Ruth, our principal, and Barb, the secondary program directory, took us on another sightseeing trip. Ruth's a great guide! She knows all the best spots to eat and has routine trips worked out that fit everything in. She could be a tour guide if she wasn't such a great principal. This time we went up to see a Buddhist temple built in the 1200s (pictures on that will be delayed, the batteries were dead in our camera), the Golden Triangle, where you can see Thailand, Myanmar and Laos all at the same time and also to a government project where villagers work on beautiful handicrafts, making paper, cloth and pottery as well as the king's mother's garden. We didn't manage to see her villa, we'll save that for another trip. The garden was fantastic. If you've ever been to Butchart Gardens in Victoria, this is a Thai version. The pictures don't do it justice. Thankfully, since two of us (mostly Megan and Cindy, despite the picture) were riding in the back of Ruth's pick up, it didn't rain as much as was predicted! Megan says riding in the back off the pick up is almost as great as riding in Grandpa's boat.
Dan and Lindsey in the back of Ruth's truck.
Myanmar's on the left of the river, Laos is to the right and we're in Thailand!
Warning: The following pictures are for all my gardening friends, taken at the queen mother's villa. Please know the sunlight, even through the clouds, washed out the colors considerably.
The garden is up in the mountains, the air had a little cool freshness to it, it felt great!
What kind of bug chews a hole this big?
I guess the kind that eats leaves that are a yard across!
This flower was the size of a dinner plate.
Vines grow big here, too.
The color of the water gives you an idea of the color of the soil here. Everything grows well in it!
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