The whole time I've been in Chiang Mai, I've kept hearing about nothing but Doi Sutep and how important it was that I go. So, obviously, I was ecstatic to (finally) go to Wat Phrathat Doi Sutep!
The day started early at 8 a.m. with the knowledge that we would be headed to the winter palace first. We rode up the mountain in sung tao, which probably wasn't the best idea, as pretty much everyone got car sick. On the plus side, our driver bumped some early 00's slow jams and so we got to do some impromptu Mariah Carey, N*SYNC, Sound Garden and S-Club 7 karaoke. When we arrived to the palace, it was under renovations, so we spent the morning looking around the gardens.
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| because every garden needs some water pots |
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| Bamboo... the silly pose is courtesy of me modeling after a thai buddy of ours |
From there we went to Doi Sutep. It's always really hard describing the temples because they have this permeating atmosphere of reverence that make words completely insufficient. Of course, Doi Sutep was no exception. The best I can do is offer pictures.
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| these bells were the bringers of good luck for this temple- they made the most beautiful background noise chiming in the wind |
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| the gold pagoda |
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| seriously taken with good luck charms at temples |
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| the main temple |
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| monk that brought us good luck by flicking holy water on us |
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| walking around the gold pagoda 3 times with an offering for good luck |
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| not even photoshopped. |
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| one of the side-temples |
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| overlooks Chiang Mai |
Headed to Chiang Rai tomorrow!
-Haley
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