More Chiang Mai

Here some more of the stuff we have been up to for the past few days. We spent another day going around the city in particular we went to the Chiang Mai zoo and aquarium and the night bazaar. The aquarium has something like the largest under water tunnel in Asia.

The bazaar is held every night and sells all sorts of things like crafts, cloths, souvenirs, trinkets, etc... Everything has to be haggled for a lot so it can be a bit of a pain in the butt, but pretty cheap.

We spent two days, one night, at the Baanchang elephant park. That was a blast! It's a preserve to raise and rescue elephants. Most of the time was spent learning about the care of the elephants how to ride an guide them, feeding, bathing, etc.... It was a lot of fun. The first day we were with a group of people and the second day it was just the two of us. Staying overnight in the countryside at the camp was also an experience. The mahouts and our guide Tom were all very nice. Unfortunately our camera ran out of batteries so we didn't get very many pictures.

After the elephant park we stayed a night in the city and got some massages. We were pretty sore after two days with the elephants. Today we are back to the our first place the secret garden doing some laundry and hanging out. Then we are headed back into the city for dinner and the Sunday night market.

Here are some misc photos I took with my phone. We have been taking most with the camera.