Phrae, highly recommended little burg that time forgot. The northern train line bypassed it, and the teak trade has been caput going on 20 years now. So old Phrae, huddled snug inside its medieval ramparts, offered plenty of charm and was overflowing with small town hospitality.
We stayed a couple nights and were known entities by the time we departed.
Just outside of town, while beginning to make our way back to Chiang Mai, we passed a military base that was followed by what was presumably the temple associated with the base. Made for some strange adjacencies, like the war monument in front of some new, garish, standing buddhas. The place oozed money and more than a touch of tackiness - making it a perfect roadside attraction.
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