I was bored on Saturday with no weekend plans, so I took a motorbike trip about 30 minutes away to the town of Lamphun. It’s not a tourist destination, so I knew it would feel very “authentically Thai” like my town, but its also a bit older and larger. It’s apparently known as the “City of Arts and Culture”. I spent the day walking around Lamphun, grabbing street food and exploring the quiet town. To be honest, there wasn’t much to do, but there were two temples that stood out. Wat Pra That Hariphunchai is a large Lanna-style temple built in the 11th century, and its Chedi dates all the way back to the 9th century. In the southwest corner of the temple are the imprints of four footprints, believed by many Buddhists to be the footprints of Buddha himself. I also visited Wat Chamthewi, which was built in the 13th century.
A rice paddy I passed on the way to Lamphun. 
Wat Phra That Hariphunchai 
DRAGONSSSSS 
More Wat Phra That Hariphunchai 
It is old. 
Oldie but a goodie 
A market on a bridge over the canal that surrounds Lamphun. 
The Ping River 
The city used to be named Hariphunchai and they forgot to change the sign. 
Wat Chamthewi 
The detail that remains after hundreds of years is impressive. 
This is just a random cool building I saw while driving (don’t worry I pulled over to take the photo).