Very colorful tourist buses, didn't take one, but they
look fun.
Ride up the mountains outside Chang Mai
Beautiful trees in bloom
Elephants on the road, fun to watch
Elephants
Motorcycle with side car, taking their goods
somewhere
Samoeg, we are lost on our drive, but had a
good time. It was the strawberry festival. A great
little shop that sold strawberries in many different
forms. Very good!!!
Water buffalo calf maybe? At the strawberry shop
Flowering trees, before we got lost.
Back to the fancy tourist bus at the hotel where
friends were staying.
The strawberry shop, still lost
A friend at the strawberry shop
Got instructions at 7-11, went right, right, right, right
ended up back at 7 - 11. still lost
Decided while we were lost to visit the Strawberry
Festival. A pose of a dear friend
The Strawberry Festival that we were detoured around,
and around and around.
Children singing at Strawberry Festival, still lost
Found our way out, and back on main road, very
hazy and couldn't see much
Picture of the Strawberry shop owner giving us a taste
of Strawberry Wine. When we were lost.
7-11 in the community my friends live. 7-11's are all
over Thailand and very much like the ones in
the states, but very little English
Back to the calf
Now the tourist trip to ride in an ox cart, ride an
elephant, and bamboo river raft ride. These
pictures were painted by the elephants.
Elephant ride, friends in front
Elephant paintings
A friend and me on a VERY BIG
ELEPHANT!!
Out guide on the river, very pleasant
Riding elephants
My big elephant again
Same
At one of many outdoor eateries close to where
my friends live. Cheaper to go out and eat
than to cook.
Friend at the outdoor eatery
Guide on left of our tourist trip. She did a great job.
My friend's house. They moved a week later to a
nicer place a little bit more rural.
House I walked by on my morning walks
Outdoor market. They get started very early in the morning
close in the afternoon and open again in the evening
Same market
Downtown Chang Mai, the night bazaar
Orchid Farm, part of the tourist trip
Real cat at the cash register at the Orchid Farm
never moved
Friends new house
Ox cart ride on the tourist trip
raft float
Ox cart ride, friends
River raft ride
Same
Guide
Looked like huge Shredded Wheat Biscuits
(Elephant, you know what, floating down the river)
River ride, elephants
Same
Same
Sales clerk in national dress at the top of the
elephant ride. many little stands with fun trinkets
On the river, a friend takes over.
Same
On my morning walk, across from the big house
Looks like "Out of Africa"
Tree house on river ride
Same
TukTuk, the group taxi of Thailand
The back of the TukTuk
