Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand – 2012
After lounging around in Chiang Mai for a number of days and not really doing anything besides going to coffee shops and drinking lassies, my friend Lauren and I took a trip to Doi Suthep. I thought it was a theme park but apparently it’s a temple.
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- From the back of the songtheaw on the way up to Doi Suthep. The scenic ride up was made more interesting by the nauseous feelings inspired by sharp turns and exhaust fumes.
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- On the way up the mountain to Doi Suthep we passed by a very colorful funeral procession.
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- This lil guy was just chilling on the stairs below the temple’s entrance. I like cats. Cats seem to generally be calm, occasionally playful and less often, volatile. If the order was reversed I might be able to relate.
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- My lifelong dream has been to be eaten head-first by a Thai alligator. This is me pretending because I probably won’t be fortunate enough for it to really happen.
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- Ever-insistent upon making spectacles of their own religious sites…FOREIGNER BUY THE TICKET!!
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- This place was called Temple of the Dog. Just kidding, that was a ’90s band that was way more enlightening than this temple.
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- An expansive overlook of Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep. The city seems a lot smaller when you’re in it.
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- Lauren with a young monk and his friend who wanted to also be in the picture…totally ruined the picture because now it looks less authentic than just a tourist and a monk.
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- Some genius who rang every bell after passing multiple signs instructing visitors not to ring the bells.
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- Everybody loves Asian babies…even technology does. I refuse to take their photos but my camera climbed out of the bag and took this photo itself…that’s why the baby looks confused.
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- Doi Suthep, a famous Buddhist temple. Extravagant and useless.
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- This is the elaborate statue the comes to life each night, feeds the beggars and sweeps the streets perfectly clean–that’s why he’s honored here.
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- Most holy and elusive god in all of Thailand. People revere it so much and are so mystified by its powers that they never use it.
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- Make sure to mute yourself when visiting temple.
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- Golden dude blasting some Sublime while he waits for eternity or whatever Buddhism is about.
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- This guy was born to sin and he loves expressing that attitude when going to temples.
