Like I mentioned in the last post, we loved Chiang Mai. Most of all it was just SO nice having extra time with K – a treat for me and the kids. He and Jonno were also able to continue managing the Sihanoukville build from here as well as evaluate how the build had gone in order to apply lessons learned to the Siem Reap build (whenever that happens).
We packed in quite a few things during our time there. One of the first things we did was take a trip to a Wat up a hill – Chiang Mai is packed full of temples. They’re fascinating to look at – not just the architecture but all the iconography.
One day we went and had lunch at Tiger Kingdom so we could look at the tigers without paying for the experience. The tigers quite liked young Noah – I think they were salivating at the sight of him to be honest. We then took a visit to the Queen Sirikit Botanic Gardens up the hill from Tiger Kingdom – these were beautiful. They have a walkway that takes you over the top of the jungle. I was quite enamoured with some of the stunning leaves.
We took a day trip to the Chiang Mai zoo, which is pretty huge. The kids enjoyed feeding the elephants. Ezekiel loved the hippos – and the panthers took a liking to Noah again – he must be the right size for a couple of delicious mouthfuls in their minds!
We also visited a few incredible waterfalls. I LOVED these experiences. Sitting underneath a waterfall and letting it rain heavily onto your head is an invigorating, cleansing experience!!
On our second to last day we also visited another lot of waterfalls. These ones were called the sticky waterfalls because the rocks are porous and you can scramble up and down them – which is pretty epic!!! The photos don’t look like much, but the water was super clear and it was a lot of fun.
Chiang Mai is also home to a variety of excellent markets. The Sunday Night Walking market is a huge assortment of craft, clothes, food, souvenir stalls. It has really high quality handicrafts – sometimes we even watched the crafters at work. We visited there a couple of times as it was so enjoyable.
There are also an array of amazing food markets that open at night – a wonderful atmosphere to enjoy. I highly recommend visiting Chiang Mai!!
The Chann Family: Capers in Cambodia 