yesterday was short.We went to Wat Chiang man is the oldest in Chiang Mai. It it was built and lived in by a King while Chiang Mai was being built.the temple holds one of the most treasured artifacts in Thailand. A Buddha image called Phar Sae Tang Kamini (crystal Buddha ) it is not known when it was carved but was mentioned in 1296 when the king arranged for it to be brought to Chiang Mai. A war was fought over this , after it was returned a ceremony has been...

This zoo is out of town up in the hills.It is lovely scenery. An incredible Nature walk. Great big trees lovely paths and lots of plants.there is a shuttle that takes you around the park and you can get off and on 7 times . They drop you off and you walk around looking at the animals. Then get back on the shuttle to the next stop.400 acres of walking.their aquarium is awesome! Very clean the fish are very healthy and active.we were very lucky . We had just c...

Got up early �� of course!   We figured out really quick ,coffee at home is very nice , you can have it in your pjs at 5:30 am.so that starts out a nice lesurely day.went for a Scorpion Tailed River boat tour today.very interesting. told us about the history, of the Ping River. The logging, losing a large bridge during a very bad storm. The first presbyterian missionaries came in April 1867. The ruler allowed them to stay at a public hall that ha...

There are certain things you must do when in Chiangmai Mai. One is the Saturday night market the others is the Sunday walking market.Once again they shut down the streets and everyone comes out with their wares.Clothing, lamps ,hats ,purses, food,books, soaps, herbs smoothies, shoes , did I mention food?There are very nice places to sit down and eat and cool down. but if the wind is blowing watch out for falling mangos. we were lucky it fell about 6 ft from us...

We had a busy day today.We have learned to bring in small breakfast snacks to hold us over till street venders open for breakfast here.At cafes where farangs (gringos) whites go the prices are about the same as US prices.But if you go to the local thais street market cafes we paid a total of 70 bhts that comes to about $2.00 for our entire meal.Roy got me a massage :) about $9. for a whole hour. It was wonderful!!Still trying to talk him into getting a massage ...