Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chedi Luang Ruins. They're not sure if it was an earthquake or canon fire which caused the damage to the roof. The Japanese and UNESCO provided funds to help restore the site, but decided not to rebuild the top as they weren't sure what it looked like!

We took the overnight train to Chiang Mai, the capital of Northern Thailand. Its a really chilled out city near the mountains. There are plenty of opportunities to go trekking in the jungle, to see the hill tribes with long necks, go on elephant safaris and bamboo rafting trips, but since we had just come from nepal and were so spoilt with the scenery there, we thought we'd save some money here and so instead spent two days just relaxing and eating in town.

Chiang Mai is also a significant cultural site for Buddhism, with over 300 Temples in the city. Reena and I decided to see two of the main ones. With all the temples and monasteries we've been to since Nepal, the ones here here in Chiang Mai were by far the most peaceful and well kept of them all. I love the roofs of the temples here in Thailand. They're like Chinese roofs but with extra curls!

One of the Temples around Chedi Luang displaying the lovely curly roofs.

Inside one of the Temples around Wat Prah Singh

In the grounds of Wat Prah Singh

Sooo easy to do in Thailand! There were all of these signs attached to trees in the grounds of the Wat Prah Singh