The shrine for the elephant

Day 11: Final day in Chiang Mai‏

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December 20th 2012
<pre style="white-space: normal; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 13px;">Today was again a bit of a lazy day, starting with breakfast in bed - thanks to the hotel porter. I wasn't feeling too well and so our activities were somewhat limited. We decided to visit the famous temple on the hill 'Doi Suthep' but after a short taxi ride there were still 306 steps to climb! This temple has a ... 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