It seemed like I should take time, after being here almost a year,
to visit The temples of Chiang Mai, the capital of north Thailand, and the second largest city. So I planned a short September weekend trip… taking a
Friday overnight bus (14 hours) to 700-year old Chiang Mai, also called the "Rose of the North". I arrived early Saturday morning and took a "Tuk-Tuk" (a three wheeled motorbike with places to sit in the back) to the old gated city where Wat Chiang Man is located. It is the oldest of Chiang Mai's 300-plus temples. It is customary to light a yellow candle, three sticks of incense and offer a flower before bowing three times at the Buddha alters. After making a donation and buying a string of 108 wooden prayer beads, I started a self guided "Walking Wat" tour and in a few hours saw many varied exquisite and ornate temples as you can see from the photos.
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| Wat Chiang Man |
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| Notice the sign in English, the Thai know to take off their shoes! |
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| Families and visitors are always coming and going to the Wats. |
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| Elephants surround the Chedi at Wat Chiang Man |
The Golden Buddha holds his hands in Blessing
It seemed like I should take time, after being here almost a year,
to visit The temples of Chiang Mai, the capital of north Thailand, and the second largest city. So I planned a short September weekend trip… taking a
Friday overnight bus (14 hours) to 700-year old Chiang Mai, also called the "Rose of the North". I arrived early Saturday morning and took a "Tuk-Tuk" (a three wheeled motorbike with places to sit in the back) to the old gated city where Wat Chiang Man is located. It is the oldest of Chiang Mai's 300-plus temples. It is customary to light a yellow candle, three sticks of incense and offer a flower before bowing three times at the Buddha alters. After making a donation and buying a string of 108 wooden prayer beads, I started a self guided "Walking Wat" tour and in a few hours saw many varied exquisite and ornate temples as you can see from the photos. 
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