Nice report FF
There is supposedly a kind of myth about Kwan Phayao that says there is a Wat underneath the lake , not an Atlantis, but just something that hundreds of years ago was covered by water.
I should know more but I'm like your typical Londoner who has never visited the Tower, Palace or Tusauds when they have lived there for yonks.
It is a great place for Song Khran FF.
Thanks for the great pictorial and dialogue.
The artist Chalermchai linky is responsible for the famous White Temple in C Rai province. They also reference this underwater Wat there.
"The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive."
this is a GREAT photo journal of your trip, nice job!
That moon shot is beautiful! I started to bark @ it when I saw it! - howl!
I am proud I could even get the whole thing in the frame. The camera has a 38 - 380mm zoom and a 5x digital zoom meta information on the picture reads 2,157mm 5 x 380 = 1900, so what ever it was taking the pic was a lucky happenstance when hand holding even at 1000th of a second.Originally Posted by bustak
The next night the moon was full, with the tripod and timed shutter release I was able to get a clear(er) shot. Even then, it was a bear getting the thing framed. I am really just getting used to the controls on the camera after a year and now thinking of a new one
we are heading from Nan to Phayao tomorrow morning.Originally Posted by friscofrankie
we have decided to spend new year's eve there before coming back to CM.
Are there any guest houses near the lake??
Great report and photos
Just found this thread. Great pictures FF, I love waterfalls, thanks very much
Thx, FF
I did this tour in an other way by bus with some teachers and students
PhayaMengrai to ChiangRai, Phayao back to PhayaMengrai
Lothar
Hey, FF, great thread and great pictures.
I will be oop North soon and will look out for the locations mentioned.
Does anyone use satnav to get around in Thailand?
I used to live near the lake and once suggested that it would be ideal to go out in a sailing dingy or windsurfer, (nice if one could acquire one here! and there was some wind!) The missus said that the lake is shallow and very underai (dangerous ) as there is a weed under the water that will get hold of you and drag you under - lorks - a nasty way for Lannaman to go!!!
Ever seen anyone swimmer in it?
great pics, and great commentary also to go with it, cheers. FF.
Nice story & pics Frankie.
I was in CRai a while back...great place. Lovely Thai restaurants on the Kong (I think) River...mountains.....waterfalls etc.
I thought you'd like a friendly comment after your:
"You post yer stuff and ask for comments then reply to comments with a lame, pouty, foot stamping riposte such as that?"
She actually like to walk she knows how grumpy I get when I have to sit down or stand around too long.
cool photos, thanks. I reside in C.Rai and it's interesting to see what others click on to. A good eat place is Tascas - a few doors down on the left on the street which T's off (towards Wiang Come hotel) from the portal of the Night Bazaar.
i did an almost identical trip last year.Originally Posted by pomeloseed
found the foreign eateries in Chiang Rai to be very expensive compared with Chiang Mai.
loved Phayao though.
thank's for the beautifull pictures
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