July 22, 2015

Riding High in Chiang Mai!

We were so excited to finally be off the bus, out of the back of the pick up truck, and in the peaceful refuge of the Amata Lanna hotel in Chiang Mai. What Aliya was most excited about was finally seeing her good friend, Sofia!

Our first day in Chiang Mai, we rode and bathed elephants on the Blue Elephant Tour (see our post Riding High)

Although Sofia did not go elephant riding with us, she did come over and spend the night with us, and of course swim in the pool with Aliya & Asher.

On our second day, we started our day with a yummy breakfast at the Cat House restaurant, before heading past the walls of the old city, which were built in 1296.

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Dragon Temple
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I think my favorite were crumbling remains of the elephants that lined the the ruins of the Wat Chedi Luang. It was so fascinating to imagine what the Wat must have looked like before the 16th century earthquake that destroyed it.
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