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August and September 2023. Ten nights in Chiang Mai, then twelve in Bangkok. 18 photos, in the order I took them.

Chiang Mai

August 2023 · 7 photos

The Three Kings Monument in Chiang Mai's old city
The Three Kings Monument
Golden Buddha in an ornate temple hall in Chiang Mai
Golden Buddha in a temple hall
Gilded red pillars inside a Chiang Mai temple
Temple pillars, Chiang Mai
Temple altar under a painted ceiling in Chiang Mai
Temple altar under a painted ceiling
The ruined brick chedi at Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai
Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai
Golden seated monk statue in a shrine in Chiang Mai
Golden seated monk statue in a shrine
Steps and naga serpents up the side of Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai
Steps and naga up the side of Wat Chedi Luang

Bangkok

September 2023 · 11 photos

Long row of seated gold-leafed Buddha statues beneath a red and gold ceiling in the cloister of Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Pho, Bangkok
The gold Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, Bangkok
Reclining Buddha, Wat Pho
The Reclining Buddha's gold body down the length of the hall at Wat Pho
The Reclining Buddha's gold body down the length of the hall
Rock garden, waterfall and pond with chedis at Wat Pho, Bangkok
Wat Pho rock garden
Golden Buddha seated under a naga hood in a Bangkok temple
Buddha under a naga hood in a temple
A quiet khlong canal lined with houses in Bangkok
A quiet khlong in Bangkok
Temple hall interior with a red and gold ceiling in Bangkok
Temple hall interior with red and gold ceiling
Stone Ganesha statue in a museum case in Bangkok
Stone Ganesha in a museum case
Boats on the Chao Phraya River with bougainvillea in the foreground, Bangkok
Boats on the Chao Phraya River
Water monitor lizard swimming in a canal in Bangkok
Water monitor, Bangkok
Quiet lamplit soi lined with shophouses at night in Bangkok
Lamplit soi at night

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