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| Wat Luang |
Back in Thailand! Another hotel on the riverfront - the Chiang Khong Teakhouse very peaceful. In the evening feeling now masters of the Lao bbq were able to assist others with its intricities! This place is a friendly frontier town and the OMCTG (O Mighty Chief Tour Guide aka Project Director) went on a wat tour before catching our bus to Chiang Rai.
After Laos the temples here are very well cared for - in fact two of the three we visited are in process of major restoration/repainting. One, Wat Phra Kaew had been completely gutted, most of the images removed and the main Buddha covered in dust sheet. The main temple, Wat Luang, was being painted outside and was locked up.
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| Bees nests - Wat Sridonchi |
The third termple we visited, Wat Sridonchi, had clearly been recently renovated - the murals were pristine and paintwork fresh. Even the bees' nests seemed fresh!
A recurrent theme seemed to be temple guardians comprising one dragon eating another or coiled dragons - neither of which we had noticed before.
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| Dragon eats dragon - Wat Luang |
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| Coiled dragon - Wat Sridonchi |
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