A Trip to Lamphun

Thursday I enjoyed another out-of-town trip with Barbara. This time we headed to Lamphun, an old town about a half-hour south of Chiang Mai. Our first stop was Wat Haripunchai, a very large complex. There was so much interesting to see!

Sign at the entrance where we found a parking spot

This part is under construction

We saw this wonderful group of pre-schoolers. As they passed us all in a line, they waved and said hello, and of course we did too. So cute! Later we saw their shoes lined up outside one of the temple areas.

Inside the main temple area. As always, there is a large golden Buddha at the front. There were several people meditating and praying.

There were ornate decorations everywhere. The walls had large murals with the story of the Mon Princess who ruled this area over 1000 years ago. Usually this type of mural tells the story of Buddha's life. In this case, there were smaller pictures below the large murals for that.

We were able to walk completely around this large golden chedi after we removed our shoes. There were people lighting candles along the way, and some were putting oil into a boat-like structure.

Many small bells on the circumference

And quite a few of these large ones. People were pulling the rope to make them ring.

There were a lot of roosters at this place. I liked this display of many different sizes.

After spending a good amount of time in the temple complex, we crossed the road to the museum. More on that later.