Photographs of Thailand, batch 6 of 6
This is all Chiang Mai, all the time...
Our very cool hotel:
Early morning streets:
And, of course, temples:
Donation jars:
More temple stuff:
This part of the Wat is very very old, all the way back to King Magrai et al:
That crossing on the roofs is a distinctly Northern Thai style:
Monument to three Kings (Magrai being one of them) which started one of the earliest Thai kingdoms:
And some less exalted matters:
Yet more temples:
(As you can tell, it was very early, few people being around. Some monks, a few early devotees, and us):
EEEE! So much love for this Wat sign.
I fell in love with this part of the Wat:
Boy monks:
Did I mention my love for this?
Another Wat in the complex:
They love to do those creepy, life-like impressions of dead and saintly monks. We did not see this sort of thing in Bangkok:
More Wat shots (this time a carving detail):
Monk with donation jars:
The Divine and the Profane:
More Chiang Mai:
Signs on do and don'ts for silly farangs (inside a Wat):
More Wat stuff:
Various other awesomeness:
Robes inside a Wat (I think these are to decorate a Buddha):
Prettiness:
I loved this Wat with unholy degree of enthusiasm (it also had a Donald Duck outside, who I alas, did not photograph):
We took a trip up the river to a farm, but the boat trip itself (in a very small boat) was the best part. Here is the landing space:
River views:
This is what a rice field looks like:
Surreal image I adore:
Trip back:
Landing place:
More views of Chiang Mai (this was a very good restaurant):
And we end like we began, with Wat Phra Doi Suthep:
Cicrumnavigating in prayer, with lotuses in their hands:
A difference between the way sun strikes it, turns gold into silver:
I love people pictures:
Hope you enjoyed the photographs! I certainly enjoyed posting them. Next photo post? Buenos Aires.