Goodbye to Lid and Pod
6 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
This afternoon we said goodbye to our guides Lid and Pod. They were excellent guides. Lid did enjoy taking about food and showing me pictures on his phone of all the food he talked about. I found thisLeia mais
Smile Lanna Hotel Chiang Mai
6 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Our home for the next 3 days.
Happy Hour
6 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
This Hotel has a number of activities including Happy Hour from 2 to 4, we just made it. Tea and fresh fruit sitting in a lovely garden and bar.
Night Markets
6 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Tonight, we went to what is advertised as the largest markets in Thailand. I would beg to differ. They did not seem that big. Hardly any people, which was great and not much variety. Dinner was alsoLeia mais
Wet morning in Chiang Mai
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Woke up to a rainy day, just what you don't need for a morning of visiting temples. We also get a new guide.
Temples
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
This morning we will be visiting 4 temples, Wat Phra Singh, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Chiang Man, Wat Suan Doc. All these temples same but different. There are over 300 temples here many are privatelyLeia mais
7 days of Buddha
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Traditionally it is believed that Buddha spent 7 days following his enlightenment thinking of the suffering of all living creatures and how unimportant his life was prior to reachingLeia mais
Monday - Carol
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
The posture of the Monday Buddha is one where the figure is standing with its right hand raised at shoulder height with the palm facing out. It represents Buddha pacifying the relatives afterLeia mais
Wednesday - John
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
The Wednesday Buddha posture is one where it is standing with both hands wrapped around a bowl. The statue signifies caring for others. While many initially believed that the statue illustrated aLeia mais
Wat Chiang Man
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
This temple had paintings all around the walls depicting the stages of the of how the Prince became Budha the enlightened.
Wat Phra Singh
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
This temple had a display of bees wax monks which are incredibly lifelike, from outside the temple I thought they were real monks.
Wat Suan Dok
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Wat Suan Dok is one of the oldest temples in Chiang Mai. Created by Phaya Kue Na during the Mengrai dynasty. This temple was originally the Royal Park of the early Thai Lanna Kings.
I wrote ourLeia mais
Around The Hotel
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Our tour today was only half day, so we have free time at the Hotel. So, we started with a short walk and then morning tea.
Poolside
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Lunch fish and chips and Quinoa Salad and then relaxing poolside reading.
Saturday Market's
7 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Tonight, we visited the Saturday Night Markets they were much better than yesterday's night market. They were busy with lots of stalls. We had dinner from street vendors and walked home.
Elephant Camp
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Today we are visiting an elephant camp where they look after mistreated and injured elephants.
Feeding the Elephants
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Being so close to the elephants was so much fun.
Jungle Walk
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Lunch Time
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Time for our lunch which included us cooking some of our own dishes. I made Pad Thai and John made the Papaya Salad.
Protein Mix
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
We then mushed up banana, pumpkin, salt , tamarind, cane sugar and rice with our hands and put the mixture back into the banana skin to feed the elephants some protein. Very messy especially with myLeia mais
Health Check
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
In the Mud
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Wash and Scrub
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Goodbye
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Our day at the Elephant camp has come to an end it was so much fun.
A funny thing did happen an Elephant trod on my foot surprising it only hurts a little. No bruising yet but a slight throb.
Drive Home
8 de outubro de 2023, Tailândia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
The drive home was just over an hour. At the Elephant camp the weather great however halfway home and it bucketed down, the traffic was slow, and the roads flooded. Once back at the Hotel the rainLeia mais
ViajanteHow good to have such good guides for that chunk of your trip.
ViajanteMaybe he got his name Lid, for being “top” of his tour guide class. Or maybe he got the name from always taking home food in a take away container but by the time he got home the lid was removed and the food all consumed…