Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

Even the Buddha was exhausted after those 306 steps up here

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Day 28 in Chiang Mai - Elephants and Orchids

March 22nd 2012
We spent the day exploring Chiang Mai and some of the local attractions. First, we went to Chiang Mai's most famous wat, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep. It was perched at the top of a 306 step staircase. Although it was worth the climb, we are starting to feel a little "Watted" out After the climb, we drove out to an orchid farm which had hundreds of variations of orchids. It was stunning to see s ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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