Photographs of Thailand, batch 6 of 6

[dangermousie]

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.