Petchaburi

This was our final place before going back up to Chiang Mai for Songkran. This was another nice place and i'm glad we stayed a bit longer here. On the first day we went on a temple walk around the town. There were around 13 different temples and it took us most of the afternoon. 

 The second to last temple we went to had a huge Buddha! I had to take so many pictures in sections to get all of him in! The last temple we went to was on top of yet another hill. We went up a back road though so we didn't have to pay. Once up the top we looked around and at the view before coming across what seemed to be another market festival thing. We have been so lucky with our timing. We hung around till it started. We watched a performance of Mort Thai ( this time it was nicer, more like a dance as it was a show of skill and such) followed by a contemporary dance which was stunning. 

 Afterwards we looked around and sat down to make a fish out of some type of bamboo leaf. After watching some more dancing and fireworks we made our way back. On the way we got a bit lost but it was all good in the end. The next day we went to some caves. The first set was in a temple. A guide showed us around the caves and we then went in the temple. 

On the way out I was called over by a monk! I am always nervous when this happens. He started talking to me in Thai and I nodded only understanding about half of it. We were then given a lucky necklace which was really nice of him as he gave out different things to the Thai people around us. Afterwards we went to some other caves which were really nice and cool as the day was so hot. We then had a rest before going back up to the temple on the hill and thee festival thing. This time we spent longer making things before slowly making our way back. This time we didn't get lost!