The afternoon after the festival, we headed to a temple, best known for its White Buddha perched atop a hill, accessible by a staircase. The staircase is lined with bells, some 500 I believe, which the most enthusiastic visitors ring as they ascend and descend (250 on each side) for good luck. Located about twenty kilometers from Surin, it also offers a view of the surrounding plain.
Finally we went to the silk village, so called because it has workshops (one of which is mainly used for demonstrations) used to make clothing, scarves and other items in silk. They explain the process for coloring and use old manual wooden machines to do the hand weaving...
Taking advantage of the setting sun and this rural atmosphere we walked a little around the “silk village” towards the real local village, the pure and hard Thai countryside, the real one.
