Northern Thailand Magical Mystery Tour 3 – Choi Phu Kha

We left the hotel for a day trip up to the Choi Phu Ka National Park. On our way to find coffee, we stopped off at Wat Du Tai.

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Wat Du Tai

I was particularly taken by the roosters.

But there was other good stuff, including a great view of Nan.

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Erabica Coffee

We were a little distraught when the coffee shop down the street from the hotel was closed. Lek found Erabica on here phone and off we went. Total hipster vibe, and very good.

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Wat Phuket

On the way up to the forest, we stopped at Wat Phuket, another Buddhist temple. This one was much more set up for visitors, and also had a great view of the surrounding rice paddies. There were also tubes that you could pour fish food down, and it would come out in a pond full of fish. An easy way to earn “merit.” Early on, we ran into this young dance troop.

There were all kinds of things here.

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Doi Phu Kha National Park

The highways in Thailand seem to be quite nice. However, wending one’s way into the mountains, can be a bit hairy. We arrived, and were horrified by the price to get in, 200 TBH per person, plus a fee for the vehicle. In hindsight, that isn’t really much, less than $30, but we turned around and left.

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Post Card

The roosters made me think of our old Topanga friends Patty and Dave. She collected roosters, but not like these! My book club is reading a book that has magical creatures in it and some of these Thai statues seem like they have powers of sorts. We are noticing that temples here are like Catherdrals in Europe and churches on Summit Avenue in St Paul. Very grounding for communities.