S & E Asia 178 - N Thailand 36: Golden Triangle: Ban Doi Sa-Ngo: Lunch/Opium museum
Our destination for lunch was the "Le Vallee" artist residence, gallery and restaurant, run by a Thai woman who had lived in France and spoke perfect French. We had time to explore the grounds, view some of her paintings and then enjoyed an interesting lunch basically al fresco: under a covered roof just in case of rain, but with open walls, as it is quite customary here in these tropical locations.
After lunch, we moved on with our iron buffalo trucks to the nearby town of Sop Ruak at the confluence of the Ruak with the Mekong rivers, where we visited an interesting small privately owned museum dedicated to the world of opium.
Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.htmlTHAILAND COUNTRY INFO in set # 143:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-755664-1.htmlGOLDEN TRIANGLE INFO in set # 173:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-758433-1.htmlEARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105Thanks for visiting, for improved clarity please view the downloads. I look forward to your comments and questions.
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1 - Entrance to the "La Vallee" artist residence, gallery and restaurant
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2 - On the grounds of "La Vallee"
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3 - Though very rustic, everything is neat and well organized in this enchanting place
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4 - At lunch: Local river fish as a main course option
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5 - Grilled chicken as another option: Note how it is presented wedged between two bamboo sticks
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6 - Susan and I at lunch in the covered restaurant area with open sides
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7 - The owner and resident Thai artist, who speaks fluently French
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8 - Entrance to the House of Opium, a local private museum in nearby Sop Ruak
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9 - A museum exhibit of an interesting socio-agricultural calendar of the hill tribes in the area
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10 - Painting depicting poppy fields, exhibited at the museum
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For your reference:
11 - Detailed trip map of the Golden Triangle segment of our tour, Ban Doi Sa-Ngo and Sop Ruak are at the very top of the map
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Another interesting series, Joe. Susan is lovely.
NMGal wrote:
Another interesting series, Joe. Susan is lovely.
Thank you Barbara, glad you find this set interesting - Susan will be happy to hear your kind comment!
nimbushopper wrote:
Very nice!
Thank you Gary, glad to hear that you liked this set.
phlash46
Loc: Westchester County, New York
Nicely done as always; great trip (no pun intended)...
phlash46 wrote:
Nicely done as always; great trip (no pun intended)...
Thanks Bruce - it really was a great trip (but not THAT kind of a trip .....)!
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