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HORIZON VILLAGE AND RESORT IS SITUATED AMONGST ABEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT BOTANICAL GARDEN. ITSARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IS BASED ON ON NORTHERN THAI/ LANNA ARCHITECTURE. THE HOUSE FLOOR, FORINSTANCE, IS RAISED HIGH OFF THE GROUND BYSEVERAL SUPPORTING PILLARS IN ANTICIPATION OFFLOODING IN THE RAINY SEASON AND TO PROVIDE APLACE UNDER THE HOUSE FOR SUCH WORK AS WEAVING,CARVING, AND TEXTILE DYEING DURING THE DRYSEASON. THE ROOF IS SLANTED TO PROVIDE A RUN OFFFOR RAIN AND HOSTS THE DISTINCT GALAE FROM WHICHTHIS LANNA ARCHITECTURE DERIVES ITS NAME. ANEXTENSION OF THE BEAMS FRAMING THE TWO LEGS OFTHE TRIANGLE FORMING THE ROOF, THE GALEE IS INITSELF A MASTERPIECE OF WOODCARVING. SOME SAYTHIS OBVIOUS PROTRUSION WAS PUT IN PLACE TO SCAREOFF CROWS AND RAVENS BELIEVED BY SUPERSTITION TOBRING BAD LUCK FROM PERCHING ON THE ROOF. OTHERSBELIEVE IT WAS INSTALLED BY THE BURMESE AFTERTHEIR CONQUEST OF NORTHERN THAILAND IN ORDER THATHOUSES WHERE THAIS RESIDED MIGHT BE EASILYIDENTIFIED. STILL OTHERS HOLD THAT THE GALAE ISBUT A LOGICAL EXTENSION PUT IN PLACE TOSTRENGTHEN THE FRAME AND ONLY IN LATTER DAYS WASIT WHITTLED INTO AN OBJECT OF BEAUTY ANDFASCINATION UNDER THE CRAFTSMAN TOOLS. HORIZONVILLAGE IS A PLACE OF DEEP TRANQUILITY. IT IS AGREAT PLACE FOR GUESTS TO TAKE TIME AWAY FROMTHEIR BUSY LIFESTYLES. HERE YOU CAN RELAX, ENJOYAND UNWIND. SERVICE IS PROVIDED IN A WARM FAMILYATMOSPHERE, AND IS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. YOUWILL FEEL JUST AT HOME. THE MENU INCLUDES A RANGEOF HEALTHY FOODS INCLUDING MACROBIOTICS ANDORGANICALLY GROWN PLANTS. ALSO AVAILABLE ARENORTHERN THAI STYLE HEALTH MASSAGES WHICH OFFER ATRADITIONAL BLEND OF THAI HERBAL REMEDIES ANDBODY TREATMENTS TO HELP YOU RELAX YOUR MIND, BODYAND SOUL. |
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FROM CHIANG MAI AIRPORT / CNX /..............20KM NEDRIVE TO MAHIDOL ROAD AFTER LEAVING THE AIRPORTTERMINAL. THIS ROAD LEADS YOU TO SANKAMPAENGDISTRICT. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A TUNNEL UNDER THEBRIDGE, TURN LEFT ON THE FIRST INTERSECTION ONTHE RING ROAD. DRIVE ON UNTIL YOU SEE ANOTHERTUNNEL. DRIVE THROUGH THIS TUNNEL AND YOU WILLFIND PAYAP UNIVERSITY ON YOUR LEFT. DRIVE PASTPAYAP UNIVERSITY AND TURN RIGHT AT THEINTERSECTION FOR CHIANG MAI CHIANG RAI ROAD /HIGHWAY NUMBER 118 / . YOU WILL FIND SAM YAEGMARKET ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE. DRIVE STRAIGHT ONUNTIL YOU PASS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND YOU WILL SEEANOTHER INTERSECTION. DRIVE STRAIGHT ON AND KEEPGOING FOR ANOTHER 15 KMS, YOU WILL SEE A SIGN FORTURN LEFT TO DOI SAKET, FOLLOW THIS ROAD FORANOTHER 15 KMS AND THE RESORT IN ON YOUR LEFTHAND SIDE. THE RESORT IS IN THE SAME AREA WITHTAVEECHOL BOTANICAL GARDEN. |
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