Day 4: Wednesday – Doi Sutep

Today we were going to the temple on the mountain called Doi Sutep. We hopped  onto the vans and began the drive. I was sitting next to Melanie. Annebelle was sitting in the one seater across from Mel. We played corners. We were flung across the car. It was fun and there were no injuries! On the way we had a pit stop at a forrest conservation place. We have planted some trees and went on a nature walk. Once we had done the nature walk, we had lunch. Fried rice with chicken and egg. We then went for a walk to the temple. As I finished trudging up the 309 stairs, I was told to take off my shoes. Large bells surrounded the base of the temple. There was a statue of a white elephant. As I entered the main part of the temple, the smell of incense was overwhelming. The floor tiles were baking my feet from the sun. In the middle of the temple, people were walking around a large golden pillar in the middle of the temple were buddah’s ashes were supposed to be inside. Statues of buddah were everywhere and there were troughs of holy water that people were pouring into small vases.  It was amazing. When we got back to the Prem, we all went to the pool and had a water fight.

Traps to avoid:

·         Do not show your knees, it is offensive.

Food recommendations

·         Fried rice with chicken. Yum!

Quirky Moment

·         I dropped my drink bottle and it almost rolled off a cliff and Sam Carr and Cory had to go get it. Oops!

People into history would love Doi Sutep!