January 26, 2014 Sunday

This is my last Sunday in Chiang Mai for this trip.

I joined Linda for breakfast at the Tamarind Village, and took this shot of the large and beautiful tree in the courtyard of the Tamarind Village.

After breakfast, I wandered over to the Monument to the Three Kings, and went into the Lanna Cultural Museum across the street.

Lanna was most of northern Thailand and Laos prior to the the merger of Lanna and Siam to become Thailand in the last half of the 19th century. This is a good museum, and it would take a few visits to absorb all of the information. I do not even remember the significance of this shield and the two elephant tusks, but they are large and quite striking.

The construction in the square across the street in front of the Monument to the Three Kings continues in earnest. Here is just a small view of a crew laying large granite or marble tiles.

Today, I was able to get inside the construction in front of the Three Kings Monument, and was able to get a pretty good picture of the three kings who founded Chiang Mai. This monument is a favorite of mine – I just love their confident attitude.

Walking back to 3-Sis, I noticed another array of rice for sale at a local market.

We often think that Asians mostly eat plain while rice, but there are at least 15 kinds of rice at most markets. It is not just plain white rice.

Sunday Night Market

After a rest in the afternoon, it was off to the last Sunday Night Market for this trip. The Sunday Night Market in Chiang Mai, also known as “Walking Street Chiang Mai” is held every Sunday on two of the main roads in the old city. Walking Street Chiang Mai is a large social event, and is attended by about half Thai people and half tourists.

Linda and I had been here before, so one of our interests was a foot massage for me by Nam on the left in the picture (actual name Aria) and for Linda by Nam’s sister Aae (actual name Wantanee).

The Sunday Night Market is becoming more and more crowded, so after my foot massage, I did not stay much longer. It is an interesting market, and it can be fun. No alcohol, no smoking, many families, and generally a good time.