Just one more thing about Nongkhai before I do a Bangkok post. Another small attraction in this laid back, small town is the wall around Wat Si Chom Chuen (I think that’s the name of the temple, though I could be wrong.) Lining at least one section of the wall are murals (stucco) with scenes of traditional, daily Thai life. They’re quite interesting and well-done. Now, it’s possible that there may be more of these around the other walls, but I didn’t get a chance to explore them all. I’ll leave that for next time or for you to do.
Here’s the temple in question; it’s just across the street from the Danish Baker restaurant. You can see a few of the murals by the motorbike in the lower right corner.
Nongkhai Temple
Here, then, are some of the murals. I didn’t get all of them, so, if you’re ever in Nongkhai, try to check them out.
Nongkhai Mural
Nongkhai Mural
Nongkhai Mural
Nongkhai Mural
Nongkhai Mural
Nongkhai Mural
So, that evening, Nai and I set out for Bangkok on the overnight train. There were some impressive clouds building up near the train station, but they eventually drifted into Laos. Here’s a shot I took and converted to an HDR photo, just playing around–probably with not that much success. It’s fun trying, though.
Storm Coming
I’ll soon do a final post of my most recent visit to Bangkok, including some beautiful (I hope) night shots of the skyline.