We've never been to northern Thailand and are quite enjoying the small city of Chaing Mai. There are not many buildings over 4 or 5 storeys and no buses, only truck taxis and tuk tuks for getting around. But it has been discovered by the travelers and they are catered to with abundant markets for shopping and activities to keep us busy--elephant riding, tiger cuddling, trekking to villages, zip lining, and rafting all available within a reasonable distance.
Everyone here reveres their king--he is almost a deity. His photo, from
various ages is everywhere. Big ones. And, as John says, they seem to make a bit of a Ken doll of him, with photos of him in a cowboy hat, as a photographer, and we saw one print of him with Elvis. At a market we attended one night everyone suddenly stopped, mid- haggle, to stand at attention while someone with a traveling speaker played, what we guess is, the national anthem. He must be quite a guy.
Our favourite part of the culture has got to be the food. Every day we look forward to yummy noodles, various types, and rice done up in some amazing way--3 times a day. It must be almost
lunch time now.....
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