A City Walk in Mae Hong Son…Starts at Rose Garden Tours next to the 7 Eleven…Where you can book your tours around Mae Hong Son with my friends Pranee & Niti Siriwat…

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Walk towards the lake opposite the Baiyok Chalet hotel…With the post office on your right and you will pass the Sunflower cafe on your left & bear right when you reach the lake past Piya guest house & walk around the lake…Wat Jong Klang is on your right which has an interesting museum which is worth a visit…The temple next to it is…Wat Jong Kham built in 1827…There are stalls selling local gifts & handicrafts in the grounds of these temples…Leave the temple facing the lake & walk to the right to the T junction and turn right past Palm House & Rom Thai guest houses on your left & walk keeping to your left to the bridge over the small Mae Hong Son river…Walk away from the large apartment building on your left…Down the footpath beside the river…All the way to the end where there is a park across the river on your left…At the end is a main road..Turn right & walk past Rooks Holiday Resort & the Mountain Inn on your left & walk up the hill with a monument on your right & Mae Hong Son Hill guest house on your left…At the top you will see the sports stadium…Keep walking to the first temple on your left & you will see through the entrance…Stone stairs going steeply up the hill…Walk up these & you will see a golden Buddha at the top & a nice view of the town…Walk past the Buddha down a pathway…There is a water pipe that you will have to climb over on the way…& when you reach a rest sala…Mind the low roof when you approach it…Turn left & walk up the footpath & steps which zig zag up the hill all the way to the temple on the top…This is Wat Doi Kong Moo…The main temple in Mae Hong Son…The view of the town & surrounding countryside is spectacular & you can watch the planes landing & taking off from the airport below you…Walk around the temple grounds & walk towards the rear and you will find souvenir shops & refreshments…You can also walk up higher to a large Golden Buddha statue at the top & a view over the hills to Burma…

There are 3 large bells near the viewpoint sala overlooking the town…You can ring these with the wooden sticks provided…Watch how the Thais do it…Then…Ring Your Bell…& make a wish at the same time…Ring the 3 bells…For 3 wishes…You will be glad you did…

Walk back down the stairs & footpath all the way to the bottom to the road & walk downhill a short way & turn left…Then you pass a department store on your right…Bear right at the fork in the road & walk to the end where you will see the Salween River bar & restaurant ahead of you & next to it is Lucky restaurant…The food in both is excellent…On leaving these places…Walk to your left to the crossroads & turn right past the Crossroads bar & walk past the ATM banks to… Rose Garden Tours…Tell everyone you meet that you are doing…A City Walk in Mae Hong Son…They will be amazed…Keep walking!

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Join us & Escape to Thailand…The Land of Happy Smiles…

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Keep smiling!

Yours truly

The Walking Man…