Chang Mai

We made it to Chang Mai after a bit of an adventure. Word to the wise, think twice about traveling from Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal to Chang Mai (the biggest bus station) on a Friday night before a long weekend. We've never experienced such crowds or traffic... A trip that can be done in 6-8hrs took 14 (overnight).

But we did finally make it, and in retrospect it was all worth it. It wasn't long befor we started taking in some of the sites. Our first stop was Wat Soi Duthsep (spelling?) and below are a few of the pictures we stole. The temple itself islocated about 15km outside of Chang Mai on top of a small mountain. It was a fun bike ride!
Here is one of the 300 temples in Chang Mai...

And a very old one. This picture (small) doesn't do the carvings much justice but there are some really cool elephants on the temple as well.
Budda after a big meal...Your typical street food stalls where you can always count on a good and 'very cheap' meal.
And you can't visit Thailand without taking in at least one Thai Boxing fight.