Chiang Mai monuments

On our first day in Chiang Mai, we wandered through a market and were awed by what we saw. Here, people take their curry seriously.


Serving size?

We're used to getting a little container of curry paste and hanging onto it for months (years?) and we now understand what true amateurs we are.

The red curry comes in different flavors, thus the three red mountains -- the green curry just comes one way (see minor mountain below, at the back, on the left).


Curry by the kilo

We did tear ourselves away from food long enough to visit a few wats (temples); this one had interesting details both in and out -- including some great guardian creatures out front.


Wat Phra Singh

Let's get a close-up of that one on the right.


Straight out of Lewis Carroll

The hall here was covered with wonderful murals from (I think) the mid-1800's -- not particularly old, but very evocative, full of details about daily life --for people and monsters alike.
(We didn't want to use our flash so apologies for the dark photos.)


Battle scene


Got a light?


Regimental dress


Not so regimented... or dressed


And a few more temple guardians