Wat Suan Dok, Bhubing Palace, Wat Prathat Doi Suthep, Wat Prah Shing, Wat Chedi Luang

Friday, April 22, 2011

Get up early in the morning, 06.30 am we already down stair and put our luggage at 2^nd floor to storage luggage. Since Suk11 office hadn’t opened yet, so we had to wait. Office opened at 08.00. Other staff was nice, but they can help us, since they wasn’t office staff.

We wait and had breakfast, but can eat well, because we’ve got to catch out flight to Chiang Mai.

Then the owner came, but she can’t help us too, since she can’t go up stair, she use cane. And we can’t leave our luggage, there were application form need to be fill at 2^nd floor. One of Suk11 regulation is check in early in the morning should be done before 22.00 on the day before. Which I didn’t notice on it, since many notice hang at check in desk, which can’t made people focus on it.

So we decide to take our luggage with us. Then we took taxi to Suvarnabhumi airport. But one things I didn’t like, that the driver turn off meter when he know we want to go to Suvarnabhumi airport for BKK airport (I didn’t understand what the different about it), and he charge us for bath 500 (actually cost only bath 250). We can’t get off, not because we can’t find other taxi, but we’ve got to arrived at the airport ASAP. Our flight 08.40 and it’s already 07.30. It’s takes 45 minutes to go to the airport.

 

I already made self check in for flight from BKK-CM, so when we arrived we go to left baggage at Suvarnabhumi (Cost per day bath 100 – if we can storage luggage at Suk11, cost bath 20 per day).

After that we go to our gate, when we arrived at the gate it's already 08.40, but flight was board at 09.10.

When arrived at Chiang Mai, we take maps at airport and go to Wat Suan Dok by taxi. We take taxi at front, if we take taxi from inside we’ve got to pay bath 120 – same fare to down town. We pay airport tax bath 50, and the meter bath 52 pay with the driver.

Wat Suan Dok

Wat Suan Dok is not a big temple, all was white. Inside there were Giant Buddha statue. After take picture and pray inside, we go to the back to get lunch.

Place was nice, below Boddhi Tree, so the weather not too hot, and we can heard bird singing, it’s quite place.

We order Tom Yam soup, Fried Rice, spaghetti and steam brown rice (all organic and vegan). Water is free. Cost four our lunch bath 140.

Then we took red car in front of the Wat, to go to Chiang Mai University. Fare bath 20/each. After that we took other red car (Songtheuw) to go to Bhubing Palace and Wat Prathat Doi Suthep. After bargain we made deal at bath 600. Take more then 30 minutes to go there.

Bhubhing Palace

1^st destination was Bhubing Palace. It’s big and large area. Entrance ticket Bath 50. We not go to all place, only till stop 5 – fountain water – (all had 10 place to visit) but it was turn off, so we can’t take picture with the fountain water.

Bhubing palace weather nice, not too hot, and many flower here, all was beautiful. We only spend 1 hour here, then continuous to Wat Prathat Doi Suthep.

Admission fee at Wat Prathat Doi Suthep was bath 50, entrance ticket Bath 20, elevator bath 30. It was nice temple, we had to take off our shoes again here. And there were little girl about 6-8 person dance here. People said it was the most holy temple at Chiang Mai.

We can’t see Chiang Mai city from here since there were many fog.

We get down by dragon stair, and if you want to buy merchandise – buy here, it’s cheaper then JJ market, also don’t forget to bargain.

Wat Prathat Doi Suthep

We only spend 1 hour here, then back to down town to Wat Prah Shing. It’s was the most beautiful temple at Chiang Mai, but for me all temple at Bangkok had same architecture.

Then continue to Wat Chedi Luang by walk. It was the oldest temple at Chiang Mai.

Then take tuk tuk to May Kaidee’s to eat, cost bath 50. It was cheap and vegan, all food no garlic, no onion. 1 portion cost only bath 20.

After eat we take tuk tuk to Chiang Mai Thai house cost bath 50. It’s small cozy place, quite and had swimming pool. For fare bath 420 and also free internet, there were 5 unit PC ready to used - it's cheap.

We rent room with fan fare 420, air condition room fare bath 770. Room clean, big window, there were television inside (Thai channel, only star movie channel we can see), towel, and soap bar. Better than Suk11, but only half price from Suk11.

We also order transportation to delivered us to airport at April, 24 early in the morning, cost bath 160 for 1 or 2 per pax, up 3 person each bath 80. But they charge us bath 300.

They give me Chiang Mai maps. I like to stay here, it’s just like home.

After check in we walk to Chiang Mai night bazaar, but since all things they sell similar with all place we already visit, we decide to back to guest house and get rest.