Sunday, December 22, 2024

Baan Kang Wat Craft Village

On Saturday morning, Barbara picked me up in her car and we headed out to Baan Kang Wat. This craft village is on the western edge of Chiang Mai, near the foot of our local mountain, Doi Suthep. The place was a rabbit warren of tiny lanes and buildings housing all kinds of crafts and a few cafes.

One of the first places we stopped was a book shop. There were some books for sale, but most of the items were hand-bound notebooks.

On the wall of the building

Display of notebooks with maps on the covers

A shop with beautiful baskets

An amphitheater in the center of the village

Horse (or giraffe?) made of found materials

Candles!

Elephants made of found materials

A little girl intent on painting a small dish

A pottery shop with no two pieces alike

Robots made of found materials

What an interesting place! We found a cafe to sit in the shade and have our lunch. It was very crowded by the time we left -- it was a Saturday and it's the height of the tourist season.

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