Chiang Mai in 54 Photos

It was rainy when we arrived in Chiang Mai last July, what with the wet season having just begun. Thank goodness DT could drive and we rented a car for the entire 5-day trip so we didn’t get very wet!

Wat Chedi Luang was one of the many temples we visited.

The food’s so-so, but I really like the ambience and decor of this café – The Flowery Home. It’s like a little English garden sprouted up in the middle of nowhere!

We walked towards the back of the night bazaar and saw that they were having dance performances for free. There are a few rows of plastic chairs in front of the stage where you can sit to watch.

Another café with great decor – this time with a retro theme. Again, the food’s not fantastic with a rather nasty-tasting meat patty, but the ambience is great.

We stopped on the way towards the Wachirathan waterfall to snap some photos of the breathtaking scenery. It was blindingly sunny, but at least it wasn’t raining!

And here’s the Wachirathan waterfall. You can feel the mist and spray of the waterfall as you’re climbing up the rocks. They’re quite slippery from the water so wear proper shoes!

With the mist all around, this place looked like a secret garden of sorts. Your legs have to be covered to get in, as with all the temples in Chiang Mai! We also spotted a really funny-looking creature on the ground. It looks like a fat, fuzzy caterpillar.

Simple, but delicious. Enough said.

We hardly ate any Thai food on this trip to Chiang Mai! This is a café serving western fare in a beautiful setting – Nakara Garden, also known as Nakara Jardin. Prices are a little on the steep end, and we saw many well-to-do locals and expats eating there. It’s also right next to a river which I thought would enhance the beauty of the place, but it was murky brown…

On the way up to Doi Inthanon!

We had lunch (Thai food, finally) near Doi Inthanon, and had fun saying hi to the swans and ducks in the pond.

A close-up of the moss growing on a statue.

And here we are at Doi Inthanon! The sky was quite overcast when we reached, but the strong winds blew some of them away and there were peeks of blue sky here and there. Climb up and you can feel the sun and wind on your face!

I took a shot of this piece of art at the night bazaar while the artist was taking a break. I always wonder how long they take to finish carving a piece like this!

Mon Cham was amazing. I felt like Maria in the Sound of Music running through the fields of flowers! The air was very refreshing and the colours, beautiful. There were quite a lot of huge flying insects though!

You can also have lunch at Mon Cham, which we will definitely come back to try! Stunning scenery and good food – what more could one ask for, right?