Chiang Rai - The Art Route
Chiang Rai is much more than just The White Temple and The Black house..
The municipality of Chiang Rai has come up with a great initiative. Finally there are some signs for places of artistic interest. Last year it was extremely difficult to find the way to The Black House, now just look for the purple signs along the road. These signs are in English and in Thai language and tell you the name of the artists living in a particular area.
There is actually a map you can get in the hotels, or at the different artists house telling you about these spots around Chiang Rai province. It is really a mini adventure when you see a sign and finally get to the place.
We were really amazed by the great location and the design of Khun Teerayut and his wife Khun Orpins house. We thought we were lost but finally this little pearl appeared. It is recommended to call before you visit, something we didn't do but we were shown great hospitality wherever we went anyway.
We also dropped by to visit Khun Chaiwichit, admiring his more impressionistic work on the sakura blossoms of Chiang Rai.
On the way back to Chiang Mai, we decided to check out the progress of the White Temple and we were lucky enough to meet the master Khun Chalermchai himself that day.
