WAT RONG KHUN A.K.A THE WHITE TEMPLE

On the second day in Chiang Rai, which was on the 16th of December 2015, I joined a group tour to explore more of the place. For a one-day tour, I had to pay 1000 baht. There were only three people in the group, a couple from Holland and I. Unfortunately, the driver only drove us around from morning until late afternoon, without telling us any information of the places we visited.

Firstly, we stopped at a temple called Wat Rong Khun or famously known as the White Temple. Here, you could see the beauty of the architecture. There is a blend of traditional and modern art in the sculptures and design of the buildings. Read more about the temple by clicking HERE.

This should be one of the most prominent landmarks in Chiang Rai. We spent about 45 minutes here before moving to the next venue.

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DARUNAMAN MOSQUE IN CHIANG RAI

One of the happiest moments was when I discovered there was a mosque near Chiang Rai Town, called Darunaman Mosque. And what more, there were shops and stalls selling halal food near to it.

The mosque is located on Isaraparb Road, near the Clock Tower. Muslim travelers should not worry of getting their halal meals locally if they could locate this place. 

The mosque was spacious and really clean which showed that it was well taken care of.

I could also find a few rooms attached to the mosque which might be used for religious classes.

I even stopped for a short while to chat (in Malay language) with a guy named Kuza who was there with the "tabligh" group. He came from Yala, from the South of Thailand and had worked in Johor Bahru (my hometown) before.

the friendly stall operator who could converse in English

a stall selling fried chicken and the owner could also speak English

my dinner: fried rice and fried chicken

I went to this place again after that to try the local food of Chiang Rai.

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THE NIGHT BAZAAR IN CHIANG RAI TOWN

This was the place which I found to be buzzing with activities at night. The place was flocked with tourists and locals alike, either to hop from stalls to stalls or to enjoy the local food sold there. Let's just have a look what the bazaar has to offer to its visitors.

Too bad, I miss the traditional dance performed here.

Unfortunately, when I was there, the currency exchange was not that good, i.e. 100 baht = RM12 so I had to think many times before buying. And the items on sale were also quite expensive. For example, one fridge 

magnet would cost me 100 baht which I thought would be too much.

Luckily, I was in Krabi and Bangkok before so I got souvenirs from Thailand at home already.  Buying souvenirs was not that necessary this time.

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