walai house-my home in chiang mai
ann, our wonderful receptionist
ann, the owner and her son, leo
wat phra singh-lanna style
monk's robes
florence and jacob washing feet before class
classroom at international massage school
doing tai chi at park
some of our teachers
thai massage
last day of class
my favorite lunch spot
my neighborhood
she's making little omlettes in banana leaves
elephant shrine
hmong village in mountains outside of chiang mai
hilltribe children
more of the village
entrance to doi suthep and wat phra that-5,250 ft.
top of stairs
central chedi
walking meditation
hilltribe children outside temple
soap flowers
flower market
modes of transportation
jackfruit
types of rice
fried larva
thai cooking class
elephant conservation center=lampang
bath time
logging demo
my first elephant ride
music
art
wounded by land mine
6 month old baby
rice paddies
making paper
paper drying in sun
our guide
river elephant camp-boarding ramp
view from our elephant
akha woman
hilltribe women
note solar panels
carrying bamboo
tea cultivation
queen mother's gardens-to employ and train hilltribes people in horiculture so they don't raise opium
monkey cave area
the temple
very old stupa
entrance to meditation cave
cave where monks meditate
scorpion point=overlooks burmese-thai border
next to scorpion point
northernmost part of thailand
border to burma
david and me at golden triangle
mekong river-burma,upper left-thailand. lower part, laos, upper right
by the mekong river
buddha by the mekong river on thai side
laotian village
whiskey with snakes and scorpions for virility????
wat chedi luang, ancient chedi, chiang saen
the serpent protecting buddha from the rains
at rest
the group heading to chiang mai
a's family and me
tuk tuk
the portrait artist area-some were incredible
put your feet up
family altar
eggs
paper artist
vegetable carving
sun. evening market-chiang mai
bangkok-fish drying
grand palace-bangkok
amazing tile work
wat po-the reclining buddha
wat arun-temple of dawn
looking across the river to grand palace from wat arun
pottery is from ballast on chinese ships
intense climb up but what a view
protecting the boats
river life-bangkok
