Friday, March 8, 2013

Friday Funnies


Hi,

We had another morning rain and then the day was perfect.  The tour of Chiang Rai continued with a visit to a temple complex, lunch at a golf course, a trip to a lake and hanging out at our favorite coffee spot.

It looks like the 'Zany Day' song was a rousing success.  So many of you remembered "Car Wash" by Rose Royce.   Don't forget to check out the zany movie if you get a chance.  It is now time for 'Old School Friday'.  This one is sure to bring back memories:  Ooh, I bet you're wondering how I knew, about your plans to make me blue, with some other guy that you knew before.  Between the two of us guys you know I love you more... Don't you know that __ __ __ __ __ __, not much longer would you be my baby."  Hint:  This song was a hit by two artists from the same label.  The key word in the title refers to the rumor mill.  It's also a section of highway in California.  Hmm, just gave it away.

Our key destination for the day was Wat Rong Khun, which is 17 kilometers south of Chiang Rai.  Bruce and Danielle had investigated the temple on the internet and were excited about going.  They were not disappointed.  When we got there it was crawling with tourists, but not too crowded to see everything.  The sun was hot but there were beautiful clouds that provided some nice backdrops for all of the photo ops this amazing place offers.  Sometimes we'd be walking down a path and realize that Bruce wasn't with us.  He would be snapping away with his camera, seeing things that missed our focus.  Midway through our visit we sat and had cold drinks and then continued to the Gallery of Masterworks.  It was a very full morning.  The photo below is the only gold structure at the complex.  Everything else is white.  This building houses some ornate rest-rooms on the first floor.


The lunch plan was to go to Santiburi Golf Course which is southeast of town.  The setting is peaceful and serene and our lunches were all good.  We sat looking out over one of the 'greens' enjoying the colorful trees and a light breeze.  When we left and headed to the main road I remembered that it was in the same direction as the lake I had visited with my friend Em a few weeks ago.  I was pretty sure I knew the way so we began another adventure.

We found the lake and stood on the shore just taking it all in, with the sounds of karaoke singing in the background.  It was not the best music for what we were seeing, but it didn't matter.  We saw a motorboat pulling a wakeboarder and that provided a moment of entertainment.  One of the cool things about this side trip was seeing the rural side of the area off the 'beaten path'.  

After dinner at home Bruce showed us some things we didn't know about our iPhones, and we discussed deep subjects like backing up, syncing and geo-tagging.  We learned a lot and have much more to investigate.  

No one gets to visit us without a trip to Doi Chaang Coffee.  We went back into town and, since it was so late, had tea and decaf.  The ambience of the place is worth the visit.  As we were leaving we saw Khun Noot and her son and daughters and introduced them to Bruce and Danielle.  

Tomorrow is their last day in Chiang Rai and it will be packed with more excursions out of town plus an art show opening and Walking Street.  

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.    And now, the 'Funnies'.

                         Peace,
                                    Danny


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