Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Wat Pra That Hariphunchai


The doors are always super cool.
The international average height of women is 5'4". I'm 5'8"something. [=
The translation of "wat" into English is temple. So I am trying to figure out what all of the other buildings on the grounds are. I will find out...and let ya'll know. But this is the major building where the Buddha statue was located at the Hariphunchai Wat. (Lamphun used to be called Hariphunchai, but the name of the town was changed.)
Really cool rooster.

This is the famous gold chedi (jedi) at the Hariphunchai Wat which I 'had' to see at night time because it is lit up just right. [The time I went out with a British playboy and was out until 3am...that'll never happen again. Never trust the "it'll only take ten minutes" lie. Never.]

Really cool dragon moldings on the roof. I still support the DeRidder Dragons. Thailand (and all of Asia as a matter-of-fact) is quite keen on dragons.
I was tryin' to get a good angle of the offerings on the ledge there...but people were worshippin' and I didn't want to be disrespectful.

Day of Firsts

First ride in a tuk-tuk. Ralph recommended this "super, incredible..." vegetarian buffet style restaurant. [It was alright...but food always tastes better with meat!] Jake, Brenda, and Thomas joined our party. But I should have dipped out way earlier because I needed to be home by 2pm because the cable man was suppose to come to set up the landline. Alex hussled to get me home at ten 'til... We jumped in a tuk-tuk, which rushed us to the Church where I caught a roat dang...which took me to Katvarorot where I transferred successfully to a roat lueng. Then I saw my stop all on my own [Katsamyaek]...and walked the block to my house in the rain. It was rockin'ly awesome! And the guy never came to set up the landline. But I did get to take a nap!First time to find my way home without getting lost (or misplaced!) And I even got to stroll in the rain from the bus stop! It was quite lovely...despite my squinty face! :)

Brachiation Part 'Song'