A visit to the main temple of Chiang Mai

 

 

And Alicia’s favorite Mango Seat bar….

Chiang Mai. To the craft street – Silver, Cotton, Silk– but parasols were worth it!

 

      

 

Taking flight in tree tops  – Zip-line through the Jungle…

 

 

A day on a farm outside Chiang Mai – full day cooking school! And some picking ourselves (Leendert picking a Cashew!)…

    

Chiang Mai – temple visits. Up a hill – nice view. Long staircase, and lots of gold on top.

 

 

The symbol of a ‘white’ elephant which chose the temple spot, in contrast with today’s monks, slightly more tech savvy!

The Wat U-mong – a temple under ground – tunnels for prayer….   

Chiang Mai day one:  Quiet day till the evening – The street market and dinner in the old town (ladies in black).

 

On the way to Chiang Mai – Hot springs,… if it weren’t for the fact that it is physically on route one would not ever stop…

Chiang Rai – White Temple (and gold toilet), Sculpture details. Stunning in its detail.

Long-neck ladies – pity them…..

And the Black House Museum – eccentric!

Dad fighting Sigha Beer

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Biking in Chiang Rai, then elephants, then a boat

 

Dinner in Cabbages and Condoms. Great concept for a restaurant (not sleazy as you might expect); focus is on family planning and communicable deceases.  Lost of decorations with condoms (as shown below). Reasonable good food but service unfortunately was far below par.  Good Sex-Ed platform for the kids! Wat Po – and the Reclined Buddha  – incredible.

 

 

 

Blending in with the locals  – while the rain commences…

 

 

 

Dancing in the rainwater…

Spicy lunch at the museum (bit too hot!)  – the Siam Museum!

 

Bangkok, a vist at the Escape Hunt and great Maki place.

 

A day in the apartment – Heidi as High School principle.

Forgot to take pictures at diner with the tailors. But the ‘roll my car away’ parking was pretty funny. No hand break so if a car needs to get out, the Honda gets pushed back- or forward!