We stopped by this temple as part of a trip with Chiang Mai Biking. I’ve seen dogs at many temples and fish at some, but this one also had a rooster, cats, and rabbits. “Not for eating,” our guide assured us.
Quick Snack
These bamboo sticks are filled with sticky rice and beans and then sold by the side of the road. Super yum.
A Photo Tour of about 2.3% of the Temples in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai reportedly has over 300 temples (Wats). Thus far, I have visited 7 of them.
Most of the temple complexes within the city are open daily, making it easy to wander and appreciate without a plan. Since there are so many temples, it’s also easy to assume that wherever you are, you’ll likely be near one.
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Small Experiments in Daily Life
One of the things that I like about switching residences (and countries) every month is that it pushes us to experiment with how we orchestrate our lives. This naturally applies to what we cook, where we buy food, where we take Theo to play, etc. It also gives us a natural break point to revaluate our schedules and division of household responsibilities.
Elephant Nature Park
In many cases, elephants are treated quite badly in Thailand – used for illegal logging, tourist shows, or street begging. The Elephant Nature Park cares for more than 30 elephants, many of whom were previously mistreated. Groups of visitors can feed and interact with certain elephants, but the elephants otherwise spend their time wandering relatively freely within the grounds of the sanctuary.
Looking Up
A Disappointing American
My Chiang Mai taxi driver was excited to learn that I recently lived in San Fransisco (Oakland, actually, but SF has better name recognition) and told me he was a huge 49ers fan, even though they apparently aren’t very good anymore. He started naming quarterbacks and such until it became clear that he knows at least 1,000 times more about American football than I do.
Sometimes, I’m a disappointing American.
Books I Read about Thailand while in Thailand
Training Chopsticks
Our couchsurfing host Marcus in New Zealand was kind enough to give Theo training chopsticks that his kids had outgrown. With our upcoming three months in Vietnam, Taiwan, and Japan, I think they’ll be well used.
Yogurt Coffee
We have only just begun our exploration of the apparently vast world that is Vietnamese coffee. This is yogurt coffee!
(Also, after 35 years of shunning it, Brian is drinking coffee now. Crazy, right?)