Wat Phra That Mae Yen

Walking past the farms on the way to the temple

Aptly named, the temple sits on a hill
with a very long staircase leading up
to the temple

Almost there!

Also known as the temple on the hill, Mae Yen has a wonderful view.  Although, it was overcast when I went.  The have a nice porch with chairs where you can sit and look out over the valley.  

There’s also another building, not sure if it’s part of the same complex or not, with a large reclining Buddha, biggest I've seen yet.

My visit to Mae Yen was interesting because it was almost empty.  There were a couple of Chinese tourists there and I only saw one monk.  If there hadn’t been so many red ants on the lookout porch I could have spent all afternoon there just relaxing.

This guy scared me!  I though he was real for a moment!

Awesome view!

After my visit to the temple I stopped at a vegan bakery and had a piece of their delicious vegan apple rum raisin cake!