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planxty Says: I suppose, technically speaking, Baan Sao Nak is a museum, although it really does not feel like that. The name literally means "House of many pillars" and that is exactly what it is, supported by 116 of the things, although the ravages of time have dictated that they are...
planxty Says: Lampang has at least two night markets to my knowledge, and readers of my other tips know I love a good Asian market, so this one was ideal. It is the one on the North side of the river Wang (i.e. not the main part of town), just off Th. Ratsada and, as you can see from the...
planxty Says: Of the 31 Burmese style temples in Thailand, Wat Sri Chum is the largest and it is indeed an impressive structure. The building itself is obviously in the Burmese style as are the images inside. The construction is half brick and half wood in the castle style.Inside are...
planxty Says: Guidebooks mention the Lanna Museum within the complex of Wat Phra Keow Don Tao, included in the ticket price of that Wat, although at the time of my visit in December 2009 the place was closed. I made enquiries of a member of staff there and he told me that some Government...
planxty Says: Wat SuchadaramAdjacent to, and more or less in the same complex as, Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao is the much smaller but equally attractive Wat Suchadaram, and like so many religious structures in Southeast Asia this place has a nice if somewhat gruesome legend attached to it.In...
A wnderful wat with a great legend.
planxty Says: Wat Phra Kaew Don TaoThe tale of the magnificent Emerald Buddha which now resides in Bangkok is effectively one of travel, and Lampang features for 32 years of this odyssey, specifically the rather attractive Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao, of which the locals are rightly proud. The...
planxty Says: In these modern times when everybody has mobile 'phones to tell the time (wristwatches being so passe now), a good old-fashioned clock tower is something to see. I know I cna think of many examples from Europe and specifically my home country of Northern Ireland. In...
4 Reviews and 23 Opinions This hotel is placed in a very quite and beautyfull area. Staff are very kind and helpfull. Rooms...
Unnamed restaurant.: Wonderful local flavour.
planxty Says: This tip refers to a "restaurant" not actually in Lampang itself, but read on for the details, it is well worth it. This place is frankly one of the reasons I go travelling, for the sheer joy of being somewhere where you look different, can't speak more than about ten words...
Aroy One Baht.: Crowded and rightly so.
planxty Says: This restaurant, which I am told translates as Delicious One Baht (Baht being the Unit of currency in Thailand) is extrmely popular and consistently crowded with locals and tourists alike. Whilst I did not see anything on the menu at one Baht, it is certainly not expensive...
Please Bar / Restaurant.: Very good music.
planxty Says: Most of the places along Th. Talat Kao (the "night" strip near the river) seem to offer much the same services and, frankly, I think the place has become oversubscribed with venues. The customer base just will not support it. If you do like live music of the one man and his...
Gibbon Bar: If they don't want my money........
planxty Says: I had heard about the Gibbon Bar, one of the strip along Th.Thalat Kao the street nearest the river which seems to provide the town's nightlife. I wandered in one night and sat down, there being obvious waiter service. Well, I say obvious waiter service by which I mean there...
planxty Says: The bus station is a fair way from where you are likely to be staying on the main Asia 1 Highway at the junction with Th. Chantarasurin and it is worth investing a few baht in getting there by taxi. I wanted to get to Chiang Rai, a journey of perhaps four hours. I must...
planxty Says: There is a reasonable bus service connecting Bangkok to Lampang but, as I have mentioned many times elsewhere on VT, I adore train travel, especially in Asia so I opted for what I jokingly refer to as the backpacker express, which is one of the many trains running between...
National Elephant Institute: Elephant paintings
Willettsworld Says: As part of the show performed by the elephants at the National Elephant Institute, you can have the opportunity to buy the elephant flower paintings. The drawing instruments are paints brushes, paper or cloth. Elephants are able to draw because of their flexible trunks which...
picek Says: That's large book shop in Lampang (probably the largest one) and has also books and research papers (such as on Mekong) on region in English plus a lot of maps. Seems to be popular one as there are always many costumers (mostly Thai students). maps, books
Willettsworld Says: Lampang, also called "meuang rot ma" in Thai, meaning "Horse Carriage City", is considered by some Thais as the last paradise in Thailand. It is here that you can still find horse-drawn carriages in regular use for transportation. This, together with the relative lack of...
Willettsworld Says: The towns market is located right in its centre and seems to go on till quite late as I walked there after eating one evening, at about 10pm, and found people still selling fruit and veg on the street.Cnr of Boonyawat Rd
A proper charity and a wonderful place.
planxty Says: I have put this tip in the "off the beaten path" section prely because it is at some distance from Lampang, although the path is very well beaten with travellers and Thais alike.FAE Elephant HospitalI sincerely hope the reader is reading this in conjunction with my Thai...
planxty Says: I have put this tip in the "off the beaten path" section prely because it is at some distance from Lampang, although the path is very well beaten with travellers and Thais alike.I do not like to make, broadly speaking, political comments on VT and I know the website rightly...
planxty Says: If you are going to visit the very impressive and nearby Wat Phra That Lampang Luang under your own steam or indeed by private vehicle (hired taxi or the like), you may want to consider a slight detour to the very attractive Wat Lai Hin, a very attreactive temple complex. It...
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Lampang is located about one hour southeast of Chiang Mai, and makes for a pleasant stop over on your way to Sukhothai. I did not visit the town proper which is renowned for its horse-pulled...
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I am led to believe that the Thais call this place Horse Cart City and have a saying that if you have not ridden in a horse and cart in the place, you have not really visited. On that basis, I haven't...
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Lampang - City of Roosters & Carriages
Lampang was once known as Kukutthanakorn, or City of the Roosters. The name was derived from a local legend that describes a visit by the Lord Buddha. Beforehand, the god Phra Indra was worried that...
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