NOTE FROM BLOGMASTER
It was more than a year since my last post. This might sound like an idiot but actually I planned to put on a new series since June last year but something really depressing happened. I do not want to go into details here but everything of mine was changed since that moment in June. It was not easy...
But lo! I am still alive and kicking! I thought I might not be able to write in this blog again since most of the stuffs are from back then. I even thought of doing a time skip to the present memories and trips. 'That was personal things', I thought. So, I will continue from where I left, a new series from around that time, the style might be change but, hey, it is me kicking, yay? Let's do it, mate!!
**DOI PHA HOM POK & DOI ANG KHANG, I AM BACK!!**
Being Impressed with both mountains in 2006, I had a chance of going back to such a fabulous place again in the following year; this time with my family. This time we used the service of TREKKING THAI - I did give a brief review of their website in this blog - find it here. Using a service of this provider, I was able to explore another experience of this trip. Last time, it was more about planning, preparing, and looking after each other. This time, those were taken care of, mostly. As you may knew, trekking is not equal to comfort but it is not bad either, since going back to the nature and staying in 5-star hotel do not go together, at least for me.
The first visit of note in this trip was on a very spacious and fantastic temple: "Wat Bandensrimuanggan" usually called "Wat Ban Den". It was a bright morning when we arrived on this temple which located not far from the centre of Chiang Mai. The air was calm, cool and fresh. A perfect place to wow ourselves after an uneasy night on the van.
The courtyard was full of white Singha sculptures, a fair animal from local literatures. They looked like they were shining when the Sun shone on them. All buildings around showed they were built and taken care of with great attention. Greatest of all, its golden chapel was a sight to behold, gleaming against the morning light.
The chapel was carved with the fine local art which is famous for its distinctive tender and fine lines and curves, using gold on every of its curve. Inside of the chapel was decorated with golden pillars, wall, and roofs. The inner decorations were even finer than the outer of the chapel. It was so fine that the artist could not afford to put a stroke wrong without damaging the whole thing. And in the centre of the fair chapel sit, along with other golden Buddha images, the principal golden Buddha image in the 'Subduing Mara' posture. The fairness of the place washed away all the weariness from my travel.
