I arrived in Chiang Rai, a small city in Northern Thailand yesterday at around 1:00. The airport only seemed to have like two taxis though since it took until a little after 2:00 to actually get one. After getting a quick late lunch I walked around the city a bit, seeing the rather impressive clock tower and the Chiang Rai International Flower Show. I also went to the Hill Tribes Museum (which didn't permit photos). The museum was well put together but was very word heavy; forentually they had words in English, somewhat of a rarity in Thailand. The next day I woke up kind of late and decided to check out the Temple of the Emrald Buddha, Chiang Rai and the other temple next door. While the original Emrald Buddha is in Bangkok contemporary Asian artists constructed a new Emrald Buddha in Chiang Rai. The Wat also had a small but we'll put together museum with some of the Buddhist stuff they acquired over the years. The next Wat was not as impressive. After getting some more money and figuring out how to get bus tickets, I found a Cat Cafe. A cat cafe is exactly what it sounds like, a cafe with cats in it. While it is hard to imagine that the health inspectors in a more developed country approving a restaurant filled with animals, I believe the concept originated in Japan, a country I always thought had quality health inspections. The coffee wasn't bad and was actually reasonably priced. The cats seem happy, well fed, and well groomed. At the end of the day I hit the night bazaar for dinner. The food was good but the Chiang Rai night bazaar is kind of small as these things go.
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Dad
1/10/2017 04:50:23 am
Liking the flowers, not so much the cats. I guess if you only have coffee, the health code is less of a problem
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