 View of the mountain west of Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep, from Jeng's apartment |
 Dad and Jeng driving up to Doi Suthep on the motorbike |
 I rented a motorbike and headed to Doi Suthep, the small mountain just west of Chiang Mai |
 Gateway to Doi (Mount) Suthep |
 Kinaree greet the visitor to Doi Suthep |
 Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep and Phuphing Palace are two main sights on Suthep Mountain |
 View of Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep |
 View of Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep |
 Part of Chiang Mai airport from Doi Suthep |
 View of Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep |
 View of Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep |
 The King and Queen of Thailand |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Elephant statue at the base of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Elephant, Doi Suthep |
 Gate to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Motorbike parking area, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 306 steps to the temple |
 Naga steps, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Thai children in the traditional clothing of hill tribes, Doi Suthep |
 Naga staircase leading to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, established in 1383 |
 Guardian, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Statue of King Kue Naone mounted on an elephant |
 Elephant statue, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Ornate door, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 White elephant shrine commemorating the founding of the temple |
 Inner courtyard, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Vihan, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Vihan, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Vihan, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Vihan, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
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 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Dad at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Dec 2007 |
 Jeng, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Dec 2007 |
 Offerings, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Temple offerings |
 Buddhas surrounding the central chedi, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Buddha, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Buddha with a folded umbrella |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Offering bowl, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Thais lighting insense sticks, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Supplicants, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Supplicants, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Green glass "emerald" Buddha, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Green glass "emerald" Buddha, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Green glass "emerald" Buddha, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
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 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Main courtyard, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Senior monk speaking with visitors to the vihara |
 South Vihara, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
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 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Cloister surrounding the main courtyard, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Large Buddha in one of the two viharas |
 Vihara (north), Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
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 Vihara (north), Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Cheetah mural, Vihara, Doi Suthep |
 Vihara mural, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Mural in the north Vihara of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Green four-armed elephant, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Green four-armed elephant, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Temple bells, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Woodcarving of elephants by a temple on a mountain |
 Peacock, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Museum, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Thai Royal Family in a large photo displayed at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
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 "Omniscient Cock" Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Various pre-euro European banknotes left as offerings over the years |
 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
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 Jeng chatting on the phone, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Jeng, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Jeng, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Souvenir shop at the base of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
 Bhubing Palace, the King of Thailand's mountain retreat, Chiang Mai |
 Thai flag and Royal banner, Bhubing Palace |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing, Chiang Mai |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing, Chiang Mai |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Winter palace of the King of Thailand, Phra Tamnak Phu Phing, Chiang Mai |
 Kinaree mother and child, Bhubing Palace |
 Kinaree mother and child, Bhubing Palace |
 Garden at Bhubing Palace, Chiang Mai |
 Ceramic statue in the garden of Bhubing Palace |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing, Chiang Mai |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Winter Palace of the King of Thailand, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 "We Love The King" Chiang Mai |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing |
 Palace garden, Bhubing Palace - Phra Tamnak Phu Phing, Chiang Mai |
 Bamboo, Bhubing Palace garden, Chiang Mai |
 Steep road, Doi Suthep (1676m) |
 There are several hill tribe villages on Doi Suthep |
 Meo Doi Pui village, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai |
 Hmong hilltribe village, Doi Suthem, Chiang Mai |
 Hmong Village (Ban Mong Doi Pui) Doi Suthep |
 Ban Mong Doi Pui village, Doi Suthep |
 Hmong village market, Doi Suthep |
 Hmong village market, Doi Suthep |
 Hmong village market, Doi Suthep |
 Hmong village market, Doi Suthep |
 Hmong village market, Doi Suthep |
 Hmong village market, Doi Suthep |
 Hmong village market, Doi Suthep |
 Hmong women embroidering |
 Hmong village market, Doi Suthep |
 Hmong village market, Doi Suthep |
 Doi Pui Hmong Village, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai |
 Doi Pui Hmong Village, Doi Suthep |
 Shrine, Doi Pui Hmong Village |
 Shrine, Doi Pui Hmong Village, Doi Suthep |
 Shrine, Doi Pui Hmong Village |
 Shrine, Doi Pui Hmong Village, Doi Suthep |
 Doi Pui Hmong Village, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai |
 Doi Pui Hmong Village, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai |
 Hmong Village (Ban Mong Doi Pui) Doi Suthep |
 Doi Pui Hmong Village, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai |
 Doi Pui Hmong Village, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai |
 Hilltop road, Doi Suthep National Park |
 Coffee plantation, Doi Suthep |
 Coffee plantation, Doi Suthep |
 Coffee plantation, Doi Suthep |
 Coffee plantation, Doi Suthep |
 Bananas, Doi Suthep |
 National Park Thailand - BRT - The Thai Response to Biodiversity |
 Thailand drives on the left |
 Doi Suthep Mountain Road, Chiang Mai |
 Bon Voyage, Doi Suthep National Park |