7.00am pick up by minibus this morning for the long return trip up north to what is known as the Golden Triangle, the small area where the three countries of Thailand, Mirima(Burma) and Laos meet. Laos is actually the other side of the Mekong river. This is the area where opium was sold for gold, hence the name.
On the way stopped at some Hot Springs which was a waste of time, just a shopping area with a fountain in the middle and a hot pool that you could boil eggs in.
Next stop and the main reason for the trip was at the “White Temple” It is nothing grand on the inside but the outside is quite special. It is not old and was actually built in the last 20 years.
Before one goes over the bridge you are in Hell and then in Heaven so must not return the same way.
The site prides itself on the “Golden Toilets”
Onward to the Golden Triangle itself which again a bit of a disappointment. Not a lot to see apart from the Mekong and the shores of the three countries. We did have boat trip across the river to Laos but it was just another shopping event. Bloody tours are all the same but sometimes you have to do them.
No gambling allowed in Thailand
Buffet lunch followed and then returning back via an ethnic Burmese “tribe” that have settled in Thailand. Long day with some good points.
Cooking tomorrow.
