Chiang Mai, North Thailand October 29-November 2, 2008 Part 3

On our last day in Chiang Mai, we enjoyed a personal tour given by a local guide, Son, on recommendation from an American gentleman we met at dinner at the Osteria Wald Italian Restaurant. Son picked us up in his car at 9 a.m. and took us to the famous temple, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, overlooking the city, 16 km to the northwest. It was first established in 1383 A.D. under King Keu Naone and is one of the most sacred temples in the north of Thailand. 300 steps (or a tramcar) lead to the wat at the end of a winding road up the mountain at 1676 m.



Partial city
walls and a
moat
surround the
inner city of
Chiang Mai
(c. 1800)







Three Kings
Monument
in front of
the City Art
& Cultural
Centre









Night
Market
downtown











City of
Chiang
Mai from
Doi Suthep
Temple











Doi Suthep













Typical tacky (?)
tourists at the
Temple!












Temple
grounds















Trumpet
flowers















Beautiful
bouganvillea















Temple
Building
















Nail Dance












Another
dance
troupe











Worshippers
with lotus
flowers











Huge bill-
board of
Thailand's
King and
Queen by
entrance
to Wat




Jumpa lagi...