’s Tip… If you want some interesting shots of Chiang Mai, get up…
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Through the Sandbox Lens #49 — Sukhothai’s Wat Chang Lom — Offerings to the Elephants
Wat Chang Lom (meaning: surrounded by elephants) in the Sukhothai Historical Park (Sukhothai, Thailand). Most of the 32 elephants ringing chedi no longer have trunks, but a couple of them do. This offering was hanging from one of the remaining trunks. I thought it made for a pretty photo. If you missed…