We all got up at 05.00 after not nearly enough sleep, within half an hour we were on the minibus, five minutes later Rob was asleep again. Both Ollie and George managed to dozed off but sleep evaded me. We stopped twice, once for early breakfast (06.30) and the second time for elevenses (10.00). Around 11 we arrived in Chiang Rai, the most northern city in Thailand. We caught a tuktuk to our guesthouse, dropped our bags and went for breakfast (for Rob it was anyway). In the afternoon we went to Wat Phra Kaew, where the Emerald Buddha was found hidden 500 years ago (it now resides in Bangkok), in its place now sits a jade Buddha. After this we went to another temple, Wat Rong Khun, the White Temple. Construction of this ancient monument started in 1997. The whole structure (at least what has been completed) has been whitewashed and much of the detailed design has been inlaid with mirrors, making the whole structure shimmer. It was one of my favourite temples I have visited.
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