Follow this midlife mess in motion on a 3 month journey to the opposite side of the world
where I plan to sweep out the brain closet and unpack the shenanigans of my inner child.
God I hope they have coffee.

033 – Chiang Mai Day 2

Borsang Umbrella factory

Phrain Tha. The man obsessed with umbrella making.
The map. We were at the umbrella place and wandered over to the paper place and the market area. We did see the big Dutch windmill, which was odd, until you realize the Dutch did a lot of trade in SE Asia. No, still odd.
Mandatory selfie under the sign.
Photo bomb
fancy
No idea what is written on these things, but I’m trusting them.
Another odd piece parked by the store.
Miss Universe with Borsang umbrella
Need bigger hands for that to be useful.
Their ‘museum’
Only look. Not for touch or sale.
Paint your own area. No.

Odd Tech museum

The process of making umbrellas

split the bamboo. Don’t miss, or blood and such.
Split bamboo ready for next step
big umbrella (red thing)
The pieces laid out to work with
string and glue
dry and paint. On umbrella, and apparently bags.

Wat Phra Singh

welcome foreigners
naga
back building had both lion and Naga
Front gate, or half of it.
Principal Buddha image
the guardians are my favorite part
Main building
Under repair, but still guarded.
this one had a snack
Wax monk building where I was blessed.
still thinking they are real.
A man gave me jewelry.
from a distance, on a holy day where everyone is meditating… heck yeah I thought they were real.
Okay, I guess. I was tempted to touch him. I did notl
another way to give merit and ask for blessings. Zodiac banners.
I lost track of what all the buildings are.
this one has a bell.
the chedi had an elephant walking out of it. Not sure why, but there it was.

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