Chiang Mai is a city of temples
It’s Saturday and the Saturday ‘Walking Street’ market was set up on the street where we’d had lunch on the first day in Chiang Mai. Continue reading Chiang Mai is a city of temples
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Fried rice and farewells in Chaing Mai
I went with Jacquie and Nicola to the Kway Taowy (ladyboy) cabaret show. Lots of lip synching and silly choreography, lots of glitter and feathers and false eyelashes like five-inch paint brushes… Continue reading Fried rice and farewells in Chaing Mai
Temples of Ayutthaya
At Ayutthaya we stopped at a roadside shop and were shown the Thai method of producing sugar floss, which is a popular local dessert served on roti bread and is known as roti saimai. Continue reading Temples of Ayutthaya
Kek Lok Si Temple and Penang Botanical Gardens
Kek Lok Si is the biggest Buddhist temple in Malaysia, a great gaudy place with a temple to Quan Yin (The Goddess Mercy of Monkey Magic fame to those of my generation) and a huge pagoda. Continue reading Kek Lok Si Temple and Penang Botanical Gardens