Snake Whiskey and Opium at the Golden Triangle

esThe Myanmar and Thailand border at the Golden Triangle
Monks at the Golden Triangle viewpoint
Display of a man smoking opium. This position they found to work best as their head was already on a pillow while they went to dreamland....
iohhh bad picture of me, I just tasted the snake whiskey can I blame it on that??!!
Snake whiskey bottles on display for sale. Cheap!

OK I tried the Snake Whiskey but not the opium! Actually I didn't see any opium to try....surprise.
Today spent the day touring the Golden Triangle area starting with a tour of yet another temple but this one was even more amazing and beautiful than the last one! It had a museum as well with art from a man who rebuilt and recaptured the 'White' Temple called Wat Rong Khun.
Then off on a boat down the Mekong River and we could see 3 countries all at once, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar (Burma). Stopped off on a small area of Laos to see the village and had to try their snake whiskey (at 11 am good start to the day at least it was before the temple) . It was not very smooth and I had to have a piece of gum after to kill the taste.....
Saw water buffalo, raft homes, a big golden Buddha along the way back to Thailand and went to the Opium Museum and learnt all about the opium trade and the long neck people as well. Very interesting and very political. Then went to the Myanmar border at Mae Sai but couldn't cross because if I did when I came back into Thailand I could only get a 14 day visa at this crossing and it would shorten my stay in Thailand. Strange rules they have, nice to have a guide to inform us!