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Wat Rong Khun, The Weird Temple

 

The White Temple Wat Rong Khun, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Temples are to Thailand what cathedrals are to Europe. And having spent the better part of this year touring Europe’s cathedrals it’s not surprising that my mind wandered back there upon seeing Wat Rong Khun in the North of Thailand.

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Easing into Thailand in Chiang Rai

Buddha Statues at Wat Jed Yod, Chiang Rai Thailand

Buddha Statues at Wat Jed Yod, Chiang Rai Thailand

We choose Chiang Rai as a starting point for our Asian travels because it seemed like a low-key way to ease into Thailand. This small city in the north didn’t disappoint.

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Dog Tired in Thailand

Dog sleeping in front of Buddha statue in Thailand

After 20 hours of continuous travel, a quick sleep in Bangkok, and another early morning flight, we finally arrived in Chiang Rai, Thailand, the first stop on our four-month tour of South East Asia.

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A Night Show at Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Night

One of the best parts of our week-long ramble around Paris was also the most unexpected. We had sauntered over to Notre Dame at dusk to get some night time photos and were treated to an impromptu performance.

Over the years we’ve seen scores of buskers commanding attention in nearly as many public squares. Some are good. Some are awful. These guys were among the best.

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Paris and New York, Perfect Together

Apropos to today’s post, my two great loves cleverly juxtaposed in this wonderful mash-up.