We left Pai behind this morning and caught the early bus to Mae Hong Son. We had breakfast before boarding, hot soya milk and Chinese doughnuts! The bus journey was about 3 hours and in total we think there may be about 1864 bends in the road between Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai! A few of the locals were travel sick. They were very discretely sick into bags but the bus didn't smell too good.
After a brief stop in Soppong, we were on our way up into the mountains again. Eventually we arrived on Mae Hong Son. The bus stop was 1km out of town, so we walked. This gave us the chance to explore accommodation for the night. We headed to the lake and found a cheap, clean guesthouse with views over the lake.
After lunch we visited a temple on the lake which had an amazing wicker Buddha. This was a first as they are usually gold statues...
We continued on our temple trail. This time to a hill high above the town. There were a lot of steps to climb but the views, totally worth it!
When we arrived back in town a night market was in full flow. There was mostly local food stalls with lots of new things to try, so we did. Ginger tea, sesame seed sticks, rice sausage and a really hot, spicy dish that set our mouths on fire. We even tried soya milk with what looked like frog spawn but it must have come from a fruit!
After a brief stop in Soppong, we were on our way up into the mountains again. Eventually we arrived on Mae Hong Son. The bus stop was 1km out of town, so we walked. This gave us the chance to explore accommodation for the night. We headed to the lake and found a cheap, clean guesthouse with views over the lake.
After lunch we visited a temple on the lake which had an amazing wicker Buddha. This was a first as they are usually gold statues...
We continued on our temple trail. This time to a hill high above the town. There were a lot of steps to climb but the views, totally worth it!
When we arrived back in town a night market was in full flow. There was mostly local food stalls with lots of new things to try, so we did. Ginger tea, sesame seed sticks, rice sausage and a really hot, spicy dish that set our mouths on fire. We even tried soya milk with what looked like frog spawn but it must have come from a fruit!
