To Chiang Rai and beyond!

Today was the day we ventured into the wilderness of Chiang Rai. After about an hour of travel we stopped at some hot springs. We all had a quick paddle in the bathing bit and then tried some small eggs that had been boiled in one of the pools. We all 'enjoyed' the smell of rotten eggs. Then it was on to another temple. This one contained a museum of different amulets that had been found. There were thousands! This temple had been derelict and had been restoring it since 1900s. Before lunch we had a quick stop at a lake that the princess is interested in. This has meant that nobody disturbs the fish there and they have grown to be massive. We had fun feeding them! 

After our favourite lunch so far we went off further into Chiang Rai and visited a site that was on the border between Chiang Rai and Lampang, where there was a real gold Buddha statue inside a temple. Alongside this there was also a museum in which they had collected lots of old clay pots that had all been handmade and painted, this was really interesting as it was nice to see history preserved in a way for people to look at today. 

For dinner we went out for a South Koren buffet which was very interesting! but also very fun! We tried to cook our own food, the key word was 'tried'. But we carried on and achieved little nibbles of food and over we all had an enjoyable time. 🍉🍳🍜

Finally, we headed to the Chiang Rai Girl Guiding centre, we are now currently in a little humble home for the next few days; which have nets above the beds to keep up safe from pesky bugs and the rain which has just started to patter on the roof. 

Love, Maisie, Hannah, Anna, Grace, Charlotte and Florence. 💙