Chiang Mai

I made it over to Chiang Mai. I kind of wish I was still in Krabi.

It’s not that Chiang Mai isn’t lovely. It is. I think it’s just that I’m not particularly taken by Buddhist temples. They’re impressive, sure, but I find it challenging to appreciate them, for after awhile they all begin to look and feel the same. And there’s little question one of the big draws here in Chiang Mai are the many temples, most notably Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, which I visited today. The sprawling complex sits atop a mountain in the city center reached by a hike of more than three hundred stairs. There’s no question it’s formidable and the views from atop are expansive, but once you’ve seen one big temple, you’ve kinda seen ‘em all.