Drove up the 101 and arrived in Chiang Rai - actually saw an elephant being used for logging, high up in the hills. Passed a famous white temple, Wat Rong Khun, still under construction by Thailand’s most famous artist (can’t remember his name) - should be finished around 2008. Originally glanced the temple out the corner of my eye from the car whilst heading into Chiang Rai. Did a quick U-turn in the car to have a look. Thai temples are normally ornate and very coloured in Gold, orange, green, red etc. I thought that this temple was just covered in undercoat and hence white all over. Looking closer, we quickly realized that white was the final colour - and brilliant white it was, with pieces of broken glass shimmering in the sunlight. Arrived at the
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