Mae Hong Son, the Town, the City, it's Temples and Walking Night Market

   
     Ploy and I recently took a road trip from Chiang Mai all the way to Mae Hong Son. The road is famed for having over 1000 hair pin curves. In actuality, the road has over 1,800 sharp corners. It a majestic ride through the northern mountains of Thailand. We ran into some rain along the way, and had two close calls, when the front tire of our bike hit slick spots.    That will wake you up for sure, if you have never experienced it before.  Still, we persevered, and made it the rest of the way to the small city nestled in the mountains.

     Please enjoy this post, and look at all of the pictures. We have detailed everything you will find in Mae Hong Son, from the temples, to the lake and the park, to the walking street, and its food vendors, as well as the guest house scene inside the town.

    Above the city is a most revered "Wat," or temple, which has stood looking down and protecting the city for four hundred years.

     The first evening we arrived, after checking into a nice little hotel along the edge of the lake, we drove up to pay respects to the two Pagodas on top of the mountain at the edge of Mae Hong Son. Here are the two Pagodas, in the dwindling evening sun.

   

I love the Palm tree alongside the temple.

     Here is a guard at the temple's entrance. It is a giant stone lion, in full battle armor. The mountains surround the valley of Mae Hong Son.

How to hand make delicious Thai Spring Rolls. Follow these step-by-step pictures, and be making fabulous Thai Spring Rolls tonight!

     Here is a recipe from our newest cook book, here is a LINK to our book,
Maine Lobster, Thai Style.

     Have you ever tried to make high quality spring rolls at home, and they fell apart while trying to eat them? 
     Well, Not anymore. Follow our simple step by step pictures.

Please take a look at our how-to-roll spring roll recipe, and you will be rolling fabulous Thai Spring Rolls right away.
     If you prefer, chicken or ground pork can be added instead of Lobster, or simply add vegetables only for deliciously fresh vegetarian spring rolls!

        Lobster Spring Rolls

      Delicious Hand Rolled Spring Rolls are sometimes difficult to find, much less to make them at home yourself. Please follow these simple step-by-step instructions and it will be easy for you to wrap them yourself. With the correct rice paper wraps, and by prepping the ingredients as we do, it will be simple to create flawless spring rolls at home. They will be the perfect appetizer for a Lobster Thai Fusion meal, or the right snack and conversation topic when hosting your next cocktail party! Our handmade Thai Spring Rolls have a unique new twist: 
Fresh Maine Lobster.

Ingredients and Preparation:
     1 pack of Rice Spring Roll Wrappers. (They are widely available in all large supermarket chains. You will likely have to look in the Asian food section, or Japanese section.) 1 head of Romaine Lettuce, 1-2 green peppers, fresh Basil leaves, 4-5 white mushrooms, 1 cucumber, 2 eggs, and of course 1 Lobster!