The Su Tong Pae Bamboo Bridge and the Temple on the Hill

This is the second part of the day. You find the first part here: Driving to Mae Hong Son. We wanted to visit the long bamboo bridge Su Tong Pae and did not find the place. After we took some pictures at another temple we drove back to a village and asked the locals. They did point out the right temple for us.

The name of the bridge translates as ‘successful prayer’ in the Tai Yai language. It does link the temple and the village of Kung Mai Saak. Build very simple out of bamboo and supported by wood to lift it over the rice fields. The villagers constructed the bamboo bridge so the monks have it easier to come to town and go back to their temple.

View from the temple towards the bridge and Kung Mai Saak

No see no speak no hear

Inside the main temple

The Four Faced Buddha

The Four Faced Buddha – the other side

Smaller temples on the side

The smallest bananas i ever saw!

Make a wish temple – that is what I named it. Clever biz idea. We gave 20 Bath each for a piece of bamboo. The monk seemed pleased and so where we :-)

Kathleen did put her wish up

I have to say that Grace is deep when she is not in her Kung Fu world…

And up with it!

Does he still play?

Yes! I can not see that any longer

Lalalalaaa

Only a few more tiles guys!

Sunset over the Shan Mountains

Why two shades???

Temple and lake in Mae Hong Son

Fish feeding

Inside the main viharn at Wat Chong Klang temple in Mae Hong Son they have a Ratan Buddha. Never saw one of those before!

You can get one of the boats to let it float in the fountain behind.

The view from my Bungalow in Mea Hong Song

Loosing my hair – that hurts all the time