Today we temple hopped around Chiang Mai. First we had a nice big breakfast of mainly the seasonal fruits (passion fruits, watermelon,  cantaloupe) but we have been perpetually full since the food tour on 2/1. Then we got coffee and of course thai tea at a local café. The thai tea was perfect, and the coffee was sweetened with coconut milk and coconut pulp fresh from a coconut!

The temples were so grand and opulent, with massive buddhas in all sorts of positions, including one that was laying on his side relaxing. There were many monks too. One asked for Forrest. We thought he was going to give him blessings as he did for me and many other people, but it turned out he just wanted to hold Forrest. Forrest loved being held by the monk and the monk loved holding Forrest. He literally sat being held by the monk for about 10 minutes, playing with the prayer beads, and giving the monk smiles. Leanne asked to take a picture of Forrest and the monk, and afterwards the monk asked for Leanne to take a picture also, with his iPhone! Then the monk whipped out his iPhone for the picture.

The night ended with the night market that seemed endless. The night markets start at 5pm and go until midnight, with endless rows of little shops and street foods. I got chicken satay with peanut sauce, Tom Kha Gai soup (made right in front of me!), basil stir fry with shrimp, and washed it all down with coconut water fresh from the coconut (with the pulp as well). To finish off, of course I got mango sticky rice.