shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart downy sins of streetlight fancies chase the costumes she shall wear ermine furs adorn the imperious severin, severin awaits you there i am tired, i am weary i could sleep for a thousand years a thousand dreams that would awake me different colors made of tears‘Shiny shiny,  shiny boots of  leather…’ , woops , distant memories of a mispent youth with the sounds of The Velvet Underground ringing in my ears; can’t help getting that song in my head everytime I pass this Wat.

Yet another Wat located along Sri Poom, the top moat road , on the outside of the Old City, Chiang Mai;

Wat Maor Kam Dtuang is easy to locate, just look out for the shimmering shiney walls that mark its border with the pathway.kiss the boot of shiny, shiny leather shiny leather in the dark tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart severin, severin, speak so slightly severin, down on your bended knee<br /> taste the whip, in love not given lightly taste the whip, now plead for me i am tired, i am weary i could sleep for a thousand years a thousand dreams that would awake me different colors made of tears<br />  shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark<br /> severin, your servant comes in bells, please don't forsake him strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart

Within the medium sized compound you will find the Wat itself, a beautifully decorated Vihara and some quite extensive ‘activity’ buildings.

Another unique feature is the quite original statue depicting Pa Ya Nak. pa-ya-nak

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