One of the things that we "try" to do is walk or ride our bikes each morning when the roads are quiet and it is cooler. Walking is the best way to see things and people. Today we started to do a walk around the moat which is about 4 miles making the walk closer to 5. Frequently we get side tracked and today was no exception. The first exception was to visit a wat we had not seen before to "check out" their bathrooms :-) Wat Ou Sai Kham is on the East side of the moat and off the main road. We saw a sign to "visit the jade Buddha temple" Like most Wats there is a mix of the old and the new. In fact the Jade Buddhas were from 2003 but there were other older gold Buddhas in the temple and some pretty stucco pictures on the outside. The following pictures will show them. Then hunger set in, which is not unusual on our walks. We were looking for eggs and toast but early in the morning the tourists don't seem to wake up so we had Bamee noodles and pork which was probably better anyway. From there we headed west across the inner city and decided to stop at Wat Chedi Luang the most important Wat in the city which was recently renovated. As we approached we heard the monks chanting it sounded great. (See attached video)
Here is the video: (turn up the sound to enjoy the chanting )
Here are some Photos:
Since 2007, Tom and Beverly Westheimer have been going to Chiang Mai, Thailand for four months to escape NH winter. We met and lived in BKK in the 70s for 10 years. We volunteer with http://www.KidsArkFoundation.org, enjoy Thai smiles, warm weather and best of all ... Thai food.
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