Day 1 @ Chiang Mai (Part 2) & Day 2 @ Phrea + Lampang
After visited Doi Suthep, i took the red tuk-tuk back to downtown Chiang Mai, and then hopped on a day tour tuk tuk to cultural village and elephant camp. The scenic at the cultural village was great because it was windy with cloudy weather, just cozy to pay a visit and look around the village, of course the entrance fees is above average, cost Baht 500 (personally I do not think its worthy). Only the upper part of the of the village have the long neck hill-tribe and the lower part of the village consists for the majority tribe in northern Thailand.
After that, the elephant camp in Mae Sa valley (located around 25 mins drive from the cultural village). I was in the right time visiting the elephant camp as they were having their bath and "long call" in the river bank (trust me, i dont want to be in the river while the elephant having their "long call")... And without notice, my camera went out of battery and i can not take any picture of the elephant while they having their world cup game....
On second day, I traveled to Phrea (3 hours bus ride from Chiang Mai) and Lampang (2 hours bud ride from Ching Mai)... and it was a bored journey as i was travelling alone...=< ... Phrae province is famous for the distinctive sêua mâw hâwm, the indigo-dyed cotton farmer’s shirt seen all over Thailand, even Thai university professors like to wear them.
Wat Luang is one of the oldest Wats believed to be contemporary with the city of Phrae and a museum where Phrae's antiques are collected. Phrae and Lampang were famous with Lanna Thai designs either on their Wats, buildings, culture and it is a bit different with those in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. However, time passed and it was a bit late for me to visit Lampang. So, i stopped at Lampang bus station and head back to Chiang Mai as the last bus was at 200pm (from Phrae) and 400pm (from Lampang).
Please visit http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=233873&id=711537087 for more photos.
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