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| Ali on her bed in the over-night sleep train from Chumphon to Bangkok |
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View down the train from my bed The Bangkok Train Station - we spent 2 hours here on our way from Koh Tao to Chiang Mai  Ali reading on the benches in the train station while waiting for our train to arrive  Our first ride in a tuk tuk ever - coming home in the pouring rain after a day shopping in the mall  Ali locking up the bikes we rented  The first wat we visited - it was smaller and we were not allowed in it  elephant statues lined the front walkway to the wat  A second smaller wat on the same property  Another awesome elephant statue!  They love to put these tiny statues everywhere in the city!  I'm super cool :)  They really love elephants  The original Wat    These mini wats are located ALL over the cities of Thailand. I'm not exactly sure what they are for, but sometimes locals will pray in front of them or they are outside their shops for goodluck or something  More mini wats, located beside the actual original wat       Typical Chiang Mai Street  The second wat we went to was much larger. Some of the smaller wats in the complex did not allow women in.  The new wat is in the foreground, the older original wat is in the background      The inside of the new larger wat       This sign was really funny (what to do and not to do in temples). I think it was from the 70s or something...  The original temple    View of the newer Wat from the back  The Free Bird Cafe - an awesome restaurant supporting local communities and free trade  View #1 of the cafe  View #2 of the cafe - student work on the wall (money from the restaurant goes partly to local schools)  Daily specials   In the basement of the cafe there was hand-made jewellry and used clothing to buy |
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