{"id":1488,"date":"2017-10-19T17:01:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T17:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenomadicnortherner.com?p=1488"},"modified":"2020-11-10T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T12:44:22","slug":"another-day-another-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenomadicnortherner.com\/?p=1488","title":{"rendered":"Another day another temple"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a brief stay in Bangkok (I’m heading back there later) I went up north to Chiang Mai. One of the highlights here apart from the elephants because they just trump everything, no pun intended, is the Doi Suthep Temple. I don’t have much time for this post so for now I won’t tell you much about it other than it is a total feast for the eyes! Definitely a huge amount of gold everywhere. It was particularly magical because there was a massive monsoon down pour (another bucket list ticked) during the visit which made everything sparkle that bit more both due to the wet and the contrast of the grey\/blue stormy skies agains the yellow gold.<\/p>\n

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There were offerings of lotus flowers and candles lit outside and to be honest I am surprised they didn’t go out.<\/p>\n

\"\"As always I like to look out for the signs of age and evidence of patinas of wear, the wabi sari of the place. This had plenty for me to wonder over.<\/p>\n

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It also had a long frieze of paintings telling the story of the Buddhas journey through life.<\/p>\n

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My favourite Buddha here was a green one which sparkled in the rain.<\/p>\n

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And finally to get to the temple there are over two hundred stairs to climb, but its definitely worth the effort.<\/p>\n

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