where we slept..Chiang Mai

In Chiang Mai we stayed at the Ibis hotel.  This is our go to budget hotel when we are looking for someplace clean and inexpensive.  We have stayed in several Ibis hotels throughout Europe, they have never let us down.

Greg's daily Ibis breakfast

One night of heavy rain kept us in for dinner

My dinner at the hotel one very rainy night, this was very very good

our room, which we loved

my ibis breakfast plate

breakfast each morning on the patio.  We are always one of the first to eat hotel breakfast, when it is fresh and uncrowded.  After we are done it is 7am and we look at each  Now What?

The answer is yes

A friend asked if the people in Thailand were friendly towards us.

dream come true.....

We went to Thailand to eat, attend the Loy Krathong festival and to be an elephant owner for the day.  As an elephant owner for a day, you get to spend a day with your own elephant, you feed, bathe, learn basic commands and exercise your elephant. This was an amazing unforgettable experience.  

let there be light

We planned our trips dates to coincide with the Loy Krathong festival.  During the festival thousands of lanterns are released into the sky. The lanterns are released into the sky to pay homage to the god of water.  To show gratitude for the gift and apologize for the abuse. When you release the lantern you also send up your wishes. Breathtaking, moving, beautiful,  surreal, amazing are words that come to mind.  I hope to never forget what is was like to witness this event.   This was our first day in thailand.

photo essay--Thailand street foods

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