Tootle around Chiang Mai

[maggies_lens]

We had SO much fun yesterday! Craig and Marion hired a couple of scooters and we had a BALL. I'm too hesitant to deal with Thailand traffic so I pillioned behind Craig. That's what yesterday's clip was about. We had to change scooters shortly after we started as ours was too weak to handle us both. The helmets were not exactly the standard I'm used to, and we rode in just light pants and t-shirts which I'd NEVER do in Melbourne. We could actually talk to each other rather than yell too which was awesome. We had far, far too much fun. Went up to see a huge Wat, then coasted down the entire 7k's back down the hill with the engine off as we had almost no fuel. Evil, evil fun!!! We then went to a shop that sells handmade Hill Tribe stuff, all proceeds going back to the Tribes, gives them alternatives to growing opium and logging. SO many beautiful things there! OMG! I restricted myself to a Hmong bag and a note book, and got a book about Thai stamps for dad who loves stamps :) Then we eventually found a celedon pottery place which was AWESOME. I could have spent vast fortunes in there very easily but I just don't have the room in my bag. I did get a couple small cute things. Today is our last day in Chiang Mai, we leave at lunch time. I SO don't want to.


Our little noble steed!!!!




Little Hill Tribe girl, omfg how CUTE is she?!?!?!?


OMG I have to climb WHAT??!?!?


Craig wasn't too impressed either :D


Reclining Buddha




The lotus flower is considered very lucky here as it is shaped like your hands when you pray


Awesome bougainvillea for the WIN! And no I didn't screw up my metering, this was taken IN THE CLOUDS!


HE PHOTO BOMBED ME!!!!!


I will let you draw your own conclussions why I took this shot *evil grin*


PEEK A BOO! These froggies were inside these hollow statues in a little pond, made them sound like huge MONSTERS! :)


Oh we're screwed...


So cute I couldn't stand it


Rain clouds over Chiang Mai


The noble STEEDS! I sat behind Craig the whole way, entirely too much fun :)


Celedon pottery, love this little kitty :) I now own one :)


BRIGHT! I didn't buy a pony


SWEET! Yeah I got one ;)


They like it BRIGHT!!!!


soooo beautiful!!!!


I so wish i could fit one of these into my bag!


Too cute for words! Am making this when I get home :)


BRIGHT! But awesome


STUFF! The hat is from Craig. We did a tacky-cool gift exchange, he got me that :D I love it, and te scary thing is, it seriously suits me :D The book is for dad. The note book and the Hmong bag are MINE! I think I will need to get them fumigated when I get home but meh. I LOVE that bag!!! And yeah that's 'The Life of Pi' on the chair seat :) Good book. I didn't want to unwrap the celedon stuff as it's n bubble wrao etc.



Ok, better get going. Power is getting cut off here shortly. And have to pack. I'm going to really miss Chiang Mai.

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[ilikerivers.livejournal.com]

What temple is that? It looks familiar to me, maybe I've been there.

Wow at all the beautiful crafts!

[maggies-lens.livejournal.com]

This was Wat Doi Suthep, located outside Chiang Mai. You go up into the hills. Then you have to climb A BILLION stairs to reach it. :)
Oh the crafts were goooorgeous. I love Thailand, everything is so BRIGHT and outrageously out there and unashamed of it's garishness :) Wait til I show you one of the shirts I have purchased for myself :D