Sabrina bargaining the price of some products
The craziest Tuk-tuk driver in all of Chiang Mai, with the most tricked out cab
The Dining Room at 137 Pillars
Showing posts with label Chiang Mai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chiang Mai. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
December 29: Last night in Chiang Mai
Our last night in Chiang Mai was spent at the Saturday night market and having a delicious meal at our hotel.
December 29: Temples, and Tigers, and Elephants...Chiang Mai (Part 4)
Tiger Kingdom
We spent our last afternoon in Chiang Mai chilling with Tigers. At Tiger Kingdom you get up close and personal with the Tigers, rubbing their bellies and laying down with them. It was really quite amazing being so close to these gorgeous creatures. Our favorites were the largest and the babies. All of the tiger were calm and friendly (we were told that they were not sedated and that they just prefer to sleep during the day), the only feisty ones were the small tigers who wrestled with each other.
We spent our last afternoon in Chiang Mai chilling with Tigers. At Tiger Kingdom you get up close and personal with the Tigers, rubbing their bellies and laying down with them. It was really quite amazing being so close to these gorgeous creatures. Our favorites were the largest and the babies. All of the tiger were calm and friendly (we were told that they were not sedated and that they just prefer to sleep during the day), the only feisty ones were the small tigers who wrestled with each other.
The small tigers wrestling with each other
Curious Cat
Tiger high five
I hope Hudson doesn't get jealous
December 29: Temples, and Tigers, and Elephants...Chiang Mai (Part 3)
Wat Chedi Luang & Wat Phra Singh
These are two temples that are located in the old city of Chiang Mai. Chedi Luang means large pagoda in Thai and this is fitting because the pagoda is one of the largest structures in the city. Phra Singh is a statue of the Buddha that was supposedly very sought after by many temples and finally landed in this one. One of the creepier things that we saw in Thailand was the lifelike wax statue of a monk that used to worship in this temple. People come and pay homage to this deceased monk with flowers and donations.
Visiting the Hill Tribes
There are two sets of hill tribes that we visited, and the one that stood out were the Long Neck Tribes. These women wrap brass cords around their necks from a very young age and only change them 3 times in their lives. Once they are married they wear the same set of rings until they die, and even use straw to wash their necks inside the brass. The brass is so heavy that it lowers the position of the shoulders making them appear as if they have longer necks.
These are two temples that are located in the old city of Chiang Mai. Chedi Luang means large pagoda in Thai and this is fitting because the pagoda is one of the largest structures in the city. Phra Singh is a statue of the Buddha that was supposedly very sought after by many temples and finally landed in this one. One of the creepier things that we saw in Thailand was the lifelike wax statue of a monk that used to worship in this temple. People come and pay homage to this deceased monk with flowers and donations.
The monk's tooth The creepy wax figure of the monk
Visiting the Hill Tribes
There are two sets of hill tribes that we visited, and the one that stood out were the Long Neck Tribes. These women wrap brass cords around their necks from a very young age and only change them 3 times in their lives. Once they are married they wear the same set of rings until they die, and even use straw to wash their necks inside the brass. The brass is so heavy that it lowers the position of the shoulders making them appear as if they have longer necks.
Trying out a primitive cross bow, I hit they bulls-eye all 3 tries
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