The bus from Sukhothai to Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is the second biggest city in Thailand and is in the north of Thailand. From here a lot of trekking is done.
Dogs are everywhere in Thailand. Really everywhere. These ones are just chilling out on the steps of one of the wats in Chiang Mai. At this temple complex I also had a chat with one of the monks, a 24 year old from poor family who's only chance of getting any education was becoming a monk. The chats with tourists were his way of learning english.
Everyday of the week has a seperate Buddha image. If you count correctly however, you see 8 small statues. Wednesday has 2, one for the day and one for the evening. I haven't figgured out why yet.
The 3-day trek to Doi Ithanon national park. Including elephant riding, visit to a tribe village and bamboo rafing.Our guide, Mister P, was hilarious. This 59-year olf Thai guy was a former farmer and had been working as a guide for 5 years now. His english was actually pretty good, but he still kept repearing himself with only a handfull of sayings:
"Enjoy your life!!" This he would shout out very loud at any time, mostly during dinner, lunch or breakfast.
"Same same, but different"
"Buffalo soldier" Everytime we walked passed a buffalo. There this was not the only song-related saying.
"No woman, no cry - no whiskey I die" A free interpretation of the Bob Marley classic.
But Mister P was great. He cooked us dinner, carved us chopsticks and took care of entertainment.
leuke foto's, en leuke verhalen. het is een heel andere wereld
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHe JW,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenDat is toch wel even iets anders dan een wandeltocht in de Alpen of door Groot-Brittanie... keep up the good work. Eindelijk op werk even de mogelijkheid om eens naar je verhalen te kijken. Nu 1,5 week training en thuis geen internet dus nog geen mogelijkheid gehad...