Chiang Mai

Taiten's new friend

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep 

For the past four days I have been spending time with the Family in Chiang Mai.  We arrived in the late evening and decided to venture down to the night bazaar.  It's a huge market which stretches over several blocks.  Here you can find everything from clothes and food, to entertainment.

The following day we went to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep which is a Buddhist temple.  Its famous for being one of the highest temples above sea level and is said to host a bone of Buddha himself.

After visiting the Wat we went up to the San Kampaeng Hot Springs.  These man made springs are about 100 degrees celsius, and are perfect for boiling eggs.  

Cuddling a Tiger

The next day Momma (Grandma), Taiten, Bow, and I traveled around Chiang Mai in a tuk tuk.  We first went and visited the Tiger Kingdom where we got to pet and cuddle with tigers.   You were given the option of going in a cage with small (baby), medium, or big tigers.  Due to Taiten's age (4) he was only allowed to go in with the small tigers since he could have been sought after as dinner.  It was a wise decision since even when we were walking around looking at the other tigers, the other tigers where looking at Taiten.  They were literally chasing him, jumping up at the walls of their cages, and staring him down.  After we went to a snake farm where I was graciously given the opportunity to kiss an Anaconda.  Our final destination was a monkey training school.  After watching a splendid performance where a monkey rode a bike, did backflips, and played basketball, we all got a picture with the brilliant actor.  Seriously never ever under estimate how smart these animals can be!  After such an eventful day we went back to the hotel and relaxed by the pool.

Kissing an Anaconda