Carmel to Chiang Mai, Thailand

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January 15th 2016

Published: February 25th 2016

Days 1 - 3 Wednesday - Friday January 13 -15- The journey begins…on Wednesday at 6:30am when the Monterey Airbus picked us up at home for our connection in Monterey and the big bus leaving at 7:00 that will take us to SFO for our Korean Air 11:25am flight to Seoul, South Korea. Traffic was bad but we did finally arrive in time. As we approached the Priority check-in desk, a nice man walked up to... Read Full Entry

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Prayer Hall

Many Buddha images in Prayer Hall

Gold leaf Buddha

Worshipers purchase small gold leaf and adhere it to the Buddha image as a form of respect.

Head of Buddha statue

The gold leaf is visible in this close-up.

4 Monks with Alms bowls

Chedi

Buddha at base of Chedi

Monks making some repairs.

Wat Phra Singh

Greetings!

A penny for your thoughts

Lai Kam Assembly Hall

Three Buddha Images

Monk in Lai Kam

Giving blessings in the Sermon or Assembly Hall.

Greeting us

There are fabulous old murals around the walls of this hall depicting life hundreds of years ago.

Annette receives blessing

Nok prays along side.

Monk replicas in another hall.

Dhara Dhevi main building

26th February 2016

Pamela Duncan
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Magical! The photos are awesome and your details make it easy to imagine being right there with you. Better than NatGeo! Because it's the 2 of you. Thanks for sharing this!

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