The Saturday Market at Chiang Mai is world famous which is why this photo taken from the internet is really what it is!! My sister told me to make sure to go here as recommended by Tita Tina. I was surprised that Mom wanted to go 🙂 And true enough when we arrived here, they decided to turn back since the kids were also with us. I wish I stayed and braved this. It was tight but it was moving and you could still stop by the shops on the side. The things here were very different from the markets in Bangkok and much much cheaper! Cheaper than Bangkok cheap!
In the 5 minutes we were there, I was able to buy some things immediately! And this was the only photo I took of a vendor – it looked like longganisa! 🙂 and it looked good
We left and the driver showed us the other end of the market and this was it – so much regrets for me – I wish I stayed
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We did one day tour in Chiang Mai, a bit tight but we did it all 🙂 Shopping in the morning plus a visit to the Cultural Center, then lunch then Elephant ride and rafting in the afternoon 
Heart2Heart loves loves elephants!! 🙂
How cute a baby elephant! 🙂 But even if it was a baby, we were still scared to go near it
They eat tons and tons of food in a day!
It’s like a ride in an amusement park, you have to fall in line, go up a ramp to the station and then ride on the elephant 🙂
You can feed the elephants
We liked this ride a bit better compared to the one in India because it had a water passage
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Although the one in India was probably much safer since it was more flat. This one had a lot of uphills and downhills. Another difference between the one in India was this was a full seat with a bar handle to hold, the one in India was a flat seat with legs stretching forward – a bit difficult but I realized later on that the flat one was safer since I was falling in this seat – a bit scary – I almost fell downward when the elephant stepped down. Kids must hold on tight- there are no seat belts
Hi Papa and Javier!! It’s amazing how the guide just sits on the head of the elephant without anything strapped on them. We were holding on really tight to our seat!
In the middle of the trip, there is a food stand where you can buy food for the elephants and feed them
What we saw
Resting midway
One of the rules is not to let your guide go down and take your photo, well ours did on his own and as soon as he went down – the elephant put up his trunk and blew on us! It was a bit scary and could get scary if the elephant gets out of control so maybe better not to allow it
Going back passing water again
You can’t ever get tired of feeding the elephants because they really eat a lot!
Right after we went to the rafts
A leisure ride through the river
It was funny because when we got to the end, we saw this truck that arrived carrying the rafts – we figured they will bring the rafts back up instead of the rafts going back up manually – which is why we did not see any raft going the opposite direction 🙂
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Though you can really just stay in the resort and not go out of the place, there are still some places to go for sightseeing and discover Chiang Mai 🙂 The hotel has a desk where you can choose excursions around the city
Mom chose this for us and a visit to the City Arts and Cultural Center
Our tour guide
City Arts and Cultural Center where they had a museum showing the history of Chiang Mai
Then we went to the market!! Again I have regrets because I was thinking we will see this in Bangkok, but apparently there are some things here that are not the same as in Bangkok 🙁
Chicharon 🙂
I thought dad bought birds to bring home!
But apparently you buy the birds then set them free for good luck! My sister said – it’s just a scam! haha!!
Worms!
More chicharon
Silver Store
Celadon
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We had dinner here since we wanted to see the place 🙂
Yay! Kids Menu 🙂
Thai food in Chiang Mai is not the same Thai food we expected – It’s good but maybe we are just not used to the Thai food like what we get in Bangkok. Nice presentation at the Four Seasons
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The Mandarin Oriental is near the city while the Four Seasons is by the mountains and a bit farther away. If you want seclusion and more privacy- this is the place to be.
Love the flowers around the resort
Surrounded by rice paddies also
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In the resort, there is a shopping village with many nice shops with local products and handicrafts
In the village, there is a cake shop
Many elephants in Thailand just like in India 🙂
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Wow!! Black Truffle Macaroon!
We tried this! James likes hazelnut so he bought a piece. YUM!
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We ate out of the resort twice and this was one of them. Our tour guide recommended it as it was near the Elephant camp we were going to
No frills place but still clean and nice
Prices are one tenth of the resort restaurants and everyone said this was the best restaurant among all the restaurants we ate in in Chiang Mai! 🙂
Margs enjoying the spice!
Loved the Thai Iced Tea!!!
YUM!!
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