We made it Thailand, safe and sound. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to stay with a friend of a friend, Libby, and she was a fantastic host. She also had an amazing house so we had all the comforts of home and it didn't really feel like we were backpacking. Chiang Mai is a very laid back town, but with plenty to do. We stayed for 5 or 6 days, I don't remember, and I felt like I could have stayed for a few weeks. We were able to check out a few of the temples, eat some great food, even vegetarian options for Katrina, rent scooters, see a few of the markets, and we did a Thai cooking class as well. Here are the first batch of photos from Chiang Mai.
Libby's house had these sweet trees which roots or branches came down.
Pond in front of her house
House Decoration
Katrina the first night when we went to the market
Just a big pile of glasses/sunglasses for 30 cents each I believe - as you can imagine, not the best quality
Libby, our host, on the left, with her friend Hally as we ordered sushi
Restaurant where we ate our first dinner in Chiang Mai, actually at the market
Sushi for four ended up setting us back 400 baht or a little over $13
Frozen ice cream... the woman actually pours a liquid onto a cold metal surface and scrapes it up occasionally until it forms a cold, solid substance.
Libby in the background watching
Katrina deciding what to order
Happy with her choice
Putting her helmet on for the ride home
Statue outside of a temple
Front of the temple
Inside the temple with a few people praying - pretty big Buddha statue
So, these guys were fake but looked real - kinda creepy...
Not quite sure what this is - perhaps a Buddha relic?
Place for the monks to sit during ceremonies
Lots of dragons at the entrances to temples and usually, one dragon eating another one
There was, what I can only assume, was a meditation garden with these signs posted on the trees
Some more words of wisdom
Dragon Time
Another Temple - there were a ton inside the old city walls and on bicycle, it was very easy to stop and see quite a few of them. There were probably 3 or 4 temples I didn't even take pictures at...
Monks
Inside one of the temples, some artwork
As I am sure you noticed, the design is usually quite similar
Yet another temple - some you could go in, some you couldn't
Perhaps the coolest of all was this one - however, you couldn't walk up the steps or get inside... bummer. Great to see in the evening though.
Another temple in the same complex
5 Headed Dragon that protected the entrance to the temple
A different angle - the camera doesn't really do justice to how big it actually was
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