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Chiangmai graffiti!
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The trip begins.
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Three Kings Monument
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My first Wat. Note the very distinctive architectural style. All too gleamy for me, but still quite beautiful.
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More wat.
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Even the road signs are so pretty and gilded.
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Fast hands making a banana 'rotee'.
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This 30 baht beauty was my first banana rotee of the trip, and wouldn't be the last. It would be the cheapest though.
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Chiangmai's Ping river at night.
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Thai Massage #1. It's not what you think.
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View from the 8th floor balcony of my hostel.
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Statue outside Wat Phra That, the temple on top of a mountain.
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Pretty stuff. Don't ask me about the religious significance too much though.
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View from a balcony in the courtyard of Wat Phra That
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This little collection of figurines led to a beautiful shrine outside Wat Phra That.
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Which was this one.
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The Buddha aisle
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Wall paintings of the Ramakien (the Thai version of the Ramayana).
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This beautiful golden Chedi is the centrepiece of this tiny hilltop temple.
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A closer view of it.
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Candles for the devotees.
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Cocky Buddha! This one's a hidden gem.
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Another Buddha aisle shot.
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Out cocky-ing the cocky Buddha.
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One of the things Thai Wats are very particular about is that your head should always be lower than that of any given Buddha statue. This one makes it a little hard.
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Dedications and obituaries. To monetary contributors possibly.
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Getting up the hill (Doi Suthep) was the easy part. Then there are these 306 steps to get to the temple proper.
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Song Kran day #1. As you can see, I'm utterly unprepared for a day of watery frolicking. Those cotton pants with their seemingly limitless water absorption abilities were the target of endless enemy fire.
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Mushroom tikka.
