Welcome to the Land of Dreams
Lao Sai still eat ice cream!!?!
wiseoldman drinking tea
We put up at Diamond Park Inn. For 550Baht a room, we get a decent sized room, quite comfy beds, and rather clean toilets. Only drawback is Wifi can only be accessed in the lobby area.
Recommended by bochapoldmen.
Lunch at a roadside stall selling pork, and other parts of the pig
delicious!
Chiang Rai is quite multi- religious. In close proximity, we found...
A Church
A mosque
And a temple
Here's why Chiang Rai is a land of dreams!
They have...
Vintage Combi vans that one can only dream of
cool looking 4X4s..
Dream bike
And dream weapon collection!
Wiseoldman decided to send the souvenirs he bought back to the rest of the Bochap group by air mail. So guys, look out for the parcel!
Oldman at his favourite spot.
A cool road divider
Chiang Rai is also big on lotteries. They have a daily draw. Here's a kid trying to sell tickets to passing cars.
And another one.
Here's the best of the lot, a dog picking your lucky lottery ticket.
The old clock tower in Chiang Rai was replaced by this new golden one to honour the King.
The famous clock tower that changes colour between 8 - 9 pm.
Citizens paying their respects to King Mengrai. Mengrai the Great was the first king of Chiang Mai, capital of the Lanna Kingdom.
Worshippers of the King
Burning Bush
Pavillion at the centre of the night bazaar
Dinnertime!
Kids playing in the make believe ship
girl behind bars
Tigress cub
Future monk
Planning for the next day for the BIG crossing. We ARE finally going to Laos!!
